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Director, Strategic Planning & Operations - Chief of Staff
Director, Strategic Planning & Operations - Chief of Staff-May 2024
North Chicago
May 2, 2025
ABOUT ABBVIE
AbbVie is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets both biopharmaceuticals and small molecule drugs.
10,000+ employees
Biotechnology, Healthcare
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About Director, Strategic Planning & Operations - Chief of Staff

  Purpose:

  • Partner with Development TA VP to drive and implement the vision of Therapeutic Area• Identify

  needs and provide recommendations to TA VP in supporting the achievement of corporate goals while

  responding effectively to changing priorities• Represent TA specific interests and collaborate cross-

  functionally

  Responsibilities:

  •Reports to: Therapeutic Area Vice President in Development • Serves as Chief of Staff for the TA VP by

  independently representing TA VPs views and communicates back to TA VP items that require the VP’s

  attention • Provides TA VP strategic and operational options for the department, including contingency

  planning.

  •• Oversees the collection, synthesis and communication of relevant external information that informs

  the TA strategy across all functions. (e.g. Congress scientific insights, consortia)

  •• Coordinates scientific competitive intelligence for Therapeutic Area to turn data and insights into

  useful working knowledge for disease area experts in support of advancing the pipeline. Anticipates

  potential changes in the competitive environment and proactively develops scenarios for adjustments to

  strategy

  •• Supports the Development TA head as needed to coordinate development input into TA strategy

  development • Partners with TA Operations Manager to collect and report financial and human

  resource data for the TA, and to to ensure efficient and effective allocation of resources to ensure that

  TA Development expertise is available when and where it is needed.

  • • Works with TA leaders to identify, prioritize and cultivate meaningful external collaborations with

  key stakeholders (e.g. Consortia) to generate insights and support strategy development. • Works with

  TA Staff to enhance teamwork and department culture, identify issues and partners with TA Leaders to

  identify workable solutions.

  • • Leads Therapeutic Area initiatives to result in operational efficiencies, enhance culture or improve

  decision-making. • Participate in organizing TA related licensing, partnership, and due

  diligence activities and determine needed communications to the appropriate team members as

  opportunities progress through the process.

  •• Develops and maintains business relationships across functional areas across AbbVie to implement

  frameworks that ensure TA Development expertise, capabilities, budget and resources are available and

  leveraged appropriately through the portfolio.

  •• Support World-class initiative by forging strategic, multi-year partnerships with top-tier

  academic institutions. Lead development of concept framework, initiate discussions with target

  institutions, and guide Transaction team during negotiations. Upon contract execution, drive all key

  components of academic collaborations (e.g., Discovery, Development, HEOR, etc.) to ensure adherence

  to timelines and budgets.

  •• Coordinate and develop executive presentations inclusive of latest clinical data for investment

  analyst briefings, earnings calls, Board of Directors, Ministries of Health, road shows, etc.

  Qualifications:•Basic Qualifications • Bachelor degree • At least ten years industry experience in the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, or other Healthcare related field • Experience on cross-functional teams and initiatives •Preferred Qualifications • Advanced degree • At least fifteen years experience in pharmaceutical especially in a clinical development function • Experience leading cross-functional teams and initiatives • Certification in Project Management and/or Lean Six Sigma •Experience & Knowledge • Proven ability to lead, manage, and motivate others in a complex, multi-functional matrix environment • Broad understanding of the pharmaceutical business • Project management/project planning experience on global projects •• Professional collaboration and leadership skills • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills • Ability to effectively present ideas and document complex medical/clinical concepts and processes in both written and oral communication •• History of anticipating and resolving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues • Knowledge to represent and evaluate strategies for clinical development •• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), FDA regulations and guidelines, and international regulatory requirements/guidelines • Understanding of how to conceptualize, design, and conduct complex, global clinical trials • Understanding of new drug commercialization and business practices.

  AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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