Associate Director, Price Forecasting CoE

AbbVie Inc.; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an Associate Director, Price Forecasting CoE to lead transformational forecasting initiatives and GTN system implementation. You will bridge finance, pricing, and technology, delivering accurate models, dashboards, and executive insights.

The role demands deep GTN expertise, strategic thinking, and strong stakeholder collaboration to drive efficiency and impact across pricing and revenue systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in pricing, finance, analytics or related function in pharma/healthcare.
• Experience in pricing data management, modeling and analytics.
• Strong project leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, data visualization tools, and automated accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Document and translate business requirements into technical specs for forecasting platform.
• Define framework and outputs for GTN forecasting reports and dashboards.
• Support UAT, pilot programs, and system validation.
• Act as escalation point for model questions and data issues; coordinate resolutions.
• Coordinate with multiple COEs and GTN teams for testing and Go-Live activities.

Skills

Pricing analytics

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

MS Excel

Data visualization tools

Automated accounting systems

Job description

Associate Director, Price Forecasting CoE

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 141500
• Salary Max: 268500
• Workday Global Grade: 20
• Compensation: USD 141,500 - USD 268,500 - yearly

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.

The Associate Director of Price Forecasting Center of Excellence (CoE) will serve as a strategic leader within Pricing, driving the future of price forecasting through forecasting system transformation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled forecasting capabilities. This individual will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all Gross to Net forecasting for the upcoming GTN System implementation. This role combines deep Gross-to-Net (GTN) forecasting expertise with business process innovation, user-centered design, and change management to enhance forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and business decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with Price Forecasting and Technology teams to document and translate business functional requirements into technical specifications, ensuring platform functionality is developed and updated appropriately as business needs evolve.
• Lead key stakeholder alignment to define and maintain the framework for the platform, determining the appropriate output views, report structures, and dashboard components needed to support GTN forecasting cycles, centralized reporting, executive dashboards, and forecasting KPIs, ensuring leadership has the right information in the right format.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), pilot programs, and system validation activities for Future Forecasting Tool.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for model questions, data discrepancies, and functional issues, identify problems and enhancements, coordinate resolution with technical teams, and communicate impact and timelines to business stakeholders.
• Serve as conduit between the Revenue & Pricing Systems COE, Price Forecasting COE, GTN Solutions Owners, Advisors and Price Forecasters with all Parallel Testing and Go-Live activities and training.
• Coordinate with the GTN System Team to ensure data feeding into the forecasting platform is accurate, timely, and structured correctly, serving as the business-side voice on data requirements and flagging quality issues that affect model outputs.
• Incumbent is expected to successfully perform all responsibilities with a high degree of self-motivation and autonomy

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field (required). Advanced degree (MBA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.
• 8+ years’ experience in pricing, finance, analytics, or a related function within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Demonstrated experience in pricing data management, modeling, and analytics; proficiency in pricing systems and financial forecasting platforms.
• Strong project leadership skills with an ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and deliver training to diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; proven ability to partner across multiple departments (Finance, Accounting, Market Access, Commercial).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, data visualization tools, and automated accounting systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving aptitude; capable of handling complex processes and improving operational efficiency.

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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 andmaybemodifiedat 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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