Associate Director, Portfolio Insights
About the role
About AbbVie
TA strategic partner
Cross-TA prioritization
Data strategy and benchmarking insights
Strategic initiative leadership
Drive high-priority 2026 strategic initiatives, including but not limited to: • Continue to enhance the Quarterly Portfolio Prioritization (QPP) process to improve AbbVie's ability to effectively allocate capital to the areas of greatest value creation.
- Pull-through ongoing modernization of AbbVie's valuation methodologies to best-in-class assessment approaches - including AI/ML driven PTRS assessment.
- Institute R&D productivity as a core organizational mindset by collaborating on the "R&D Pulse" initiative and benchmarking AbbVie's performance versus peers.
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Cross-functional agility
Executive narrative development
Change management & capability building
Value assessment & analytics
Democratization of data
Support efforts to deploy and improve dashboards for interrogating the R&D portfolio, exploring new use cases that leverage AbbVie's foundational portfolio data.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business field required; advanced degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) highly preferred.
- Prior experience in management consulting, with a track record in R&D strategy / portfolio prioritization projects, strongly preferred.
- Preferred years of experience: 6+ with a Bachelor's, 4+ with a Master's, or 2+ with a Doctorate.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a deep understanding of Pharma R&D business processes, investment stage-gating, and commercial forecasting.
- Demonstrated success in fast-paced, ambiguous settings; proven track record of leading complex strategic initiatives without direct authority.
- High level of executive presence; ability to navigate different functional perspectives, challenge the status quo, and drive enterprise thinking.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to drive multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Key Stakeholders: •
Portfolio governance
R&D functions
Finance partners
Commercial, partnering & business development
Strategic partners
Innovation, Transformation, TA Strategy.
Additional Information
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- 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.
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