Associate Director- Market Access Contracting

Allergan; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a senior Associate Direct, Market Access Contracting to oversee commercial contracts with U.S. payers across the branded portfolio. You will manage rebate processing, contract governance, and financial analyses in a cross-functional environment.

The role requires 8+ years of finance/accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to lead in a matrixed organization while ensuring timely, accurate contracting and reporting.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience.
• Ability to work independently and lead change to drive business goals.
• Experience supporting senior leadership in a matrixed organization.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Market Access strategic objectives by managing contracting processes per pricing policies.
• Oversee rebate claim analysis, invoice validation, dispute resolution, and timely payments.
• Maintain, process, and track contracting requests including amendments and restatements.
• Monitor governance processes and ensure contract compliance through the system.
• Collaborate with Legal, Government Pricing, market access leadership.
• Lead analysis of Market Access contracts across Commercial, Medicare, and Health Exchange channels.

Skills

Excel and PowerPoint

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or business

Tools

Model N

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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Commercial Market Access Pricing Organization is responsible for the execution and management of the commercial agreements with U.S. Private Payers for the entirety of AbbVie’s branded product portfolio. These Commercial Contracts exceed $39Bn in gross sales and manage over $17Bn in Gross to Net Rebate processing. The Associate Direct, Market Access Contracting supports the contract management of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager Regional Accounts customers for the portfolio and the corresponding operational processes associated with these relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Support Market Access strategic objectives by managing commercial contracting processes in line with pricing policies and procedures
• Oversee rebate claim analysis, invoice validation, dispute resolution, and payment within required timelines
• Maintain, process, and track contracting requests, including term extensions, amendments, and restatements
• Monitor governance processes and ensure compliance as contracts move through the system
• Manage, analyze, and validate all aspects of rebate payments
• Review contract compliance and assess performance against contractual objectives
• Perform actual-to-plan reconciliations and support Plan/Update/LBE/LRP schedule development
• Provide routine and ad hoc financial analysis, including quarterly balance sheet review support
• Ensure rebate payments comply with OEC and government pricing calculation requirements
• Use Model N and related systems to support accurate and efficient rebate processing
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Government Pricing, third-party rebate processors, Market Access Marketing, and Sales leadership
• Lead analysis of Market Access contracts across Commercial, Medicare, Managed Medicaid, and Health Exchange channels, with minimal supervision

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or business required.
• 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience required.
• Ability to work independently and lead change to drive business goals.
• Experience supporting senior leadership in a matrixed organization.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze and summarize data from multiple sources.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, including content development and strategy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and shifting demands under tight timeframes.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to translate broad direction into high‑quality analytical output.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local 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 thisposting 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 anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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