Director, Immunology Public Affairs- Dermatology
About The Position
The Director, Immunology Public Affairs leads the development and execution of integrated public affairs strategies for AbbVie’s dermatology immunology portfolio. The role translates business priorities, stakeholder insights, and the external environment into communications that strengthen competitive differentiation, corporate reputation, and stakeholder trust. It serves as a strategic counselor to senior business and cross-functional leaders and reports to the Head, Immunology Public Affairs. The position has one direct report. The Director oversees public affairs programs, media and influencer relations, stakeholder engagement, issues management, and communications planning for on-market and pipeline dermatology assets. The role works across immunology, aesthetics, R&D, commercialization, and other internal functions, and manages external agencies and program budgets. Communications must be accurate, compliant, and aligned with relevant business, medical, legal, regulatory, and corporate stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 10 years of public relations experience.
- Expertise developing and executing strategic communications programs that are creative, insight-driven, and deliver measurable business impact.
- Proven track record working with traditional and emerging news media on topics including data, milestones, and patient stories.
- Strong communication planning, execution, and process management skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build rapport and credibility with leaders and internal and external stakeholders, including academic experts, patients, and patient advocates.
- Business acumen to frame communications priorities in context of and alignment with business priorities.
- Scientific acumen to understand complex concepts and translate them for target audiences and channels.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and navigate a highly matrixed organization using influence, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Degree emphasis in communications, public relations, marketing, business, journalism, or equivalent.
- Experience at a public relations agency and/or in pharmaceutical in-house communications with increasing responsibility, or in similar roles in regulated industries.
- Experience in issues or crisis management.
- Experience leading high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Drive public affairs programs that advance dermatology portfolio business objectives, with emphasis on competitive differentiation and corporate reputation.
- Analyze the communications environment, identify trends, opportunities, and risks, and translate insights into strategic objectives, creative content, and business decisions.
- Provide strategic counsel and external-environment perspectives to influence critical decisions.
- Anticipate and mitigate external issues to protect reputation and business performance.
- Participate in dermatology integrated business teams, providing public affairs communications perspective and strategic counsel.
- Connect immunology dermatology and aesthetics dermatology businesses to identify synergies, key learnings, and opportunities to strengthen communications.
- Partner with R&D communications and pipeline commercialization strategy teams to ensure consistent strategic messaging across on-market and pipeline dermatology assets.
- Serve as an AbbVie corporate spokesperson to media on dermatology portfolio milestones, data, and other relevant news, both proactively and reactively.
- Build and manage relationships with internal and third-party spokespeople and prepare them for external speaking opportunities.
- Develop and sustain trusted relationships with patient advocates, influencers, and other external stakeholders.
- Champion new ideas, emerging channels, and best practices to elevate Corporate Affairs, strengthen audience engagement, and improve program impact.
- Establish objectives and measures of success, use performance insights to optimize programs, and communicate results and business impact to senior leaders.
- Ensure communications are accurate, compliant, and aligned with relevant business, medical, legal, regulatory, and corporate stakeholders.
- Support broader pan-immunology leadership communications and programming beyond the dermatology portfolio.
- Manage agencies and associated program budgets.
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
Director
