Director, HEOR Strategy - Dermatology

AbbVie; Mettawa (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Director, HEOR to lead the development and delivery of evidence-generation strategies for on-market and pipeline programs. You will serve as HEOR lead on cross-functional teams, translating brand priorities into integrated plans for commercialization, market access, reimbursement, and policy objectives with scientific rigor.

In this hybrid role based in Lake County, IL, you will influence global development and lifecycle strategies, oversee end-to-end HEOR work, and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health economics, pharmacoeconomics or epidemiology.
• 10+ years of experience in pharma HEOR or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional product and clinical development in support of pipeline development.
• Knowledge of global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver integrated HEOR strategies for assigned indications.
• Serve as the HEOR lead on cross-functional teams, influencing key strategic decisions.
• Shape the HEOR contribution to global development, commercialization, and lifecycle strategies.
• Lead the HEOR evidence-generation plan, aligned with scientific, regulatory, market access, and commercial objectives.
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of the HEOR book of work, from strategy development through evidence generation and dissemination.
• Drive lifecycle evidence and labeling strategies to support differentiation and value demonstration.
• Provide strategic HEOR leadership to support market access, reimbursement, and value communication objectives.
• Engage with senior leaders to prioritize the book of work and gain stakeholder alignment.

Job 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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Director, HEOR is accountable for the development, alignment, and delivery of HEOR strategy and evidence-generation initiatives for assigned on-market and/or pipeline indication(s). Serving as the HEOR lead on cross-functional teams and pipeline commercialization teams, the Director represents the HEOR perspective in shaping evidence strategies across US and International markets.

This role is responsible for translating brand priorities into integrated evidence strategies that support commercialization, market access, reimbursement, and policy objectives while maintaining scientific rigor and integrity. The Director ensures HEOR plans are aligned with broader brand strategies and cross-functional evidence-generation plans.

In partnership with cross-functional leaders, the Director contributes innovative and differentiated evidence strategies, builds alignment, and gains stakeholder buy-in for evidence priorities. Leveraging deep HEOR expertise and business acumen, the Director influences indication-level decisions, prioritizes book of work within available resources, and delivers impact against brand objectives.

Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Accountable for developing and delivering integrated HEOR strategies for assigned indication(s)
• Serves as the HEOR lead on cross-functional teams, influencing key strategic decisions.
• Shapes the HEOR contribution to global development, commercialization, and lifecycle strategies
• Leads the HEOR evidence-generation plan, aligned with scientific, regulatory, market access, and commercial objectives.
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of the HEOR book of work, from strategy development through evidence generation, dissemination, and pull-through.
• Drives lifecycle evidence and labeling strategies to support differentiation and value demonstration.
• Provides strategic HEOR leadership to support market access, reimbursement, and value communication objectives.
• Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant HEOR COE functions to ensure a comprehensive HEOR voice is represented in cross-functional meetings
• Communicates evidence and strategic recommendations to senior internal and external stakeholders, including executives, payers, HTAs, and KOLs.
• Engages senior leaders with executive presence, prioritizes the book of work within available resources, and gains stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree, MD, PharmD, MS in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology
• Minimum of ten years working experience with Master’s, seven years with PhD/PharmD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD,PharmD, etc.) is a plus
• Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support. Experience within pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures. At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed. For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously
• Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs
• Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Additionally, this person must be able to interact successfully with Senior Management globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson
• High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support. Must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success. Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research
• Enterprise strategic influencer

This is hybrid role base in Lake County, IL however, one of our other locations may be considered

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• 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.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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