Strategic Leader, Commercial Data & Analytics

AbbVie; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States seeks an Associate Director, Category Management – Commercial Data & Analytics to lead global data and analytics strategy within Commercial Procurement. You will oversee market research, data services, and analytics programs, partnering with Analytics, IT, and cross-functional teams to improve financial and operational outcomes.

Responsibilities include building long-range category strategies for data sets (sales, prescriber, claims), driving data quality, managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain, or related discipline (master’s preferred).
• 10+ years in procurement, supply chain, or category management with data/analytics in pharma/healthcare.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and leading reviews for data/analytics solutions.
• In-depth understanding of pharma-specific data types: sales tracking, patient and claims data, prescriber and physician analytics, promotional impact, and market research data.
• Solid understanding of industry dynamics, cost structures, compliance standards, and regulatory constraints for data and analytics.
• Strong executive communication and conversational skills.
• Strong communication and consensus-building skills with mid-to-senior management and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Advanced project management ability to execute multiple strategic initiatives and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to create strategic data and analytics sourcing plans.
• Develop long-range category strategies for data sets like sales and prescriber data.
• Improve data quality, unify access, and streamline analytics workflows.
• Build relationships with data governance and IT stakeholders.
• Collaborate with IT, R&D, Medical Affairs, HEOR for enterprise initiatives.
• Lead supplier segmentation, performance management, and governance.
• Oversee supplier relationships and co-develop data analytics solutions.
• Navigate contract negotiations (MSAs, SOWs) with legal/compliance teams.
• Drive procurement risk mitigation and end-to-end sourcing events.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Procurement

Supplier relationships

Project management

Executive communication

Excel

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, supply chain, or related discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Data analysis tools

Job description

AbbVie in the United States seeks an Associate Director, Category Management – Commercial Data & Analytics to lead global data and analytics strategy within Commercial Procurement. You will oversee market research, data services, and analytics programs, partnering with Analytics, IT, and cross-functional teams to improve financial and operational outcomes.

Responsibilities include building long-range category strategies for data sets (sales, prescriber, claims), driving data quality, managing