Senior Pharma Ad Account Lead: Strategic Liaison

AbbVie Inc.; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Sr. Account Executive to serve as the primary liaison between AbbVie Ad Agency and brand teams, guiding day‑to‑day relationships with the agency, creatives, and suppliers.

You will provide strategic direction to meet business objectives and sales goals. You’ll manage budgets, timelines, and approvals, ensuring compliance with PromoMats and branding guidelines while coordinating with global and US accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• Total account management experience – 3-6 years preferred in an advertising agency setting; launch experience a plus.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical advertising agency or in-house agency environment preferred, with pharmaceutical industry experience—particularly supporting U.S. and/or global markets—strongly desired.
• Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written.
• High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role.
• Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast paced creative environment.
• Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of AbbVie guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, PromoMats review and corporate compliance.
• Possess a thorough understanding of their accounts’ (both U.S. and Global) product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and medical/regulatory/legal position.
• Maintain an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving.
• Demonstrate critical creative thinking and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload.
• Demonstrate leadership in conflict resolution to facilitate effective outcomes.
• Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment.
• Collaborate with the brand team in the development of project briefs
• Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand.
• Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders.
• Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to.
• Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop annual forecasts.
• Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Track time on a daily basis.
• Reports to AbbVie Ad Agency Associate Director, Management Supervisor.
• Partners with creative team on project initiatives.
• Accountable for tactical execution, compliance to all related guidelines and budget.
• Adherence to all company-wide financial policies.

Skills

Account management

Communication

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

High energy

Project management

Fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a Sr. Account Executive to serve as the primary liaison between AbbVie Ad Agency and brand teams, guiding day‑to‑day relationships with the agency, creatives, and suppliers.

You will provide strategic direction to meet business objectives and sales goals. You’ll manage budgets, timelines, and approvals, ensuring compliance with PromoMats and branding guidelines while coordinating with global and US accounts.