Director, Business Evolution Strategic Development

AbbVie, Inc•Florham Park, NJ

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About The Position

AbbVie Business Evolution Strategic Development Team is responsible for developing and executing forward-looking strategic plans that will ensure AbbVie's readiness for, and ability to successfully navigate, potential changes in the healthcare environment such as PBM reform and International Reference Pricing. PURPOSE OF ROLE Drive the strategic development and assessment of go-to-market models with a 2-10-year horizon view. Lead cross-functional workstreams to optimize the development of innovative and actionable strategies for AbbVie in a changing external environment leveraging strong collaborative relationships, data, analytics and strategic mind-set. Bring an enterprise mindset and deep understanding of the business models, incentives and challenges of stakeholders across the US Healthcare System - Payers, Pharmacies, Employers, Employee Benefit Consultants, Prescribers, Patients and Distributors, etc. Effectively orchestrate internal and external partners including consultants, customers, Market Access, Analytics and Insights, Finance, Medical Affairs and Health Economics Outcomes Research. This role may sit one of these US based Corporate Regional locations: North Chicago, Florham Park, NJ

Requirements

Vision and Strategy: Set tone and priorities for scale and scope. Leverage experience to provide overarching direction for future go-to-market models, strategies, plans and resource investment for AbbVie stakeholders. Encompass an enterprise mindset and perspective in all strategies.
Action and Accountability: Establish definitive expertise within AbbVie and consistently triangulate market dynamics, healthcare stakeholder needs, and business priorities to determine best, market-advantaged elements and/or opportunities to shape external environment or AbbVie business practices to best succeed over the LRP.
Leadership and Influence: Influence and persuade across multiple external and internal constituents. Lead and develop direct, indirect and cross-functional teams.
Collaboration and Teamwork: Work effectively with internal stakeholders, external market experts and support partners to assimilate leading insights, strategy development and cross-functional execution.
Bachelor's Degree required. Advanced Degree/Masters in related healthcare field desirable.
Minimum of 10 years of Pharmaceutical Market Access, Healthcare or Policy experience
Five or more years of leadership experience including deep operational knowledge of healthcare stakeholders and key functions (e.g. Payers, Employers, Employee Benefits Consultants, Pharmacies)
Deep knowledge of the current and emerging US access, reimbursement, and pricing landscape for pharmaceutical products (both Pharmacy and Medical reimbursement)
Demonstrated strategic thinking and strategic execution skills
Proven performance in a cross-functional matrix environment with ability to lead, influence and align stakeholders
Proven ability to operate with independence to structure and drive complex project plans to address a wide range of problems in situations of ambiguity
Strong analytical skills. Recognized ability to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives to ensure that balanced risk assessments and strategic recommendations
Excellent communication skills, and ability to build strong stakeholder relationships across company functions
Optimistic, inquisitive, and able to drive results independently

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree/Masters in related healthcare field desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop proactive recommendations for go-to-market models and innovative business solutions to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape and AbbVie portfolio
Identify opportunities to shape the future environment in line with AbbVie's patient-focused goals, priorities and future pipeline.
Lead cross-functional teams to drive External Environment-related priorities.
Monitor, understand, and prioritize external trends of relevance to the enterprise, and help determine how AbbVie should prepare and/or respond
In collaboration with relevant functions, drive internal and external stakeholder assessments to anticipate changes in the external environment, and to understand levers to improve outcomes
Help communicate and execute strategies to address disruptors across AbbVie
Gain insights through customer/stakeholder connections in collaboration with Account Management Teams