Associate Director, Strategic Patient Engagement Training

ABBVIE; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States is seeking an Associate Director, Patient Engagement Training to lead strategic design, development, and delivery of training for Patient Support Programs across AbbVie Patient Services. You will build and lead a team responsible for franchise-specific learning solutions, including launches and product enhancements.

You will partner with senior leaders across Marketing, Access & Reimbursement, Operations, Legal, and external partners to align learning strategies with

Qualifications

• 8–15 years in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent training experience.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage large projects.
• Experience identifying launch training needs and delivering curriculum.
• Strong business planning and regulatory knowledge (CFR 210/211, cGMP).
• Effective communication with stakeholders and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of learning solutions that support Patient Support Programs (PSPs) and AbbVie Patient Services business objectives.
• Lead end-to-end training strategy and launch readiness initiatives for new products, indications, program enhancements, operational changes, and technology implementations, ensuring teams are prepared to successfully execute business priorities.
• Partner with senior leaders, including APS Training, Marketing, Patient Services Operations, Access & Reimbursement, Market Access, BTS, Legal, Compliance, and external partners, to align learning strategies with organizational goals and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute learning strategies that advance business priorities, accelerate capability development, and drive achievement of franchise objectives, KPIs, and performance outcomes.
• Direct the assessment, design, development, delivery, reinforcement, and evaluation of training programs that build capabilities in disease state knowledge, product knowledge, patient support services, healthcare access and reimbursement, compliance, operational processes, technology systems, and leadership effectiveness.
• Establish and oversee training governance, project prioritization, resource planning, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and performance metrics to ensure successful execution of strategic learning initiatives.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of training professionals by providing coaching, career development, succession planning, and performance leadership while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Champion innovative learning methodologies and delivery channels, including instructor-led, virtual, digital, self-directed, and on-demand learning, while implementing reinforcement strategies such as coaching, certification programs, gamification, and performance support tools to drive sustained behavior change.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders by identifying capability gaps, recommending learning solutions, and leveraging data, field insights, learner feedback, and business performance metrics to continuously improve individual and organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure all training content, materials, and programs comply with AbbVie policies, promotional review requirements, legal and regulatory standards, and established governance processes.
• Direct cross-functional training initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring alignment of project plans, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines to support launch readiness and operational excellence.
• Represent the Patient Services Training organization as a member of the leadership team, influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organization and advancing the strategic vision, operational excellence, and customer experience objectives of AbbVie Patient Services.
• Required travel to perform duties is approximately 25% of the time.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Job description

AbbVie in the United States is seeking an Associate Director, Patient Engagement Training to lead strategic design, development, and delivery of training for Patient Support Programs across AbbVie Patient Services. You will build and lead a team responsible for franchise-specific learning solutions, including launches and product enhancements.

You will partner with senior leaders across Marketing, Access & Reimbursement, Operations, Legal, and external partners to align learning strategies with