Director, Neuroscience Pipeline Commercial Strategy - Movement

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This position may be based in either our Florham Park, NJ or Lake County, IL office.

The Director, Neuroscience PCS – Movement is responsible for commercial development and the global lifecycle strategy for multiple assets in the Movement portfolio including Vyalev (Produodopa), Tavapadon, and PD Triple Combo. Primary responsibilities include leading: (1) identification of unmet patient need in Parkinson’s and other movement disorders, (2) partnering with Clinical Development as well as on-market stakeholders to address that unmet need through the AbbVie movement pipeline including life-cycle management opportunities for on-market assets, (3) forecasting and valuation of commercialization opportunities, and (4) positioning/co-positioning pipeline and LCM assets within the AbbVie portfolio through EIVP and early brand plan development.

Reporting to the Neurodegeneration PCS lead, the Director will also lead the cross-functional Brand Strategy Team (BST) collaborating with Market Access, Medical Affairs, R&D, HEOR, Finance, and Market Research (among others) to drive both commercial planning and forecasting deliverables.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead early commercialization functions including early brand plan, integrated value proposition, forecasting and value metrics, lifecycle planning, and global market assessments for each asset in the Movement pipeline portfolio
• Represent each asset in the AST, IEST, VAT, LRST, PPDST and lead the BST in development of early commercialization deliverables for each asset
• Design and shape clinical and medical evidence generation plans in partnership with R&D and Medical Affairs
• Participate in cross-functional governance meetings, including go to Phase 2/3 milestones as well as late-stage development governance such as CFG
• Partner with PCS Insights and APEX teams to develop and validate value propositions through HCP and patient engagement and research
• Lead discussions with key opinion leaders to garner insights in the development and commercialization of assets through one-on-one interactions as well as ad boards or roundtable discussions
• Develop compelling presentations to convey strategies to broad sets of stakeholder audiences, including senior executives, cross-functional leadership teams, and cross-functional partners for understanding and support of development plans
• Work with Global Affiliates by leading Touch Points to gain insights for key launch markets for each asset, incorporating these into the global commercialization recommendation
• Participate in on-market asset IBTs where appropriate (US and OUS) to ensure seamless integration with the Marketing and Business Analytics functions to understand on-market dynamics and opportunities for development assets
• Work alongside Search and Eval, BD and Commercial Assessment colleagues in the evaluation of complementary opportunity evaluations for the Movement portfolio
• Evaluate opportunities for complementary or expansive indications for lead assets or competitive compounds in development, including positioning and co-positioning evaluations

• BA/BS required; MBA or PhD preferred
• At least 5-10 years of pharmaceutical marketing experience including on-market or pipeline product development is strongly preferred
• Neuroscience experience strongly preferred
• Superior verbal and written communication and story-telling skills required, with experience in communicating to C-Suite and Executive Leadership Teams
• Detailed understanding of the pharmaceutical product development process
• Experience in creating product or indication development plans in partnership with R&D
• Strong analytical and strategic marketing skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority
• A successful track record of ascending responsibility
• Executes highly effective working team meetings with internal and external partners and is visibly inclusive and transparent
• Works collaboratively and proactively, maintains high degree of planning, coordination & project management skills, demonstrated ability to problem solve & resolve conflict with diplomacy
• Self-starter, learns fast, quickly grasps the essence of concepts, can change course rapidly where required, demonstrates intellectual curiosity
• Open to suggestion & experimentation for improvement, embraces ideas from others, encourages innovation but matches innovation to reality
• Exhibits strong emotional intelligence, diplomacy, maintenance of confidentiality, maturity, and organizational savvy

Leadership Skills:

Excellence Focused; Optimistic; Open and Authentic; Innovative

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• 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 long-term incentive programs. ​

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