Associate Director, Global Clinical Insights & Strategy

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. seeks an Associate Director, Business Insights to partner with Clinical Site Management. You will translate complex questions into data-driven analyses that inform site strategy, study design, resourcing, and risk management across global regions.

You’ll own analytical products, lead portfolio-level insights, and collaborate with SABI and CSM teams to deliver actionable recommendations, shaping enterprise decisions and resource planning.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary SABI point of contact and trusted advisor to Area heads and Clinical Field Excellence 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 Clinical Site Management (e.g., site ID and allocation models, country/site performance benchmarking, enrollment scenario planning, operational trend analyses), ensuring they remain decision-relevant as portfolio priorities shift.
• Cross-Geographic Support — Americas to Europe to Intercontinental: Provide analytical and decision-support coverage to all global stakeholders, extending proven approaches where transferable and adapting them to country/region-specific needs.
• Business Need Translation: Partner with Sr. Directors and CSM leadership across all functions 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 el?
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with SABI’s other leads (across CSL and CSM) 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 SABI work, while maintaining accountability for the quality and analytical rigor of assigned outputs.
• Global Stewardship: Maintain a global mindset with an objective and long-term view of stakeholder needs across all CSM functions, balancing responsiveness to Sr. Director requests with SABI’s focus on high-impact, analytically complex work.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

AbbVie Inc. seeks an Associate Director, Business Insights to partner with Clinical Site Management. You will translate complex questions into data-driven analyses that inform site strategy, study design, resourcing, and risk management across global regions.

You’ll own analytical products, lead portfolio-level insights, and collaborate with SABI and CSM teams to deliver actionable recommendations, shaping enterprise decisions and resource planning.