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 Manager II, leads development and execution of strategic programs and engagements for the:

• Oncology Portfolio State Societies (OSS’s)
• Market Access Congresses
• Congress Project Management:
  • Master Portfolio Congress Calendar
  • Post congress surveys (Tier 1 Congresses)
  • Congress identification, execution, and support for the evolving oncology pipeline portfolio
• Develop, Execute, and Measure Portfolio Field-Based Congress Resources

This position involves strategic oversight, planning and coordination and tactical execution of congresses, sponsorships, and state society opportunities. Highly cross-functional in nature, this position will require excellent strategic thought leadership and successful support and execution of specific programs and tactics in alignment with brand strategic imperatives as well as Health Care Decision Makers, Health Care Practitioners, and other cross-functional partners.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational ownership of the planning and execution of congresses, sponsorships, and state society opportunities.
• Establish process, consistency and transparency into annual plans, opportunities, and execution
• Provide oversight and collaboration with key vendors and colleagues responsible for tactical execution.
• Oversee and facilitate contact with congress associations regarding Market Access presence (booth, registration, ancillary meetings, sponsorship opportunities)
• Lead internal strategy and planning meetings, oversee onsite presence, post program survey, and debrief.
• Responsible for sponsorship oversight, budget management, and planning
• Develop metrics and feedback mechanisms to the field, regarding attendance and interactions at key events.
• Lead quarterly strategy calls with key stakeholders.
• Collaboration with internal departments including marketing, sales operations, legal, regulatory, medical affairs, payer/access, corporate compliance, and IT (Information Technology).
• Lead projects through the internal legal, regulatory, and medical review process.
• Build strong collaborative partnerships with field sales, Brand, Strategic Account Management, Advocacy, Precision Medicine and Diagnostics, Market Access, and other cross-functional partners to execute effective on-label and congress aligned opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 6+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech marketing or sales operations for specialty products; experience in Oncology or Hematology/Oncology preferred
• Congress and sponsorship management experience preferred
• Strong project management and budget management skills
• Demonstrated data analysis skills and the ability to think strategically and solve problems
• Excellent diplomacy and facilitation skills; ability to influence without authority
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory environment in pharmaceutical promotions, pharma industry guidelines, and other compliance-related issues
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to assess risks and benefits to make timely, sound decisions with various levels of information, and accept responsibly for meeting and/ or exceeding objectives

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than two consecutive hours in an 8-hour day)

Travel
Yes, up to 20% of the Time

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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