Associate Director, Marketing Oncology

AbbVie; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an Associate Director to lead patient-focused strategies for ELAHERE and EMRELIS. You will plan annual brand tactics, align with medical, legal, and regulatory teams, and supervise marketing resources to optimize patient outreach.

This hybrid role requires onsite presence Tue–Thu and partnership with advocacy groups. Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in biopharma marketing, strong analytics, and proven leadership abilities to influence senior stakeholders and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5-7 years in biopharmaceutical industry with consumer/patient marketing experience.
• Strong analytics with solid business acumen.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to foster relationships with senior management and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Support development of patient tactics strategy.
• Contribute to yearly brand tactical plans with omnichannel emphasis.
• Collaborate with medical, legal, and regulatory teams for patient materials.
• Lead a Marketing Manager focused on ELAHERE; coordinate with networks and agencies.
• Track budgets for responsible tactics.
• Prepare presentations for Executive Leadership.
• Build relationships with advocacy groups and internal teams.
• Support sales through patient materials and leave-behinds; update materials as needed.
• Evaluate plan effectiveness and adjust strategy or tactics.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job 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.

*This is a hybrid role and you will be required to be onsite at our office Tuesday-Thursday*

The Associate Director (AD) will be responsible for planning and executing Patient strategies and tactics for ELAHERE, the first and only approved treatment for FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer and EMRELIS, the first and only c-Met targeted ADC approved in 2L+ NSCLC. The AD will support both brands in a 70/30 split of their time, and work closely with multiple departments to ensure alignment in strategic direction and market execution. The AD will foster positive working relationships with advocacy, public affairs, sales, sales training, medical affairs, market research, regulatory, and other cross franchise teams.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Support and participate in the development of strategy for patient tactics
• Help build the yearly brand tactical plans and develop tactics that align to the strategic brand plan primarily for patient promotions, including omnichannel strategy and planning
• Partner with medical, legal, and regulatory teams to review and approve patient materials.
• Manage and develop a Marketing Manager focused on ELAHERE and collaborate with internal/external networks, consultants, and agency partners
• Perform budget tracking for responsible tactics
• Contribute to presentations for Executive Leadership
• Establish and maintain relationships with advocacy groups where appropriate
• Proactively support the sales force through ongoing communications of patient materials, as well as through development and implementation of patient brochures and other leave-behinds
• Continually evaluate the effectiveness of marketing plans and recommend changes in strategy or tactics as appropriate

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5-7 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience with experience in Consumer/Patient marketing
• Strong analytics with excellent overall business acumen
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Ability to foster strong relationships with senior management and external partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology/hematology experience, especially ovarian cancer or lung cancer
• Experience in pharmaceutical sales
• Knowledge of marketing concepts within strategic planning process
• Strong collaboration and team orientation, with experience accomplishing results through others and influencing others
• Demonstrated understanding of principles of market research to draw valid conclusions

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.

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