Associate Director, Trade Strategy & Marketing – Neuroscience, US Specialty, Eye Care Retail at AbbVie

Trade Strategy and Marketing at Abb Vie has evolved significantly from an operations and tactic-focused responsibility for select specialty products, to one requiring the development of complex distribution and pharmacy strategies spanning all specialty and retail products across the Abb Vie portfolio.

A key driver of this evolution has been the changing stakeholder needs in the specialty pharmacy space. Here, Abb Vie has a significant foothold of high-value specialty brands including Immunology, Botox, and Parkinson’s therapies. Most of these medications are used to treat complex, chronic conditions, and often require special storage and handling or administration, and typically need significant coordination with payers and providers to create access. In many cases, these medications also benefit from dedicated patient education, monitoring, and management services provided by specialty partners. In retail we see the pressures and dynamics of higher cost and payer-managed medications in Migraine, Psychiatry and Eye Care.

Given these expectations, pharmacies in the healthcare ecosystem are quickly shifting to innovate new technologies, services, and models that will transform the future of medication access and dispense. Many pharmacies are just beginning to embrace this evolution as they seek to reinvent themselves to meet the changing needs of payers, providers and patients. The Associate Director, Trade Strategy and Marketing – Retail will play an important role in partnering with key pharmacy and channel stakeholders to optimize and enhance stakeholder experience and access to Abb Vie products across a robust portfolio of Neuroscience, US Specialty, and Eye Care.

Patient needs are also transforming as their expectations of experience at pharmacy is being influenced by information and technology growth. Whether it be a focus on convenience, digital capabilities, or higher-touch clinical support models, these growing patient demands are putting pressure on manufactures such as Abb Vie to define our future specialty and retail pharmacy value propositions and identify stakeholders in the channel to partner with to grow alongside this complex environment.

The Associate Director, Trade Strategy and Marketing – Retail is responsible for leading the identification and assessment of business opportunities in the fast-evolving channel space by developing and implementing initiatives to partner with pharmacy and wholesaler stakeholders in support of patient onboarding and adherence to Abb Vie products. This role will support a combination of products across the portfolio, such as Neuroscience, Rx Eye Care, US Specialty and new product launches, and requires a strong understanding of brand strategy and a willingness to partner cross-functionally (both internally and externally). With a strategic mind and an eye towards innovation, the Associate Director of Trade Strategy and Marketing will need to be well equipped with pharmacy and distribution channel knowledge to effectively navigate trade complexities and challenges as an advisor and consultant to the Integrated Brand Teams (IBTs) they support.

Key job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead the development and implementation of brand-specific Trade strategies with specialty and/or retail pharmacies to ensure medication access and enhance the overall patient experience
• Identify new, strategic channel partners and programs that will support our vision to innovate and meet evolving patient needs in the pharmacy channel
• Execute launch excellence in the Trade channel by serving as a key contributor to the launch planning process and partnering with a diverse mix of stakeholders to align brand go-to-market strategies and ensure seamless on-time, on-market supply for new product launches
• Serve as the Trade lead in collaboration and consultation with Brand and cross-functional partners to drive important initiatives; manage through product supply disruption when needed, across the portfolio
• Lead the strategic development and execution of brand value propositions for Trade for multiple products across various stages of their lifecycle by collaborating with Brand team and other cross-functional partners
• Lead the development and creation of high-impact promotional materials for the Pharmacy Account team that support stakeholder needs, Trade and Brand strategic objectives
• Serve as Trade lead for Annual Strategic Planning process across key brands
• Represent Trade on Neuroscience and Eye Care IBTs and/or launch readiness teams, per product needs
• Manage relationships with internal business partners such as Brand, Payer, Customer Service, Demand Planning, MABI and the Trade Account Team with responsibility for wholesalers and pharmacies
• Manage strategic agency partnerships and lead the development and execution of key strategies and tactics across therapeutic areas in alignment with Trade and brand strategies
• Analyze and synthesize complex, and sometimes incomplete, pharmacy data sets to inform key strategic decisions
• Participate in special Trade strategic projects, such as specialty at retail opportunities and other initiatives being explored to positively influence brand Gross-to-Net and P&L
• Embrace the Trade Marketing culture by cultivating an inclusive community that encourages diversity, synchronicity, agility, transparency and collective development.
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• At least 7 years tenure in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in Market Access, contract negotiation
• Pharmacy/wholesale related experience preferred
• Marketing experience preferred, including launch
• Knowledge of marketing concepts and strategic planning process
• Understanding of market research principles and how to analyze qualitative and quantitative data to draw valid insights and conclusions that inform recommendations
• Relationships within specialty, retail pharmacy, and distribution channel preferred
• Experience in program management within pharmacy and distribution channel
• Strong communication skills and willingness to ‘stand and deliver’ recommendations to senior leadership (teams)
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing projects cross-functionally
• Positive, solutions-oriented attitude
• Customer-centric mindset
• Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• 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 short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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About Abb Vie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.