AbbVie is hiring: Associate Director, Medical Expert Engagement Marketer -Centra

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

This role is remote-based, and candidates must live within one of the following states: Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.

Abbvie is currently looking for an individual to join our HQ Marketing Team as an Associate Director, Medical Expert Engagement Marketer. The Associate Director, Medical Expert Engagement Marketer (MEEM) – Central is responsible for executing and supporting the Medical Expert (ME) Engagement strategy within the Central region (Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky) for a novel ADC soon to be approved for use within NSCLC.  The MEEM-Central  will work cross-functionally to identify, engage, and build professional relationships with Medical Experts in the lung cancer disease area and execute regional engagement plans in a commercial capacity. Candidates must reside within the assigned territory.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Engagement:  Support the Director in executing the ME Engagement Strategy across the assigned region, ensuring alignment with AbbVie’s broader oncology business objectives.
   
• Regional Execution:  Develop, Implement, and Support Medical Expert Engagement Strategy within region with regional advisory board meetings, special engagements, congress planning, engagement with HCPs, and special projects
   
• Program Management: Lead and co-lead the materials approval process (PRC), including job code creation, resource approval, and field resource deployment.
   
• Speaker Bureau Management -Oversee the performance of regional speaker programs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and maximizing HCP engagement in collaboration with Peer-to-Peer Marketing Manager
   
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, medical, and external agencies, to ensure seamless execution of regional initiatives.
   
• Budget and Resource Management: Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring timely execution of plans, adherence to timelines, and accurate financial reporting.
  • SOWs, Contracting, POs
  • Contracting and payment of Medical Experts
  • Finance Reporting

• Conference Planning: Coordinate and support ME engagements at medical conferences, ensuring collaboration with relevant functions for a seamless HCP experience.
   
• Training and Rollout: Partner with relevant teams to roll out national marketing resources and adapt them to capitalize on regional opportunities.
   
• Agency Management: Co-lead agency partners to ensure adherence to timelines, budget constraints, and PRC submission accuracy.

Stakeholder Education: Educate Medical Experts on strategic brand priorities, fostering strong professional relationships that drive brand success.

Qualifications

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree required.

Experience:   At least one of the following (Preference in Thoracic Oncology)

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with at least 1 year in marketing or medical affairs
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an advanced nurse practitioner or pharmacist in oncology, with at least 1 year in sales or marketing in healthcare
• Sales Leadership, TLL, Account Management

Therapy Area:  Experience in the oncology, rare disease. Thoracic Oncology a plus

Project Management: Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Leadership: Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships, influence without authority, and lead peers inclusively.

Communication: Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to collate insights and provide strategic recommendations.

Strategic Mindset: Ability to think strategically and execute effectively on regional engagement plans.

Travel: Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time, including domestic travel for office visits, field time, internal meetings, and conferences.

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. ​

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