Associate Director, Category Management – Commercial Data and Analytics

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an Associate Director of Category Management – Commercial Data & Analytics to lead global strategies for data and analytics procurement. You will partner with Analytics, IT, and cross functional teams to optimize data access, quality, and insights across sales, claims, prescriber, and market analytics.

The role requires strong leadership, executive communication, and extensive experience in pharma data categories, with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain, or related discipline (master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of procurement or category management experience in pharmaceuticals or healthcare.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and leading reviews for data or analytics solutions.
• Understanding of pharma data types: sales, patient, claims, prescriber analytics and market research data.
• Strong executive communication and consensus-building with senior management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of category management professionals to create best-in-class strategies for commercial data and analytics services.
• Develop long-range category strategies for sourcing data sets such as sales, physician/prescriber, patient claims and promotional data.
• Improve data quality, unify access protocols, and streamline analytics workflows across business units.
• Partner with IT, R&D, Medical Affairs, HEOR and other related organizations to drive alignment.
• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing events (RFP/RFI/RFQ) and contract negotiations for data vendors.
• Mentor Category Managers and Procurement Specialists to build capability.
• Implement short‑ and long‑term cost reduction strategies while maintaining ethics and compliance.

Skills

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Supplier relationship management

Team development

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain, or related discipline

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Company Description

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

Description

The Associate Director, Category Management –Commercial Data & Analytics will serve as the primary strategic leader and stakeholder manager within AbbVie’s Commercial Procurement team, overseeing the global Market Research, Data & Analytics category. This leader will actively drive the development and execution of strategies related to commercial data, analytics, and data services. The role focuses on optimizing quality, unifying access, and streamlining analytics for a diverse set of pharma‑specific data, including sales, patient, prescriber, claims, and promotional analytics. The position will partner closely with AbbVie’s Analytics & Performance Insights, IT, and cross‑functional Procurement teams to deliver improved financial, operational, and marketing outcomes.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead a team of category management professionals to create best‑in‑class strategies for AbbVie’s procurement of commercial data and analytics services.
• Build comprehensive long‑range category strategies for sourcing and managing data sets such as sales data, physician and prescriber data, patient‑level claims data, promotional response data, and market analytics
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, unify access protocols, and streamline analytics workflows across business units, and work cross‑functionally to implement.
• Build constructive relationships with stakeholders in functions related to data governance and technology, driving alignment and influencing business strategy.
• Identify areas to improve enterprise collaboration with IT, R&D, Medical Affairs, HEOR, and other related organizations.
• Lead supplier segmentation, performance management and governance processes
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management activities, driving innovation with key category suppliers and collaborate to co develop solutions that delver on long term business needs. Work in partnership to host QBRs, conduct due diligence, evaluate service levels, and integrate business‑specific KPIs.
• Develop and activate mitigation strategies to proactively define and manage procurement risk
• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing events (RFP/RFI/RFQ/Pricing Auctions), with support from a sourcing team, to identify and onboard data and analytics vendors in alignment with category strategies.
• Serve as lead for contract negotiations (MSAs, SOWs, JBPs), with support from a contracting team, factoring in business and compliance priorities, leveraging multiple data sources.
• Partner with related teams (legal, compliance, finance) to draft and execute contracts, ensuring risk mitigation, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to support innovation and transformation initiatives in commercial analytics.
• Contribute to a cross functional team that informs strategic decision making by leveraging market intelligence, staying abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies and market dynamics.
• Mentor Category Managers and Procurement Specialists, contributing to talent development and functional capability building.
• Implement short‑and long‑term cost reduction strategies while operating with high ethical standards and in compliance with AbbVie policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain, or related discipline (master’s preferred).
• Minimum 10years’ experience in procurement, supply chain, or category management, specifically with commercial data or analytics in pharmaceuticals or healthcare.
• Demonstrated expertise managing supplier relationships and leading business reviews for data or analytics solutions.
• In‑depth understanding of pharma‑specific data types: sales tracking, patient and claims data, prescriber and physician analytics, promotional impact, and market research data.
• Solid understanding of industry dynamics, cost structures, compliance standards, and regulatory constraints for data and analytics.
• Strong executive communication and conversational skills.
• Strong communication and consensus‑building skills with mid‑to‑senior management and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Advanced project management ability to execute multiple strategic initiatives and drive results.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook); experience with relevant data analysis tools preferred.
• Self‑motivated, resilient, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.
• Experience in talent/team development strongly preferred.

Additional Information

• 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, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in 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 to participate in our short‑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 employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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What AbbVie Has to Offer

Our work can—and does—have a tangible, lasting impact on millions of people. But it’s not just the results that matter. How we achieve them matters, too. Leading with purpose, we work to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. We do that by putting our expertise, resources and talent to work to make a real difference for patients, communities and our world.