Strategic Portfolio Insights Director

AbbVie; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in South San Francisco, CA, seeks an Associate Director of Portfolio Insights to drive high-impact strategic projects and enable data-driven portfolio decisions across therapeutic areas.

The role leads value metrics, PTRS insights, and cross-TA prioritization, collaborating with TA leadership and finance to shape capital allocation and R&D strategy. Advanced degree preferred; consulting experience highly recommended.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business field required.
• Prior experience in management consulting, with a track record in R&D strategy / portfolio prioritization projects, strongly preferred.
• 6+ years with a Bachelor’s, 4+ with a Master’s, or 2+ with a Doctorate.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a deep understanding of Pharma R&D business processes, investment stage-gating, and commercial forecasting.
• Demonstrated success in fast-paced, ambiguous settings; proven track record of leading complex strategic initiatives without direct authority.
• High level of executive presence; ability to navigate different functional perspectives, challenge the status quo, and drive enterprise thinking.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to drive multiple workstreams simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-priority 2026 strategic initiatives, including but not limited to the Quarterly Portfolio Prioritization process enhancements.
• Pull-through ongoing modernization of AbbVie’s valuation methodologies to best-in-class assessment approaches – including AI/ML driven PTRS assessment.
• Institute R&D productivity as a core organizational mindset by collaborating on the “R&D Pulse” initiative and benchmarking AbbVie’s performance versus peers.
• Flex into different areas of the portfolio to conduct ad-hoc, short-term analyses, scenario planning, and strategic projects at the request of leadership.
• Deliver high-impact recommendations on project value, trade-offs, and scenarios to senior leadership. Prepare actionable insights and executive narratives for the monthly Portfolio Review Forum, R&D Plan, and Financial Long Range Planning (LRP).
• Socialize the value and practical implications of moving to a more data-driven approach for key decision-making across TA leadership. Build capabilities within the team and across the organization.
• Build value metrics (e.g., raNPV), and scenario analyses to drive drug development decisions. Pressure-test inputs from stakeholders.
• Support efforts to deploy and improve dashboards for interrogating the R&D portfolio.

Skills

Management consulting

R&D strategy

Portfolio prioritization

Analytical thinking

Executive presence

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (PhD/MD/MBA)

Job description

AbbVie in South San Francisco, CA, seeks an Associate Director of Portfolio Insights to drive high-impact strategic projects and enable data-driven portfolio decisions across therapeutic areas.

The role leads value metrics, PTRS insights, and cross-TA prioritization, collaborating with TA leadership and finance to shape capital allocation and R&D strategy. Advanced degree preferred; consulting experience highly recommended.