Senior Director, Portfolio Planning & Analytics
About The Position
The Senior Director, Portfolio Planning and Analytics is an empowered enterprise leader responsible for building and leading AbbVie's planning and analytics organization. The role sets strategy and develops scalable, sustainable capabilities that improve planning quality and support informed decision-making across the enterprise. It integrates portfolio planning, analytics, artificial intelligence, data, and technology to strengthen portfolio performance and accelerate delivery of innovative medicines. The position partners with leaders across R&D, Commercial, Finance, IT/BTS, and senior AbbVie leadership, providing data-driven insights for portfolio prioritization, investment decisions, and long-range planning. It leads the R&D portfolio performance and business excellence function's data, digital, and technology strategy, oversees the technology roadmap, and is the senior leader accountable for the Planning Platform's strategic direction, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and business value. The role also advances portfolio data governance, builds a high-performing team, represents AbbVie in industry discussions, and monitors emerging technology and analytics trends.
Requirements
- Degree in business, a scientific discipline, information technology, data science, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of management experience.
- At least 5 years of analytics experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Leadership acumen, including emotional intelligence and business awareness.
- Ability to collaborate and influence effectively across multiple organizational levels.
- Expertise in current and emerging technologies, such as data visualization, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
- Exceptional ability to drive innovation and deploy technology in new ways in a changing environment.
- Proficiency in relevant systems and technologies, such as Planisware, Cognos BI, and QlikView.
- Demonstrated value-driven leadership and expertise in building organizations.
- Ability to attract, challenge, develop, and retain specialized talent in R&D, portfolio planning, analytics, and technology.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree or PhD.
- R&D experience.
Responsibilities
- Set the vision for Planning and Analytics at AbbVie in collaboration with R&D leadership.
- Build trusted relationships across R&D, Commercial, Finance, IT/BTS, and senior AbbVie leadership, providing data-driven recommendations for portfolio prioritization, investment decisions, and long-range planning.
- Develop a high-performing pipeline planning organization responsible for high-quality data stewardship in Planisware or future portfolio planning systems.
- Apply program management capabilities, scenario planning, and critical path analyses to accelerate high-priority programs.
- Identify current and future business needs and deploy technology and processes that enable enterprise data analytics using emerging integrated data sources.
- Define and lead the R&D portfolio performance and business excellence function's data, digital, and technology strategy, translating technical strategy into business value.
- Oversee the prioritized technology roadmap, including short- and long-term goals, in partnership with key stakeholders and using internal and external data sources and market intelligence.
- Champion adoption of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and emerging insight-generation platforms to modernize end-to-end planning processes.
- Serve as senior leader for the Planning Platform, accountable for its strategic direction, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and delivery of business value.
- Influence enterprise data governance as a steward of portfolio data and other data used by the planning and analytics team and cross-functional partners.
- Influence data owners across R&D and collaborating functions to promote a holistic approach to planning and systems.
- Build and maintain a high-performing team of innovative, solutions-focused people who develop future processes and technology.
- Represent AbbVie externally in the Planning and Analytics field and bring industry best practices back to AbbVie.
- Serve on the Portfolio Performance and Business Excellence Senior Leadership Team, contributing guidance on department direction and operations and helping preserve AbbVie culture.
- Monitor external technology and analytics trends and assess their implications for current and future strategies.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- 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
Senior
