Associate Director, Immunology Payer Strategy

PowerToFly; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States is seeking an Associate Director, Immunology Payer Strategy to lead the payer strategy for SKYRIZI psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, translating clinical and economic evidence into differentiated, actionable messaging and a compelling value proposition.

You will partner with Medical, HEOR, and Brand teams to ensure payer insights are integrated into brand strategy, evidence planning, and commercial execution while maintaining compliance across materials.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Marketing, Market Access and/or Immunology.
• Cross-functional experiences including field sales, finance, and/or market analytics valued.
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and communications skills required.
• Advanced agility, project management and prioritization skills.
• Positive, solutions-oriented attitude required.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the payer strategy and customer narrative for SKYRIZI psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis; develop payer value proposition and execution roadmap.
• Develop differentiated, evidence-based payer messaging leveraging clinical data, HEOR, and real-world evidence.
• Identify and prioritize evidence and RWE needs in collaboration with Medical, HEOR, and other stakeholders.
• Drive resource development and governance with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance to ensure compliant materials.
• Establish performance measures and feedback mechanisms to refine strategy and execution.
• Serve as Market Access SME for Integrated Brand Teams and guide cross-functional alignment.

Skills

Marketing

Market Access

Immunology

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Company Description

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

Job Description

The Associate Director, Immunology Payer Strategy will lead the development, evolution, and deployment of the SKYRIZI Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis payer strategy and customer narrative to support business performance across the long-range plan. This role will translate payer and customer insights, clinical and economic evidence, market performance, and the evolving access environment into differentiated, actionable strategies and messages. The Associate Director will serve as a strategic market access leader for the assigned brands, partnering across functions to ensure that payer needs and access considerations are integrated into brand strategy, evidence planning, customer engagement, and commercial execution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Own and evolve the payer strategy and customer narrative for SKYRIZI psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, including the payer value proposition, customer segmentation, strategic priorities, annual brand plan inputs, and execution roadmap
• Develop differentiated, evidence-based payer messaging by leveraging clinical data, health economic outcomes research, real-world evidence, treatment guidelines, and market performance data. Ensure that payer messages are relevant to customer needs and aligned with the overall payer strategy
• Identify and prioritize evidence and RWE needs by assessing evidence gaps, defining payer-relevant evidence priorities, and partnering with Medical, HEOR, and other stakeholders to support development and translation of an integrated evidence strategy
• Drive resource development through effective agency management; ensure appropriate governance and compliance by partnering with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance to ensure that payer claims and materials are appropriately supported and consistent with applicable requirements
• Establish performance measures and feedback mechanisms to assess the effectiveness of payer strategy, messaging, resource deployment, and customer engagement; use findings to refine strategy and execution
• Serve as the Market Access subject matter expert for the Integrated Brand Teams, providing strategic guidance on payer dynamics, access messaging, brand planning, evidence needs, and competitive readiness
• Partner within the Immunology Payer Strategy Team to ensure alignment with SKYRIZI and portfolio value propositions, promote consistency, and coordinate training, deployment, and maintenance of Payer Team resources
• Lead cross-functional workstreams and facilitate strategic alignment across Medical Payer Strategy, HEOR, Trade, Patient Services, Brand Marketing, and other internal partner
• Influence without direct authority by building productive relationships, driving timely decisions, mediating cross-functional issues, and communicating recommendations effectively to stakeholders and senior leaders
• Anticipate and prepare for changes in the access environment, including competitor clinical and economic evidence, contracting and formulary strategies, policy developments, guideline changes, customer landscape evolution, and other market dynamics that may affect SKYRIZI’s payer positioning
• Demonstrate a “One AbbVie” mindset by considering enterprise priorities, seeking opportunities to leverage learning across brands and therapeutic areas, and sharing effective approaches across the broader Market Access organization

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in Marketing, Market Access and/or Immunology
• Cross-functional experiences including field sales, finance, and/or market analytics valued
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and communications skills required
• Advanced agility, project management and prioritization skills
• Positive, solutions-oriented attitude required
• Bachelor’s Degree required

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, 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.

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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.