Job DescriptionProvides strategic leadership and governance oversight for OneHUB External Hub vendors supporting AbbVie Patient Services. Accountable for enterprise-level performance management, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across multiple external hub partners.
Leads a team responsible for day-to-day vendor oversight while maintaining direct engagement with key external hub relationships. Ensures all vendors meet or exceed service level agreements (SLAs), quality standards, compliance requirements, and evolving business needs.
Partners closely with AbbVie Patient Services and brand stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into operational execution. Proactively identifies cross-vendor performance enhancement opportunities to optimize patient experience, efficiency, and overall program effectiveness.
Operates with strong business acumen, enterprise mindset, and disciplined governance to ensure operational rigor, financial stewardship, and sustainable performance.
External Hub Vendor Governance & Performance Oversight- Lead comprehensive oversight of external hub vendor performance across multiple partners.
- Ensure adherence to contractual obligations, SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, and compliance requirements.
- Establish standardized governance frameworks, reporting structures, and performance review cadence.
- Conduct business reviews with external hub vendors
- Identify performance gaps and direct corrective action plans with clear accountability and measurable outcomes.
Financial & Risk Oversight- Monitor vendor financial performance and resource utilization.
- Identify operational, compliance, and performance risks; implement mitigation strategies.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and quality standards within patient support operations
Business Partnership- Partner closely with AbbVie Patient Services to understand evolving strategy, patient support models, and brand needs.
- Translate strategic shifts (e.g., new product launches, lifecycle changes, access model updates) into operational direction for vendors.
- Provide regular performance updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to internal stakeholders.
- Ensure vendor capabilities and resource models scale appropriately to meet changing business demands.
- Foster a culture of ownership, proactive problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Cross-Vendor Optimization & Continuous Improvement- Proactively identify opportunities to enhance performance, improve efficiency, and standardize best practices across vendors.
- Leverage data and insights to compare performance trends and identify scalable improvement opportunities.
- Direct vendors on implementation of process enhancements, staffing adjustments, workflow redesign, or technology optimization.
- Drive root cause analysis and mitigation planning for systemic or recurring issues.
Team Leadership & Development- Lead and develop a team responsible for external hub vendor relationship management and performance monitoring.
- Set clear priorities, accountability standards, and performance expectations.
- Coach team members to elevate vendor management capabilities, analytical rigor, and operational effectiveness.
Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree required.
- 8+ years of experience in vendor management, operations leadership, patient services, access support, or related commercial operations.
- Experience within healthcare, biopharma, patient services, specialty pharmacy, or access support environments preferred.
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.
