Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie seeks an Associate Director to drive strategic initiatives and partnerships within Oncology Early Development (OED). The role links initiatives, partnerships, and capabilities to OED priorities, aiming to accelerate pipeline progress and improve quality and efficiency.

You will manage P1PER site network operations and investigator relationships while guiding external partnerships, including CROs. You will lead cross-AbbVie collaborations, oversee program management and governance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or ex-US equivalent) in a scientific field is required; Associate’s degree/R.N. with relevant experience acceptable.
• 8+ years in the pharmaceutical industry across drug development, R&D, operations, or commercial roles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and program management capabilities; global/regional collaboration experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead global, cross-functional strategic initiatives and innovation projects for OED.
• Drive pilot-to-scale innovation with partners; define KPIs and alignment for scaling decisions.
• Develop plans, risk mitigation, and metrics; manage site engagement and investigator relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Global/Regional experience

PMP

Change management

Lean Six Sigma

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Associate’s degree / RN (or ex-US equivalent)

Job description

Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 141500
• Salary Max: 268500
• Workday Global Grade: 21
• 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.

Purpose:

The Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships plays a central role in advancing Oncology Early Development (OED) strategy by connecting strategic initiatives, partnerships, and emerging capabilities to OED priorities, helping the organization deliver its pipeline with greater speed, quality, and efficiency. This role serves as program and operations lead for P1PER, OED's preferred site network, managing site performance and investigator relationships. The role also leads innovation initiatives, moving successful pilots to scale across OED, and manages OED's key external partnerships, including CROs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead global, complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives and innovation projects for OED.
• Drive innovation pilot-to-scale efforts by engaging innovation partners and providing program management, KPIs, and leadership alignment to inform scaling decisions.
• Develop project plans, risk and contingency plans, and effectiveness metrics for each initiative; lead problem solving and risk mitigation at a global level.
• Represent OED in cross-AbbVie initiatives, bringing a first-in-human perspective to process, technology, and organizational implementations.
• Lead program and operations for P1PER, OED's preferred site network, including engagement planning, site operational capabilities, KPIs, and alignment with AbbVie's broader site engagement strategy.
• Partner with study teams, OED, and country affiliates to maximize use of P1PER sites across the OED portfolio.
• Coordinate site and investigator engagement, including conference meetings and study coordinator meetings, to strengthen relationships and OED's visibility with leading oncology sites.
• Manage day-to-day relationships across OED's partnership portfolio, including CROs and vendors; track performance against KPIs, identify issue trends, and support partnership governance forums to promote partner accountability.
• This position will report into a director level and will manage matrix teams. This position may have 1-2 direct reports

• Bachelor’s degree (or ex-US equivalent) is required, typically in scientific field. An Associate’s degree/R.N. (or ex-US equivalent) with relevant experience is acceptable
• 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in a variety of roles associated with drug development (research and development, commercial, project management, operations) Minimum of 2 years supporting cross-functional teams in a core function (Program Management, Development, Regulatory, Operations)
• Developing leadership skills
• Good communication skills both written and oral
• Strong project management experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Preferred: Experience with both global and regional teams in the pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstration of leading a global team PMP, Change management, Lean Six Sigma or process improvement experience desirable

Key Stakeholders:

Clinical Operations, Clinical Science, Pharmaceutical Development, Drug Development Project Management, Precision Medicine, Country Affiliates, Purchasing & Supplier Management, RQA, IT, External Partners (sites, CROs, and vendors)

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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