Associate Director, Strategic Operations and Communications

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Headquartered in the Chicagoland Area, AbbVie is a global research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013. Our mission is to create an innovation-driven, patient-focused specialty biopharmaceutical organization capable of achieving sustainable top-tier performance through outstanding execution and a consistent stream of innovative new medicines. With market leadership in attractive growth segments impacting the lives of millions of patients, AbbVie employs approximately 50,000 colleagues worldwide and markets medicines in more than 175 countries.

Recognized for our strong commitment to EEDI, U.S. Specialty serves 8 million patients annually across seven distinct businesses as well as our Established Products unit. Our powerful purpose – “We are a diverse family of people and products committed to improving the lives of our patients” – proudly reflects our values and culture. Due to talent movement, we have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director of Strategic Planning, Communications, and Operations.

Primary Function:
Support Strategic Planning and Communications across U.S. Specialty with a strong focus on operational execution, stakeholder alignment, and pharmaceutical market insight. The role includes managing scoping, project planning, scheduling, and executing major cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic priorities. Key goals include: maintaining communication infrastructure that aligns strategic and tactical initiatives; optimizing operational workflows across business units; coordinating with cross-functional partners to advance culture, engagement, and professional development; ensuring organizational effectiveness; championing solutions informed by data and digital collaborations; and anticipating headwinds while guiding stakeholders toward timely, high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with the Director of Strategic Planning, Communications, and drive operational Excellence with  U.S. Specialty Leadership to coordinate and implement annual communication and operational planning.
• Utilize U.S. Specialty meeting infrastructure (Staff, SPC bi-weekly, RDDM/NSMs, MD Forum, Bi-Monthly Leadership, Quarterly Business Updates) to drive execution against high-impact initiatives, ensuring clear direction and cross-functional alignment.
• Manage and prioritize communications and project milestones via the U.S. Specialty Communication & Operations Council. Maintain via project management, optimization of Master Calendar across stakeholders.
• Work with Senior Management and AbbVie internal partners to co-create, socialize, and operationalize commercial initiatives, including Town Halls, National Meetings, Awards & Recognition programs, and Leadership Development.
• Collaborate with VP/GMs/SPCs to deliver on key brand initiatives; prepare and inform strategic plans and reports to Senior Management, including Quarterly Roadmaps, Earnings Reports, and Strategic/Tactical Planning outputs.
• Proactively anticipate operational challenges; recommend scalable technical project management solutions that improve execution speed, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8-hour day).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of five years pharmaceutical experience at District Manager level or higher.
• Demonstrated success in operational leadership, stakeholder engagement, and managing complex, multi-timeline programs.
• Advanced analytical and communication skills; proven ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong presentation skills and adeptness with technical project management tools, including AI-enabled solutions.
• Innovative problem solver with proven influence and leadership capabilities without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s Degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and contemporary enterprise collaboration platforms.
• AI fluent.
• Technologically savvy with strong digital project management experience.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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