AbbVie

Senior Account Executive

AbbVie$100K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-6 years of experience in pharmaceutical advertising agency with proven client service success
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry
  • Proficiency in MS Office and review platforms like Veeva
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with a solid understanding of science and healthcare
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize and pay meticulous attention to detail in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily account activities under the guidance of the account lead
  • Support the execution of brand initiatives aligned with annual objectives
  • Collaborate with internal teams to create comprehensive multimedia communication plans
  • Ensure timely and budget-friendly client deliverables from initiation to completion
  • Act as the day-to-day contact for clients on tactical development
  • Mentor junior team members and facilitate their professional development
  • Create and report job estimates and budgets to ensure adherence to financial protocols

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off and medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan participation for eligible employees
  • Participation in short-term incentive programs
  • Hybrid work arrangement with office presence required at least 3 days a week
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Senior Account Executive leads daily account activities for assigned brand(s) under the guidance of the account lead, driving the tactical execution of strategic plans and managing key client interactions. This role contributes to strategic decision-making, supports client satisfaction through high-quality, timely deliverables, and acts as a mentor to junior team members, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and business needs.

This is a hybrid position and requires the ability to commute to our Irvine, CA office at least 3 days per week.
  • Understand annual brand objectives and strategies to effectively support the execution of initiatives aligned with those goals
  • Support the creation of comprehensive multimedia communication plans and initiatives through collaboration with internal teams
  • Partner with internal teams to create client deliverables from initiation to completion, ensuring timely, budget-friendly, and strategically aligned completion
  • Work directly with client and internal teams to verify all deliverables are moving forward on time and on budget and communicate this to the senior account lead
  • Independently ensure all deliverables are ready for review prior to the formal submission in Veeva
  • Develop a strong working knowledge of the brand/product, category, competition, and market dynamics
  • Day-to-day point of contact for the client on tactical development
  • Provide clear updates of client account to the senior account lead to ensure appropriate involvement across the workstreams
  • Mentor account coordinators and work with senior account lead to foster their development
  • Create, review and report job estimates and budgets to senior account lead and client, while adhering to financial and procurement protocols.
  • Understand annual brand objectives and strategies to effectively support the execution of initiatives aligned with those goals
  • Support the creation of comprehensive multimedia communication plans and initiatives through collaboration with internal teams
  • Partner with internal teams to create client deliverables from initiation to completion, ensuring timely, budget-friendly, and strategically aligned completion
  • Work directly with client and internal teams to verify all deliverables are moving forward on time and on budget and communicate this to the senior account lead
  • Independently ensure all deliverables are ready for review prior to the formal submission in Veeva
  • Develop a strong working knowledge of the brand/product, category, competition, and market dynamics
  • Day-to-day point of contact for the client on tactical development
  • Provide clear updates of client account to the senior account lead to ensure appropriate involvement across the workstreams
  • Mentor account coordinators and work with senior account lead to foster their development
  • Create, review and report job estimates and budgets to senior account lead and client, while adhering to financial and procurement protocols.


Qualifications
  • Experience: 3-6 years' pharmaceutical advertising agency experience, proven track record of successful client service
  • Education: Bachelor's degree; or equivalent business experience within the pharmaceutical or related industry
  • Software: Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and relevant review platforms, such as Veeva
  • Skills: Proficiency in impactful written and verbal communication required, solid grasp of science and healthcare, thorough understanding of promotional review procedures, adept multitasking and prioritization in fast-paced settings, meticulous attention to detail, and persistent follow-up capabilities


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 roleat the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors 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 isearned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that areallocable 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 absolutediscretion, consistent with applicable law.

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50,000 employees
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$288.5 billion
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Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
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$45.8 billion
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