Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy

AbbVie; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, etc

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy for the U.S. GI Care portfolio. You will lead long-range planning, lifecycle assessments, and commercial strategy to guide investments and growth. The role requires coordinating across Marketing, Sales, Medical, Market Access, Finance and Regulatory while aligning priorities and driving execution.

The position shapes the portfolio, communicates with senior leadership, and builds a high-performance culture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of progressive commercial leadership in pharma/biotech/healthcare.
• Experience in marketing, commercial strategy, portfolio management or business development.
• Proven success leading complex cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Strong strategic, analytical, financial and commercial judgment.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and align stakeholders without direct authority.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead GI Care portfolio strategy, long-range plan, and strategic roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to maximize patient impact, growth, profitability and competitive position.
• Lead lifecycle and innovation assessments across indications, formulations, evidence and regulatory strategies.
• Evaluate internal pipeline assets and external business development opportunities.
• Lead competitive scenario planning and responses to market risks and opportunities.
• Guide investment and resource allocation using market, clinical, operational and financial insights.
• Serve as the commercial voice in portfolio governance and executive forums.
• Build commitment to portfolio priorities across internal teams and external partners.
• Foster a collaborative, agile, high-performance culture and AbbVie’s Ways of Working.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Portfolio management

Commercial strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Influence senior leaders

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

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.

Job Description

The Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy, will lead long-term strategy and value creation for the U.S. GI Care portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President, U.S. GI Care, this leader will integrate portfolio planning, lifecycle management, innovation, pipeline assessment, and competitive strategy to guide investment decisions and drive future growth.

The Director will enable alignment across Marketing, Sales, Medical, Asset Strategy, Market Access, Finance, Pipeline Commercialization Strategy, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Operations around clear portfolio choices, investment priorities, and execution plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the GI Care portfolio strategy, long-range plan, and strategic roadmap.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to maximize patient impact, growth, profitability, and competitive position.
• Lead lifecycle and innovation assessments across new indications, formulations, evidence generation, regulatory strategies, and product enhancements.
• Evaluate internal pipeline assets and external business development opportunities, including commercial due diligence.
• Lead competitive scenario planning and develop responses to emerging market risks and opportunities.
• Guide investment and resource allocation using market, clinical, operational, and financial insights.
• Serve as the commercial voice in portfolio governance and executive decision forums, influencing strategic choices and driving clear accountability and disciplined execution.
• Build commitment to portfolio priorities across internal teams, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative, agile, accountable, and high-performance culture.
• Consistently model AbbVie’s Ways of Working.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10 years of progressive commercial leadership experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, with experience in marketing, commercial strategy, portfolio management, or business development.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Strong strategic, analytical, financial, and commercial judgment.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and align stakeholders without direct authority.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to shape compelling narratives and adapt messages to influence diverse audiences.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate risk, and translate strategy into action.

Preferred

• Advanced degree.
• Experience across multiple brands, lifecycle stages, pipeline assets, or business development assessments.
• Cross-functional experience in Sales, Finance, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Clinical Development, MABI, or Operations.
• GI or specialty pharmaceutical experience.

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.

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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