Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs - Advertising & Promotion

AbbVie • Mettawa, IL

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

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 X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok . The Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs US Advertising and Promotion is responsible for setting strategy and leading cross-functional, multidisciplinary, therapeutic teams, and executes multidivisional initiatives. The Associate Director envisions the future by using global marketplace, technology and business knowledge, collects and analyzes issues and trends that affect the business, identifies and acts upon cross-organization or cross-business opportunities and possesses and leverages broad industry knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience (e.g. Applicable pharmaceutical/medical devices/biologics experience, pharmacy rotations Public Health, etc.)
• Experience in US Regulatory Affairs Advertising and Promotion highly preferred
• Experience working in a complex and matrix environment
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Experience developing and implementing successful global regulatory strategies
• Experience in management capacity preferred

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred: MS, MPH, MSN, PA, DNP, PhD, PharmD, JD, MD degree plus 6 years of relevant industry experience.
• Certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Make decisions and plans for operations (workflow, assignments, staff development) within area of responsibility with minimal direction.
• Sets strategy and leads cross-functional/multidisciplinary therapeutic teams and multidivisional initiatives.
• Maintains and evaluates productivity metrics to project current and future business needs
• Aligns and maintains effective communication channels with key Medical, Marketing, Regulatory, Legal and Public Affairs counterparts.
• Identifies areas of improvement in process/policy, develops recommendations/plan, and leads initiatives.
• Assists in the management of the departmental budget, identifies and communicates budgetary needs to Operations and Finance, and identifies and projects current and future expenditures and business needs.
• Operates independently, with recognition of when to consult departmental senior concerning risks.
• In absence of Director, is responsible for day-to-day operations.
• Responsible for departmental initiatives, which have significant impact on both internal and external customers.
• Encourages innovation and holds employees accountable for delivering on their goals; recognizes, mentors, rewards and recommends promotion for staff members based on their performance, results, and development.
• Exhibits solid understanding of regulations, and guidance of regulatory authorities, political and legal climate and industry practices related to advertising and promotions to assist in meeting organizational goals.
• Possesses and leverages broad industry knowledge
• Develops and implements complex processes and projects and develops and delivers strategic presentations for senior management
• Identifies areas of improvement in process, policy, develops recommendations/plan and leads initiatives

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level