Director, Corporate Strategy Group

ABBVIE; North Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL seeks a Director for the Corporate Strategy Group to drive high-impact strategic initiatives across R&D, Commercial and other leaders, guiding enterprise-wide planning with exposure to executive leadership.

The role shapes corporate priorities, leads priority initiatives, and supports long-range planning with AbbVie’s Board, partnering with senior leaders to communicate strategy across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; PhD or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a top-tier consulting firm with healthcare experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior leaders.
• Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of financial concepts.
• Strong oral, facilitation, and written communication skills.
• Executive presence, comfort with ambiguity, and strong judgment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate enterprise discussions on external trends, competitor strategies and potential disruptors, and translate these to strategic choices.
• Shape our corporate priorities; drive clarity and alignment on our sources of growth (therapeutic areas, modalities, platform capabilities, etc.).
• Lead high-priority strategic initiatives that will drive transformative change and position AbbVie for future success.
• Provide targeted support for AbbVie's long-range strategic planning process, including working with leaders to share their strategies with AbbVie's Board of Directors.
• Partner with and advise senior leadership team on topics relevant to their own functional areas.
• Support communication of AbbVie’s strategy across the enterprise.

Skills

Analytical skills

Oral/Written communication

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Influence without authority

Education

Master’s degree

PhD or advanced degree

Job description

• Compensation: USD 160500 - USD 305000 - yearly

Company 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 atwww.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn, Facebook ,Instagram ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

The Corporate Strategy Group partners with R&D, Commercial and other leaders to drive mission-critical initiatives that support the long-term ambitions of the enterprise and make a meaningful difference for AbbVie's patients.

The Director, Corporate Strategy Group will be responsible for driving high-impact strategic initiatives, facilitating robust enterprise-level strategic planning, and monitoring and assessing AbbVie's external environment. This highly visible role provides exposure to executive leadership and may serve as a pathway to broader leadership opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate enterprise discussions on external trends, competitor strategies and potential disruptors, and translate these to strategic choices
• Shape our corporate priorities; drive clarity and alignment on our sources of growth (therapeutic areas, modalities, platform capabilities, etc.)
• Lead high-priority strategic initiatives that will drive transformative change and position AbbVie for future success
• Provide targeted support for AbbVie's long-range strategic planning process, including working with leaders to share their strategies with AbbVie's Board of Directors
• Partner with and advise senior leadership team on topics relevant to their own functional areas
• Support communication of AbbVie’s strategy across the enterprise

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; PhD or other advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Medicine, Sciences, etc.) preferred
• Minimum of three years of experience in a top-tier consulting firm with healthcare experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams and drive alignment across senior leaders; ability to influence without authority
• Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of financial concepts
• Strong oral, facilitation, and written communication skills with ability to distill complex information into clear messages and deliverables
• Executive presence, comfort with ambiguity, and strong judgment
• This is a hybrid role requiring at least three (3) days onsite, Tuesday through Thursday, in our North Chicago, IL offices.

Additional Information

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.