Associate Director, Business Insights Lead

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks an Associate Director, Business Insights Lead to act as a strategic analytics partner across Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU. You will own portfolio-level insights, translate complex questions into data-driven analyses, and inform senior leadership decisions on site strategy, study design, and resource allocation.

The role requires 10+ years in business analytics/strategy, strong stakeholder management, and proficiency with SQL, Power BI, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred in Finance, Analytics, Business or related quantitative field
• 10+ years of relevant experience in business analytics, strategy, or a related client-facing analytical role
• Experience managing senior stakeholder relationships (Director/Sr. Director level or above) and delivering findings to executive audiences
• Strong analytical and strategic decision-support skills with the ability to translate ambiguous questions into structured analyses
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; distill complex analyses for non-technical audiences
• Experience with data analytics/visualization tools (SQL, Power BI, Excel)
• Experience managing multiple workstreams across therapeutic areas or stakeholder groups
• Familiarity with clinical trial operations, drug development, or R&D processes

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SABI point of contact to Oncology/SMAO Sr. Directors and CSL leadership
• Lead portfolio-level insights from hypothesis to recommendations
• Own analytical products for Oncology/SMAO (site ID, country/site benchmarking, enrollment planning)
• Provide analytics support to Neuroscience/SSU as capacity allows
• Translate business needs into scoped analytical workstreams
• Influence executive decisions with tailored communications
• Identify gaps and risks in portfolios for leadership review
• Collaborate across CAP functions to reuse analytical approaches
• Support enterprise-wide CDO initiatives and mentor junior staff
• Balance stakeholder requests with high-impact, complex analyses across portfolios

Skills

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Finance/Analytics/Business

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Job description

Associate Director, Business Insights Lead

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 141500
• Therapy Area: Oncology
• Salary Max: 268500
• Workday Global Grade: 20
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Compensation: USD 141,500 - USD 268,500 - yearly

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Purpose

Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Analytics & Business Insights (SABI), the Associate Director, Business Insights serves as the primary analytical and strategic partner to the Oncology/SMAO Clinical Study Leadership organization, with an additional support role for Neuroscience/SSU. This role owns portfolio-level business insights for Oncology/SMAO — translating complex, ambiguous business questions into data-driven analyses that directly inform Sr. Director and VP-level decisions across site strategy, study design, resourcing, and risk management — while extending analytical support to Neuroscience/SSU stakeholders as capacity and priorities allow. The Associate Director builds and sustains trusted relationships with Sr. Directors (TA Heads) and their leadership teams across both therapeutic areas, ensuring SABI’s analytical capabilities are embedded into how each portfolio plans and executes.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary SABI point of contact and trusted advisor to Oncology/SMAO Sr. Directors and CSL leadership, proactively identifying where data and analytics can resolve ambiguity in portfolio-level decisions.

End-to-End Insight Delivery: Lead delivery of portfolio-level insights — from hypothesis generation and data identification through analysis, insight generation, and recommendations — following SABI’s hypothesis-driven problem-solving approach.

Analytical Product Ownership: Own and evolve key analytical products for Oncology/SMAO (e.g., site ID and allocation models, country/site performance benchmarking, enrollment scenario planning, operational flagging views), ensuring they remain decision-relevant as portfolio priorities shift.

Cross-TA Support — Neuroscience/SSU: Provide analytical and decision-support coverage to Neuroscience/SSU stakeholders, extending proven Oncology approaches where transferable and adapting them to Neuroscience/SSU-specific needs.

Business Need Translation: Partner with Sr. Directors and CSL leadership across Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU to translate emerging business needs into scoped, actionable analytical workstreams.

Executive Communication: Influence Sr. Directors/VP-level decisions, tailoring communication to executive audiences.

Risk & Gap Identification: Identify and elevate structural gaps or unaddressed risks within the Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU portfolios that are not yet visible to leadership, bringing an independent analytical lens to surface them.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with SABI’s other TA-aligned leads and adjacent CAP functions (Study Feasibility & Analytics, Clinical Acceleration Solutions) to ensure consistency and reuse of analytical approaches across therapeutic areas.

CDO-Wide Initiatives: Provide analytical and strategic support for priority CDO-wide initiatives, partnering across functions and applying SABI capabilities beyond assigned therapeutic areas to advance enterprise objectives.

Team Capability Development: Provide project-based coaching and mentorship to junior team members and rotational analysts supporting Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU work, while maintaining accountability for the quality and analytical rigor of assigned outputs.

Portfolio Stewardship: Maintain a portfolio-first, objective, and long-term view of stakeholder needs across both therapeutic areas, balancing responsiveness to Sr. Director requests with SABI’s focus on high-impact, analytically complex work.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Finance, Analytics, Business, or related quantitative field preferred

10+ years of relevant experience in business analytics, strategy, or a related client-facing analytical role, ideally within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare. 5+ years of relevant experience for advanced degree holders (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD)

Demonstrated experience managing senior stakeholder relationships (Director/Sr. Director level or above), including delivering findings and recommendations to executive audiences

Strong analytical and strategic decision-support skills, with the ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured, data-driven analyses

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex analyses into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences

Experience with data analytics/visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Excel)

Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams independently, across more than one therapeutic area or stakeholder group, with sound judgment on prioritization and escalation

Familiarity with clinical trial operations, drug development, or R&D processes

Experience supporting multiple therapeutic areas or portfolios concurrently

Preferred:

Prior people-management or mentoring experience

Working knowledge of AbbVie systems and organizational structure

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.