Director, Medical Affairs + Health Impact Therapeutic Area Communications
About The Position
The Director, Medical Affairs + Health Impact (MHI) Therapeutic Area Communications leads integrated communications across Medical Affairs and Value & Evidence within a designated therapeutic area. The role amplifies MHI contributions and supporting evidence to strengthen pipeline and brand narratives, showing how scientific innovation addresses unmet needs and care gaps, improves the standard of care, and delivers value across the healthcare system. Serving as the primary communications advisor to MHI therapeutic area leaders, the Director connects R&D and pipeline communications with commercial communications. The role partners with Pipeline & External Innovation Communications, Commercial Communications, Global Patient & Community Partnerships, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align MHI communications with shared priorities. The position reports to the Director of MHI Communications within Corporate Affairs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 10 years of experience in integrated communications, preferably in the healthcare, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industries.
- Demonstrated success as a trusted strategic communications counselor to senior leaders on narratives, messaging, audiences, channels, leader visibility, and reputational risk.
- Deep understanding of the healthcare environment and the drug development lifecycle.
- Demonstrated ability to use complex scientific, medical, and business information to strengthen pipeline and brand narratives for internal and external audiences.
- Proven ability to set integrated communications strategy, align senior cross-functional stakeholders, direct execution across teams, and adjust course based on insights and outcomes.
- Strong executive presence and communications judgment, with the credibility to challenge constructively, resolve competing priorities, and operate effectively in ambiguity.
- Excellent written, verbal, and visual storytelling skills, with the ability to communicate with clarity and influence at senior levels.
- Track record of developing communications capability, building trusted partnerships, and fostering an enterprise-first, accountable, and solutions-oriented culture.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of emerging communications trends, digital channels, senior leader visibility strategies, and AI-enabled ways of working.
Responsibilities
- Serve as strategic communications counselor to the MHI therapeutic area vice president and leadership team.
- Lead and execute communications strategies that amplify MHI-generated evidence, medical education, and capabilities to strengthen pipeline and brand narratives and demonstrate how scientific innovation addresses unmet needs, closes care gaps, elevates the standard of care, and delivers value across the healthcare system.
- Develop and deliver thought leadership for the MHI therapeutic area vice president across LinkedIn, congresses, conferences, external events, and leadership forums.
- Represent MHI on the therapeutic area Communications Council, congress planning team, and business unit vice president leadership team, ensuring MHI communications are integrated with pipeline and commercial priorities.
- Increase internal visibility and understanding of MHI’s value, work, and contributions among AbbVie employees and field teams.
- Use external-environment analysis, stakeholder insights, and performance data to refine strategy, establish objectives and KPIs, evaluate impact, and recommend adjustments.
- Support cross-R&D initiatives that elevate MHI’s contributions, as well as KOL engagement opportunities to advance MHI leadership visibility and communications objectives.
- Support the building of the MHI therapeutic area communications capability, ensuring it delivers distinct, value-added support aligned with business and stakeholder needs.
- Lead annual planning, prioritization, budget management, agency oversight, and continuous improvement across the R&D Communications operating model.
- Ensure content is developed in compliance with applicable corporate, legal, regulatory, and medical review requirements.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
