AbbVie

Director, Business Evolution Strategic Development

AbbVie • $150K — $200K *
North Chicago, IL 60064In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 6-8 years in government affairs, public policy, market access, or business strategy in pharma or related field.
  • Strong business acumen with experience shaping policy and business outcomes.
  • Exceptional communication and critical thinking skills with the ability to influence without authority.
  • Demonstrated political sensitivity and integrity, with executive presence.

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead development of actionable strategies to navigate pharmaceutical price reform.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across various departments to align on enterprise goals.
  • Monitor political and market dynamics to produce insightful reports for decision making.
  • Identify opportunities and build business cases for strategic enhancements.
  • Create presentations to communicate strategic updates and maintain stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical/dental/vision insurance.
  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Participation in long-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AbbVie's Business Evolution Strategic Development (BESD) Team is responsible for developing and executing forward-looking strategic plans that will ensure AbbVie's readiness for, and ability to successfully navigate, potential changes in the healthcare environment such as Most Favored Nations (MFN) and other price controls.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Director, BESD will support the development and implementation of forward-thinking business and policy strategies that not only navigate today's policy and market landscape but also anticipate and adapt to future shifts. The Director's innovative ideas and strategic insights will directly support the advancement of AbbVie's mission and goals. They will lead and/or support cross-functional workstreams to optimize the development of innovative and actionable strategies for AbbVie in a changing external environment leveraging strong collaborative relationships, data and analytics, a strong ability to connect dots and bring complex pieces together to form cohesive, high impact strategies. They must bring an enterprise mindset and deep understanding of, and ideas around the drug pricing environment, and what it means for our business, our pipeline and our stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Initiatives: Spearhead the development and execution of innovative and competitive strategies that integrate environment shaping with business readiness to navigate pharmaceutical price reform in the US today and in the future, collaborating tirelessly with cross-functional and external experts.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Partner with critical stakeholders across Government Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Finance, and Corporate Affairs across geographies to ensure cohesive alignment towards enterprise goals. Drive strategies forward to achieve targeted objectives and milestones.
  • Environmental Analysis and Horizon scanning: Together with key functions and external partners, monitor external political, regulatory, legislative, and market dynamics and develop impactful insight reports on evolving themes to help foster innovative solutions and strategic decision making.
  • Business Value Evaluation: Identify opportunities to deliver actionable recommendations that enhance competitiveness and business impact. Support the building of compelling business cases to accelerate strategic solutions.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Develop effective presentations that enable strategic communications of issues, pivotal updates, and business cases to cross-functional leaders; maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment and preparedness.


Core Skills:
  • Strategy: Utilize extensive policy and business experience to guide strategies and investments. Lead with an enterprise-wide perspective, aligning diverse interests.
  • Execution: Ability to deliver on initiatives with a sense of urgency and agility, with an ability to pivot when and where needed to account for shifting external and internal dynamics.
  • Action and Accountability: Advance strategy execution across workstreams. Inspire engagement and make quick, informed decisions amidst shifting market dynamics, continually support and guide teams to overcome obstacles and challenges.
  • Influence: Persuasively influence various stakeholders and partners directly and indirectly to achieve strategic goals.
  • Collaboration and Teamwork: Collaboratively work with internal and external experts to integrate leading insights into strategy development and ensure seamless cross-functional execution.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or other advanced degree in relevant field preferred.
  • Minimum of 6-8 years of progressively responsible experience in government affairs, public policy, market access, or business strategy, with a pharma company, healthcare consulting firm, government agency, or think tank.
  • Strong business acumen with demonstrated experience in strategically and creatively shaping policy and business outcomes, with a keen understanding of what it takes to do so effectively.
  • Exceptional communications, critical thinking and interpersonal skills, strong ability to influence without authority, the ability to speak and write persuasively and with clarity, strong organizational skills, flexibility, and adaptability to changing requirements, resourcefulness, strong attention to detail, a proven track record of being able to work drive towards deadlines and an ability to work collaboratively in a fluid organizational and external environment.
  • Well-honed political sensitivities and the utmost integrity while having the executive presence and acumen necessary to deal effectively with and anticipate the needs of senior leaders and external stakeholders
  • Must be an individual who works well in a team environment and enjoys working in a collegial, collaborative and fun, yet highly demanding culture.


Additional Information

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 long-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.

About AbbVie

AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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Joining AbbVie means becoming part of a global team dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, our employees are united in the pursuit of groundbreaking innovation and are committed to transforming the future of healthcare with leading-edge science.

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At AbbVie, you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry to solve challenging problems that have a high impact on society. Our culture fosters growth and embraces leadership and diversity training, ensuring that every team member can thrive.

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We believe in nurturing our team's professional growth through comprehensive training programs, leadership development opportunities, and continuous learning. Our commitment to your career growth is reflected in our robust offerings that enhance your skills and knowledge.

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AbbVie is dedicated to supporting our employees' well-being both inside and outside of work. Our benefits package includes health, financial, and social benefits that are designed to support the diverse needs of our employees. Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration and innovation, fostering a workplace where all can excel.

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Our hiring process is designed to ensure a match that will be beneficial both for the company and for your career aspirations. From resume submission to interview, each step is an opportunity to showcase your skills and fit with the AbbVie team.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
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