Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

The US healthcare system is complex and evolving. For AbbVie to lead the industry in this environment, it is vital that our US Market Access (USMAx) Strategy and Pipeline Team thoroughly comprehend the current and future state of the evolving US healthcare space and market access channels.

The Director, USMAx Pipeline, Immunology Large Programs & On Market Expansions will lead development of US market access strategies for large programs and follow-on indications for established assets in Immunology. The Director will integrate understanding of the complex US health system and evolving requirements of US payers into early asset development. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of US private and public payer segments to bring the voice of US payers to our early drug development process. The candidate can think strategically and critically and build strong and trusting relationships for cross-functional influence with peers. The Director will fully integrate into the AbbVie Pipeline Commercialization Model including co-leadership of the Value and Access Teams (VATs) with International Market Access (IMAP) colleagues and membership on the Asset Strategy Team and other deliverable teams. The ideal candidate should have a track record of influencing without authority, experience in US payer marketing strategy development, an understanding of the AbbVie Pipeline Commercialization Model and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of US market access strategies for assigned assets that reflect a robust analysis of the access landscape including channel mix, current coverage, competitive dynamics (entrants and LOEs), payer unmet need and willingness to pay, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) implications, and consideration of the impact of different future payer management strategies. Strategies should clearly call out risks while also providing direction on feasible mitigation strategies.

• Deliver robust and actionable early integrated access strategies for peri-launch assets that allows Immunology Market Access Marketing (MAM) to understand fully the landscape, key watch-outs, and continue launch preparation effectively.

• Work effectively in the AbbVie pipeline commercialization model (PCM), including co-leadership of VATs, core membership in Brand Strategy Teams (BST), Touch Point process and by providing clear and compelling guidance to cross-functional teams on functional actions they can take to support achievement value maximization.

• Work effectively within USMAx ensuring alignment with Immunology MAM peers on market strategy for any pipeline indication that is also on market (eg, atopic dermatitis) and any indication expansion of an on market asset (eg, Rinvoq or Skyrizi expansion).

• Present MAM aligned point of view at USMAx governance while also representing cross-functional interests to support full appreciation by and effective engagement with USMAx Leadership Team and represent endorsed USMAx LT POV at the Immunology Therapeutic Area Steering Committee (TASC).

• Inform Clinical Development Programs such that endpoints and evidence generation plans (i.e. clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes) are incorporated that will support optimized patient access.

• Establish relationships with peers in key functions including MAM, Asset Strategy Leads, Pipeline Commercial Strategy, HEOR, Market Analytics and Insights, US Pricing, International Market Access and US Government Affairs, US Public Affairs, and US Medical Affairs.

• Serve as main point of contact for Immunology Market Access Marketing team, attending weekly team meetings, sharing pipeline updates as requested and providing updates to Immunology Pipeline team.

• Serve as main point of contact with broader strategy team, establishing a regular cadence of meetings to ensure cross-pollination of learnings (eg, 340B implications, PBM rebate reform) into Immunology Pipeline and ultimately into early access strategies for assets across the therapeutic area.

• Deliver frameworks and/or analysis that support a clear point of view in Immunology on key areas of interest (eg, payer acceptance of precision medicine, evidence framework, indication sequencing).

• Mentor junior colleagues on storytelling, executive presence, influencing without authority and market access.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to influence without authority and navigate complex organizational systems required

• Subject matter expertise relevant to commercial and government payers is required, knowledge of ex-US health systems and payers is a plus

• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen and communications skills required

• Emerging executive presence required

• 4-8 years of US market access experience preferred

• Experience in leading primary and secondary payer research projects to inform payer insights, value drivers and channel strategies

• Knowledge of government contracting, acquisition trends and customer buying behaviors

• Broad therapeutic area expertise in Immunology disease areas preferred

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 short-term incentive programs. ​

• 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 committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.