Director, Business Evolution Strategic Development

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,500 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States seeks a Director, BESD to lead development and execution of forward-looking strategies shaping US pharma price reform. You will collaborate across Government Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Finance, and Corporate Affairs to align on enterprise goals.

This role requires deep policy and business acumen, exceptional communication, and the ability to influence senior leaders while advancing cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 6–8 years of progressively responsible experience in government affairs, public policy, market access, or business strategy, with a pharma company, healthcare consulting firm, government agency, or think tank.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated experience in strategically and creatively shaping policy and business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills; ability to influence without authority; strong organizational skills.
• Well-honed political sensitivities and utmost integrity, with executive presence and acumen necessary to engage senior leaders and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Initiatives: Spearhead the development and execution of innovative and competitive strategies that integrate environment shaping with business readiness to navigate pharmaceutical price reform in the US today and in the future, collaborating tirelessly with cross-functional and external experts.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with critical stakeholders across Government Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Finance, and Corporate Affairs across geographies to ensure cohesive alignment toward enterprise goals, driving strategies forward to achieve targeted objectives and milestones.
• Environmental Analysis and Horizon Scanning: Monitor external political, regulatory, legislative, and market dynamics and develop impactful insight reports on evolving themes to foster innovative solutions and strategic decision making.
• Business Value Evaluation: Identify opportunities to deliver actionable recommendations that enhance competitiveness and business impact, supporting the building of compelling business cases to accelerate strategic solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop effective presentations that enable strategic communication of issues, pivotal updates, and business cases to cross-functional leaders, maintaining productive relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and preparedness.

Skills

Strategy

Execution

Influence

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Director, Business Evolution Strategic Development

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 160500
• Salary Max: 305000
• Workday Global Grade: 21
• Compensation: USD 160,500 - USD 305,000 - 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 alongside products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

AbbVie’s Business Evolution Strategic Development (BESD) Team develops and executes forward‑looking strategic plans to ensure AbbVie’s readiness for, and ability to successfully navigate, potential changes in the healthcare environment such as Most Favored Nations (MFN) and other price controls.

Purpose of the Role

The Director, BESD will support the development and implementation of forward‑thinking business and policy strategies that not only navigate today’s policy and market landscape but also anticipate and adapt to future shifts. The Director’s innovative ideas and strategic insights will directly support the advancement of AbbVie’s mission and goals, leading and/or supporting cross‑functional workstreams to optimize the development of innovative and actionable strategies for AbbVie in a changing external environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Initiatives: Spearhead the development and execution of innovative and competitive strategies that integrate environment shaping with business readiness to navigate pharmaceutical price reform in the US today and in the future, collaborating tirelessly with cross‑functional and external experts.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with critical stakeholders across Government Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Finance, and Corporate Affairs across geographies to ensure cohesive alignment toward enterprise goals, driving strategies forward to achieve targeted objectives and milestones.
• Environmental Analysis and Horizon Scanning: Monitor external political, regulatory, legislative, and market dynamics and develop impactful insight reports on evolving themes to foster innovative solutions and strategic decision making.
• Business Value Evaluation: Identify opportunities to deliver actionable recommendations that enhance competitiveness and business impact, supporting the building of compelling business cases to accelerate strategic solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop effective presentations that enable strategic communication of issues, pivotal updates, and business cases to cross‑functional leaders, maintaining productive relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and preparedness.

Core Skills

• Strategy: Utilize extensive policy and business experience to guide strategies and investments, leading with an enterprise‑wide perspective and aligning diverse interests.
• Execution: Deliver on initiatives with a sense of urgency and agility, pivoting as needed to account for shifting external and internal dynamics.
• Action and Accountability: Advance strategy execution across workstreams, inspire engagement, and make quick, informed decisions amid shifting market dynamics.
• Influence: Persuasively influence various stakeholders and partners directly and indirectly to achieve strategic goals.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Collaboratively work with internal and external experts to integrate leading insights into strategy development and ensure seamless cross‑functional execution.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other advanced degree in a relevant field preferred.
• Minimum of 6‑8 years of progressively responsible experience in government affairs, public policy, market access, or business strategy, with a pharma company, healthcare consulting firm, government agency, or think tank.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated experience in strategically and creatively shaping policy and business outcomes, with a keen understanding of what it takes to do so effectively.
• Exceptional communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills; ability to influence without authority; strong organizational skills; flexibility, adaptability and resourcefulness.
• Well‑honed political sensitivities and utmost integrity, with executive presence and acumen necessary to engage senior leaders and external stakeholders.
• Enjoys working in a collegial, collaborative and high‑demands culture.

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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

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.