Associate Director, Market Access Insights

Associate Director, Market Access Insights

Major Responsibilities

As a key member of Emerging Channel analytics team, this individual will lead modelling/ analytics and research addressing high impact and high urgency portfolio-wide issues that inform AbbVie’s strategies and policy positions. The individual will be responsible for conducting and guiding the communication of findings, results, and recommendations of modeling/ data analysis/research to Market Access leadership and US Leadership. The individual will lead and collaborate with internal cross-functional team from Govt. Affairs, Marketing, Finance, Forecasting, and Pricing, while ensuring the quality and accuracy of all analytical results. With a focus on Part D, Commercial, and Medicaid channels, this role will help to ensure AbbVie understand the implication of evolving policy environment/ changes and on current products, as well as future pipeline products.

Key areas of functional scope include:

• Leading the insights (analytics & primary research) deliverable for portfolio-wide issues and market trends for emerging stakeholders and anticipating their needs.
• Provide a perspective on current market events, healthcare policy changes and implications to AbbVie U.S. portfolio and strategy.
• Demonstrating proficiency in understanding implications of Healthcare Policy and impacts on the health care landscape, payors (both private and governmental), disease states and treatment options. Understanding of govt. payor (Medicare, Medicaid etc.) is very useful.
• Address the impact of high urgency, portfolio-wide issues and/or initiatives such as Benefit design changes, Medicare Part D program design, CMS policy changes.
• Conducting primary research to understand needs of stakeholders such as Patients, Health Systems, Employers, Benefit Consultants and Advocacy Groups.
• Support “Above Brand” initiatives such as Stakeholder Segmentations, Follow the Money mappings, capability building, etc…that require a high level of experience, project management and organizational influencing skills.
• Build relationships internally – e.g., with Govt. Affairs, Finance/ Forecasting, Marketing Analytics and Business Insights, Brand Marketing & Sales, etc. to accomplish team goals and to support goals of others.

This role can also be filled at the Manager I or Manager II level based upon candidate experience  

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Market Research, Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Decision Sciences, Operations Research, Engineering, or Applied Mathematics.
• MBA Preferred,

• Working knowledge of multivariate statistics, analytical software and pharmaceutical data sources (IQVIA, Symphony Health, IHS, MMIT/ Fingertip Formulary/Business One Technologies, HIRC, etc….).
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in market analytics, and field sales support in the pharmaceutical or related industry
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in market access with significant subject matter expertise with Health Plans, PBMs, Hospital Systems, Specialty Pharmacies, Market Access consulting firms and Healthcare Policy.
• Strong data mining/ modelling skills; ability to use propriety and syndicated/ public data sources and connect the dots.
• Strong story telling skills; ability to distill complex information synthesized into concise and impactful messages and communications.
• Demonstrate strong team collaboration with business stakeholders and other cross functional partners.

At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. If you would like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email CorpJat_ABV@abbvie.com.