Associate Director, Analytics and Performance Excellence (APEX) Specialty PCS
About The Position
The Associate Director, APEX Specialty PCS designs, implements, manages, analyzes, and communicates insights-generation activities for assigned franchises and brands, including market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence. The role derives high-impact learnings from multiple sources and techniques, leads internal initiatives, and partners across teams and organizations to inform strategic and tactical decisions. Success requires strategic thinking, strong business understanding, and the ability to influence decisions. The position serves as an intelligence partner across Specialty PCS, maintaining knowledge of commercial issues, market trends, competitive developments, and industry changes. It independently leads custom research projects, synthesizes findings across research, analytics, and market intelligence, develops actionable recommendations, and designs measurement plans to assess execution, engagement, and impact of in-market tactics. The role collaborates across Commercial and R&D, presents findings throughout the organization, and leverages internal resources, external vendors, and AI to deepen understanding of Specialty therapeutic categories. The Associate Director manages research and analytics programs within budget, identifies potential cost savings, and ensures activities comply with financial and ethical guidelines. AbbVie offers eligible employees paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k), and eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs. Travel is approximately 10% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
- Approximately 10 years of relevant marketing research, analytics, or competitive intelligence experience.
- Analytical reasoning, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and creativity in problem-solving.
- Ability to interact effectively with and present verbally and in writing to all levels of the organization.
- Proven experience as an integral member of a high-performing work team.
- Ability to navigate a heavily matrixed, fast-paced environment.
- Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills, including collaboration with external agencies.
- Demonstrated project management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree such as an MA, MS, MBA, or PhD.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience and familiarity with pharmaceutical data, including physician-level prescribing, institutional sales, payer-prescriber-level, formulary, or patient-level data.
- Experience in consumer packaged goods or other consumer-facing industries.
Responsibilities
- Act as an intelligence partner across Specialty PCS, build trusted relationships, and stay informed about commercial issues and emerging trends in Specialty therapeutic categories.
- Lead custom research projects independently, applying knowledge of research methods and managing suppliers and stakeholders.
- Synthesize research, analytics, and market intelligence into actionable insights and recommendations that shape strategies and tactics.
- Maintain knowledge of market conditions, competitive trends, and industry developments, and communicate it to internal stakeholders.
- Design and execute measurement plans, including operational and performance indicators, to assess the execution, engagement, and impact of in-market tactics.
- Collaborate across Commercial and R&D so that insights inform strategic and tactical decisions, while objectively representing the voice of the customer.
- Present research and analytics findings confidently to all levels of the organization.
- Use internal resources, external vendors, and AI to maximize learnings and accelerate understanding of Specialty therapeutic categories.
- Monitor and manage research and analytics programs within budget and identify appropriate cost-saving opportunities.
- Ensure research and analytics activities follow financial and ethical compliance guidelines.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick time.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
