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Associate Director, Business Development OCD (Contract Manufacturing)

Employer
AbbVie
Location
Lake County, IL, US
Start date
Feb 8, 2019

Job Details

The Associate Director of Business Development will contribute globally to the growth and profitability of AbbVie's Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) by driving and executing new business development opportunities in Operations Commercial Development. Responsible for contributing to the strategic business direction and opportunities assessment for the new business development team.


Key Responsibilities Include:
  • Maximize sales and profit within assigned territory/area of focus by executing development or commercial contracts.
  • Contribute to the development and achieve Sales/Margin Plan and Long Range Plan goals.
  • Develop strategy of account development through the identification, scouting and progression of opportunities in identified areas of focus as identified by Operationsor by Senior Management.
  • Responsible for the quotation, financial justification and contract negotiation and completion of all facets of sales/business development. Independently engage functional area support, as required to complete these responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated success in closing large complex deals without significant management support.
  • Conduct and understand market influencers to drive AbbVie's CMO competitive advantage in sectors defined as prime areas of interest by Operations. Connects business concepts to generate a winnable strategy.
  • Identify, present and champion opportunities and business solutions within Operations Management for evaluation and decision to drive business award.
  • Independently search for potential buyers; utilize lead generation tool and timely lead follow-up.
  • Effectively sell to and communicate with senior executives in assigned accounts.
  • Utilize and maintain Salesforce.com database to track account progress/sales activity.
  • Manages within the sales team and is the agent of change for management initiatives.
  • Interpret, report changing market dynamics in identified sectors to support winnable strategies on business initiatives.
  • Customer support for development client and existing products. Act as key influencer for all contractual arrangements with assigned accounts.
  • Must be capable of advocating all Operations products and technologies relevant to their assignment.
  • Must possess thorough knowledge of healthcare dynamics, technologies, manufacturing competition and market dynamics positioning AbbVie effectively. Present AbbVie CMO effectively at client and trade events.


Basic:
  • BS degree in science (technical required).
  • MBA in Business, Marketing or Finance is preferred.
  • 5-8 years in pharmaceutical/drug product contract manufacturing sales and/or business development role.
  • Minimum of 5 years of contract negotiations experience.
  • Must be able to immediately establish high credibility factor with clients and internal plant management and have positive initial impact when meeting with key account management.
  • Must have developed good financial, analytical skills, negotiation skills and both oral and written communication skills.
  • Must possess both strong leadership and value add sales skills.
  • Must be capable of understanding the nuances of complex manufacturing processes and AbbVie's ability to differentiate from the competition in this area.
  • Must be able to translate customers' objectives and concerns for product development and manufacture to business opportunities for AbbVie.
  • Ability to work independently within the defined guidelines from management.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Company

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Stock Symbol: ABBV

Stock Exchange: NYSE

Company info
Website
Phone
1-800-255-5162
Location
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
US

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