Associate Director, Global Aesthetics Business Development Forecasting & Analytics

AbbVie; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie’s Allergan Aesthetics division seeks Associate Director to lead forecasting and analytics for external innovation and business development across the Global Aesthetics portfolio. You will partner with BD, Finance, R&D, Marketing, and regional teams to assess opportunities and translate strategy into financial value.

The role oversees end-to-end forecasting, develops assumption-driven analyses, and presents recommendations to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, finance, sciences or related field.
• 8+ years experience in forecasting, analytics, finance, market research, or related.
• Experience supporting complex strategic or investment decisions.
• International/global forecasting experience desirable.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, aesthetics or medical device sector.
• Strong Excel and data manipulation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead executive forecast discussions and align assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting and analytics for Global Aesthetics business development opportunities (external innovation, licensing, partnerships, acquisitions).
• Develop robust, assumption-driven forecasts sizing market opportunities and potential value.
• Collaborate with BD, marketing, finance, R&D, regional teams to assess fit and launch potential.
• Create governance-ready forecasts and present evidence-based recommendations to senior leaders.
• Synthesize insights for deals, pipeline assets, and new clinical programs.
• Leverage market research, pricing, access, and adoption trends to inform assumptions.
• Manage end-to-end forecasting across input, scenarios, and stakeholder reviews.
• Align with finance leadership to integrate forecasts into franchise view.
• Support cross-functional assessments of white-space opportunities and growth initiatives.

Skills

Forecasting

Analytics

Excel

Communication

Collaboration

Finance / valuation

Strategic thinking

Pharma / aesthetics experience

Global experience

Executive stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Associate Director, Global Aesthetics Business Development Forecasting & Analytics

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

About AbbVie

At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers with innovation, education, exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a personal touch. For more information, visit https://global.allerganaesthetics.com/ . Follow Allergan Aesthetics on LinkedIn.

The Associate Director, Global Aesthetics Business Development Forecasting & Analytics leads forecasting and analytical evaluation for external innovation and business development opportunities across the Global Aesthetics portfolio. This highly visible role partners across Business Development, Pipeline Commercialization & Strategy, Finance, R&D, Marketing, Market Research, and regional teams to assess commercial potential, inform investment decisions, and translate strategic opportunities into clear financial value.

Roles and responsibilities

• Lead forecasting and analytics for business development opportunities across Global Aesthetics, including external innovation, licensing, partnership, acquisition, and portfolio expansion opportunities within Facial, Plastics/Regen Med, Body Contouring, and Skin Care franchises.
• Develop robust, assumption-driven forecasts that size market opportunities, quantify commercial potential, assess scenario risk, and translate business development strategy into clear financial value.
• Partner closely with Business Development, PCS marketing, market research, Finance, R&D, regional marketing, and operations teams to evaluate strategic fit, commercial viability, launch potential, and long-range value creation for new assets and external opportunities.
• Create forecasts and analytical outputs to support governance decisions, diligence milestones, and investment prioritization. Develop and present clear, evidence-based recommendations to senior leaders, articulating commercial potential, key assumptions, risks and strategic trade-offs.
• Synthesize insights and deliver recommendations for business development deals, pipeline assets, and new clinical programs.
• Leverage market research, competitive intelligence, analog analysis, claims/positioning assumptions, epidemiology or procedure trends, pricing, access, and adoption dynamics to inform business development forecasting assumptions.
• Manage the end-to-end forecasting process for business development opportunities, including input coordination, scenario development, stakeholder reviews, alignment discussions, sensitivity analysis, and submission-ready forecast deliverables.
• Drive alignment with financial leadership to ensure business development forecasts, valuation inputs, risks, opportunities, and strategic narrative are integrated into the overall Global Aesthetics franchise view.
• Lead analytical support for cross-functional assessments of external innovation, white-space opportunities, portfolio gaps, and strategic growth initiatives across franchises.

Scope

• Global role for Fillers, Toxins, Plastics, Regenerative Medicine, Body Contouring, SkinCare and any new Aesthetics franchises

The candidate

• Ability to lead business development forecast discussions and drive alignment of assumptions and business value at executive levels of organization.
• Experience supporting business development, external innovation, commercial diligence, asset valuation, licensing, acquisition, or portfolio investment decisions preferred.
• Solid understanding of analytical quantitative methods in information management and forecasting techniques
• Proven track record integrating market data and manipulating large, complex multiple sources to support business decisions
• Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics to inform forecasting in a clear and concise way
• High proficiency in using Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Work collaboratively across functions towards successful outcomes
• Ability to connect commercial business strategies to financial values
• Highly flexible, adapting to change and a fast-paced environment
• Able to work both autonomously and in a team-based environment
• Experience in pharmaceutical, aesthetics or medical device sector
• Drive, energy, and passion to advance AbbVie’s mission
• Demonstrate a high degree of proactivity to maximize value-add to the business
• Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably with a degree focused in business, marketing, finance, sciences or related field; advanced degree highly preferred.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in forecasting, analytics, finance, market research, commercial strategy, or a related discipline, including experience supporting complex strategic or investment decisions.
• International or global experience in forecasting is desirable
• Up to 20% of the time

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, 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.