Associate Director, Business Insights Lead

AbbVie•South San Francisco, CA

4d•$141,500 - $268,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Analytics & Business Insights (SABI), the Associate Director, Business Insights serves as the primary analytical and strategic partner to the Oncology/SMAO Clinical Study Leadership organization, with an additional support role for Neuroscience/SSU. This role owns portfolio-level business insights for Oncology/SMAO — translating complex, ambiguous business questions into data-driven analyses that directly inform Sr. Director and VP-level decisions across site strategy, study design, resourcing, and risk management — while extending analytical support to Neuroscience/SSU stakeholders as capacity and priorities allow. The Associate Director builds and sustains trusted relationships with Sr. Directors (TA Heads) and their leadership teams across both therapeutic areas, ensuring SABI’s analytical capabilities are embedded into how each portfolio plans and executes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Finance, Analytics, Business, or related quantitative field preferred
10+ years of relevant experience in business analytics, strategy, or a related client-facing analytical role, ideally within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare. 5+ years of relevant experience for advanced degree holders (e.g. PhD, MD, PharmD)
Demonstrated experience managing senior stakeholder relationships (Director/Sr. Director level or above), including delivering findings and recommendations to executive audiences
Strong analytical and strategic decision-support skills, with the ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured, data-driven analyses
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex analyses into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences
Experience with data analytics/visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Excel)
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams independently, across more than one therapeutic area or stakeholder group, with sound judgment on prioritization and escalation
Familiarity with clinical trial operations, drug development, or R&D processes
Experience supporting multiple therapeutic areas or portfolios concurrently

Nice To Haves

Prior people-management or mentoring experience
Working knowledge of AbbVie systems and organizational structure

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary SABI point of contact and trusted advisor to Oncology/SMAO Sr. Directors and CSL leadership, proactively identifying where data and analytics can resolve ambiguity in portfolio-level decisions.
Lead delivery of portfolio-level insights — from hypothesis generation and data identification through analysis, insight generation, and recommendations — following SABI’s hypothesis-driven problem-solving approach.
Own and evolve key analytical products for Oncology/SMAO (e.g., site ID and allocation models, country/site performance benchmarking, enrollment scenario planning, operational flagging views), ensuring they remain decision-relevant as portfolio priorities shift.
Provide analytical and decision-support coverage to Neuroscience/SSU stakeholders, extending proven Oncology approaches where transferable and adapting them to Neuroscience/SSU-specific needs.
Partner with Sr. Directors and CSL leadership across Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU to translate emerging business needs into scoped, actionable analytical workstreams.
Influence Sr. Directors/VP-level decisions, tailoring communication to executive audiences.
Identify and escalate structural gaps or unaddressed risks within the Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU portfolios that are not yet visible to leadership, bringing an independent analytical lens to surface them.
Collaborate with SABI’s other TA-aligned leads and adjacent CAP functions (Study Feasibility & Analytics, Clinical Acceleration Solutions) to ensure consistency and reuse of analytical approaches across therapeutic areas.
Provide analytical and strategic support for priority CDO-wide initiatives, partnering across functions and applying SABI capabilities beyond assigned therapeutic areas to advance enterprise objectives.
Provide project-based coaching and mentorship to junior team members and rotational analysts supporting Oncology/SMAO and Neuroscience/SSU work, while maintaining accountability for the quality and analytical rigor of assigned outputs.
Maintain a portfolio-first, objective, and long-term view of stakeholder needs across both therapeutic areas, balancing responsiveness to Sr. Director requests with SABI’s focus on high-impact, analytically complex work.