Associate Director, Field Tools

Allergan; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Director for Field Tools & Analytics. This strategic role involves leading a team to develop innovative solutions that enhance field effectiveness. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, and provide thought leadership on analytics and technology. If you're passionate about driving impactful change and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company committed to making a difference in healthcare and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Short-Term Incentive Programs

Long-Term Incentive Programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience required with a problem-solving orientation.
• Must exhibit proficiency in strategic thinking and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and implementation of field tools for analytics.
• Drive multiple complex projects while managing budgets and timelines.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Problem-Solving

Innovation

Analytical Capabilities

Communication

Education

BA/BS Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose

The Associate Director, Field Tools & Analytics, is a strategic leadership role which applies consulting and communication skills to partner with AbbVie Patient Services (APS), Medical Affairs, and Market Access Field leadership in the design and ongoing implementation of field tools. This role focuses collaborating with Field leadership to deliver impactful solutions that enhance effectiveness and efficiency.

The Associate Director is responsible for providing thought leadership and strategic direction on innovative solutions, leveraging APS, Medical and Market Access knowledge and deep connections with Field leaders to identify and capitalize on opportunities among key external stakeholders (including HCPs, Accounts, Patients). This position influences cross-functional teams to create and onboard new analytic solutions and delivery platforms, empowering field colleagues with Next Generation technology to operate more efficiently.

The position is a part of the Field Planning & Analytics Team which drives optimization of our field force size and structure. This position reports into the Director, Enterprise and will lead a team of 4 managers in order to support field analytical tools philosophy and processes across all franchises.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Ownership

1. Co-creates strategy and pulls through objectives to Field Tools.
2. Lead creation and implementation of field tools, including Curo, Medical Dashboard, FMPT, MAT, etc.
3. Ownership and strategic thought partnership of capability/function to deliver innovative strategy and solutions for: reporting, and new technology.
4. Drive multiple complex projects, balancing between short-term and long-term objectives and managing the projects within budget and timelines. Leverage data, analytics, leadership skills and strong strategic mind-set to optimize Field Tools.
5. Stay current on trends and new developments in industry and enterprise solutions; serve as thought leader.
6. Lead team on working with cross functional peers to understand and leverage best practices.
7. Partner with Head of Field/Director level stakeholders on a regular basis to understand strategic and tactical issues, review research plans, and negotiate priorities. Provide teams with benchmarking reports and competitive intelligence across different AbbVie disease states.
8. Effectively lead end to end vendor partnerships for the Enterprise team to support APS, Medical and Market Access.

Leadership

1. Lead, develop, and mentor a team of 4.
2. Accountable for accuracy and timeliness of project execution as well as clarity of communication to team.
3. Act as coach, seeking ways to develop their team, addressing their needs and goals; prioritize for the team and remove barriers for my team to achieve goals/advance initiatives.
4. Stay current on latest innovations in therapeutic area and capability.
5. Responsible for budget management and vendor/program management.
6. Seeks ways to embrace constant innovation, incremental or radical; engage with cross-functional counterparts to improve identification of innovative solutions.
7. Accountable for connection with other ADs on how capabilities/projects interact with others – on own team, across capabilities and COE/Verticals.
8. Hold team accountable for implementing new technologies and initiatives.

Qualifications

• BA, BS degree is required.
• Minimum 8 years experience required. Problem-solving orientation; ability to work independently.
• Experience working with leadership to solve problems and identify/sell/implement solutions.
• Must exhibit proficiency commensurate with grade in the following competencies: strategic thinking, problem-solving, innovation, collaborative partnerships across functions, analytical capabilities, leadership, drive for results, and communication for greater team effectiveness.
• Knowledgeable of a variety of PC programs (including, but not limited to Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI).
• Demonstrates critical thinking and strong communication skills resulting in the ability to anticipate customer and business needs and address questions or issues.
• Demonstrates an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple, yet compelling fashion.
• Learns, fast, grasps the “essence” and can change the course quickly where indicated Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo; Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.
• Ability to develop in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry data and therapeutic area to resolve business problems more efficiently and effectively.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• 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.

• This job is eligible to participate in 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 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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