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Associate Director, Strategic Planning Operations and Communications (SPOC) – Parkinson's

AbbVie
19 days ago
Remote friendly (Mettawa, IL)
United States
$141,500 - $268,500 USD yearly
Operations
Associate Director, Operations and Communications

Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the franchise VP to ensure clear direction and alignment between the Commercial organization and IBT.
- Integrate marketing, sales, and IBT strategies to enhance overall communication and execution.
- Manage scope, project plan, logistics, and schedule of strategic and tactical initiatives.
- Establish organizational tools to drive project progress, ensure deadlines and goals are met, identify/resolve issues, and escalate risks.
- Cross-functionally create, socialize, optimize, and implement commercial initiatives (e.g., town halls, national meetings, staff meetings, executive remarks/presentations, award and recognition programs, leadership development).
- Design and execute a communications strategy using compelling content, storytelling, and engaging experiences (including written, digital, and video communications).
- Develop and manage the franchise master calendar for sales, marketing, and internal stakeholders.
- Enhance two-way employee dialogue via new channels to improve connection and engagement.
- Stay current on the digital landscape; optimize existing channels and recommend new platforms.
- Evaluate strategic project and communications performance using real-time metrics and analytics to refine strategy.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required; preferred MBA or Master’s Degree.
- Minimum of five years of sales leadership, marketing, or other relevant in-house experience.
- Advanced project management and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of the market, including trends and issues related to AbbVie.
- Thrives in fast-paced environments; manages multiple simultaneous projects with moderate-high complexity under tight deadlines.
- Works well cross-functionally; owns projects from ideation through implementation.
- Outcomes-focused with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated relationship management and interpersonal skills; can motivate/lead/influence without direct authority.
- Sound problem-solving and decision-making.

Benefits:
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.

Application instructions:
- Not specified.