Job DescriptionThis position may be based in either our Florham Park, NJ or Lake County, IL office.The Director, Neuroscience PCS - NeuroImmunology (NI Director) is responsible for building a foundational neuroimmunology portfolio within AbbVie that will complement our existing leading neuroscience and immunology businesses. The NI Director will develop the pipeline commercial strategy for our neuroimmunology assets, including our internal portfolio of products as well as complementary external programs which they will help evaluate in partnership with our business development colleagues. Relevant diseases within this strategy include multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and several others. The NI Director will shape the commercial plans for each of our prioritized assets and will be the champion of this strategy across stages of governance as these assets are advanced through the development pipeline.
Primary responsibilities of this role include: (1) developing disease area strategies for our prioritized neuroimmunology diseases in partnership with the Corporate Business & Strategy Office, (2) developing early brand plans and integrated value propositions for leading assets, (3) building forecasts for each asset in partnership with the pipeline finance group to support the long-range plan, and (4) partnering closely with clinical development, asset management, and on-market commercial teams to ensure strategies are supported broadly across stakeholders.
Reporting to the Neurodegeneration PCS lead, the NI Director will also lead the cross-functional Brand Strategy Team (BST) collaborating with Market Access, Medical Affairs, R&D, HEOR, Finance, and Market Research (among others) to drive both commercial planning and forecasting deliverables.
Key Job Responsibilities:- Lead early commercialization functions including early brand plan, integrated value proposition, forecasting and value metrics, lifecycle planning, and global market assessments for each asset in the neuroimmunology pipeline portfolio
- Represent each asset in the AST, IEST, VAT, LRST, PPDST and lead the BST in development of early commercialization deliverables for each asset
- Design and shape clinical and medical evidence generation plans in partnership with R&D and Medical Affairs
- Participate in cross-functional governance meetings, including go to Phase 2/3 milestones as well as late-stage development governance such as CFG
- Partner with PCS Insights and APEX teams to develop and validate value propositions through HCP and patient engagement and research
- Lead discussions with key opinion leaders to garner insights in the development and commercialization of assets through one-on-one interactions as well as ad boards or roundtable discussions
- Develop compelling presentations to convey strategies to broad sets of stakeholder audiences, including senior executives, cross-functional leadership teams, and cross-functional partners for understanding and support of development plans
- Work with Global Affiliates by leading Touch Points to gain insights for key launch markets for each asset, incorporating these into the global commercialization recommendation
- Work alongside Search and Eval, BD and Commercial Assessment colleagues in the evaluation of complementary opportunity evaluations for the neuroimmunology portfolio
- Evaluate opportunities for complementary or expansive indications for lead assets or competitive compounds in development, including positioning and co-positioning evaluations
Qualifications- BA/BS required; MBA or PhD preferred
- At least 5-10 years of pharmaceutical marketing experience including on-market or pipeline product development is strongly preferred
- Neuroscience / neuroimmunology experience strongly preferred
- Superior verbal and written communication and story-telling skills required, with experience in communicating to C-Suite and Executive Leadership Teams
- Detailed understanding of the pharmaceutical product development process
- Experience in creating product or indication development plans in partnership with R&D
- Strong analytical and strategic marketing skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead without authority
- A successful track record of ascending responsibility
- Executes highly effective working team meetings with internal and external partners and is visibly inclusive and transparent
- Works collaboratively and proactively, maintains high degree of planning, coordination & project management skills, demonstrated ability to problem solve & resolve conflict with diplomacy
- Self-starter, learns fast, quickly grasps the essence of concepts, can change course rapidly where required, demonstrates intellectual curiosity
- Open to suggestion & experimentation for improvement, embraces ideas from others, encourages innovation but matches innovation to reality
- Exhibits strong emotional intelligence, diplomacy, maintenance of confidentiality, maturity, and organizational savvy
Leadership Skills:Excellence Focused; Optimistic; Open and Authentic; Innovative
Additional InformationApplicable 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.
