Associate Director, HCP Marketing- Parkinson's - Lake County, IL

The Associate Director of HCP reports to the ABBV-951 Marketing Director. The AD will be primarily responsible for the HCP Strategy for both short and long-term success of the Brand.  The role is critical for messaging and creative strategy for personal promotion, as well as non-personal promotional efforts to complement the in-field teams. The AD will also ensure cross-functional alignment and integration of the strategy, particularly with consumer marketing, managed care, medical affairs, patient support, and reg/promo. In addition, the AD will work to ensure there is strong alignment and support on a 1PD franchise, along with DUOPA. 

Key Job Responsibilities

·       Chiefly responsible for the Brand HCP personal and non-personal promotion strategy including strategic direction, creative, messaging, and resourcing support

·       Drive and participate in business and marketing plans process, such as Launch Readiness Reviews and SP2.

·       Champions the Brand strategy and ensures strong cross-functional alignment and pull-through of the strategy

·       Measures and evolves executional strategy based on MABI insights derived from ATUs and message tests

·       Adds insight to financial planning for the Brand, aligned with annual planning goals

·       Partners closely with patient services to ensure that HCP and patient messaging is consistent and strategically sound

·       Represents the interests and priorities of the Brand in reg/promo and legal interactions to maintain compliance and competitiveness

·       Responsible for budget management across channels for HCP promotion and partners with finance to ensure quarterly and annual plan is achieved

·       Operates in compliance with all AbbVie internal policies (ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, and general business policies) and applicable external regulatory requirements

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 Qualifications

·       BA/BS required; MBA preferred

·       Minimum 7 years of pharmaceutical industry experience required, at least 2 years of experience with field sales preferred

·       At least 3–4 years product management experience, with significant portion in HCP marketing preferred

·       Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to make effective presentations to internal and external customers, sales teams, and senior management

·       Sound financial acumen (forecasting and budget management) to ensure strategic plan drives toward annual and long-range finance plan

·       Ability to work across multiple stakeholders

·       Strong creative and conceptual thinking skills

Travel

Up to 20% of the time based on key brand initiatives

Schedule

Full-time

Hiring Manager

Brent Kelly

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