Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs Advertising & Promotion - Digital & Corporate Communications

Company Description

About AbbVie: 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, neuroscience, and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Job Description

The Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs US Advertising and Promotion is responsible for setting strategy and leading cross‑functional, multidisciplinary therapeutic teams, and executing multi‑divisional initiatives. The Associate Director envisions the future by using global marketplace, technology and business knowledge; collects and analyzes issues and trends that affect the business. The Associate Director identifies and acts upon cross‑organization or cross‑business opportunities and possesses and leverages broad industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Make decisions and plans for operations (workflow, assignments, staff development) within area of responsibility with minimal direction. Sets strategy and leads cross‑functional/multidisciplinary therapeutic teams and multi‑divisional initiatives.
• Maintain and evaluate productivity metrics to project current and future business needs.
• Aligns and maintains effective communication channels with key Medical, Marketing, Regulatory, Legal and Public Affairs counterparts. Identifies areas of improvement in process/policy, develops recommendations/plan, and leads initiatives.
• Assist in the management of the departmental budget, identify and communicate budgetary needs to Operations and Finance, and project current and future expenditures and business needs.
• Collect issues/trends that affect business to identify and act on cross‑organization or cross‑business opportunities. Effective use of knowledge of global marketplace, technology and business levels.
• Operate independently, with recognition of when to consult departmental senior regarding risks. In absence of Director, is responsible for day‑to‑day operations. Responsible for departmental initiatives, which have significant impact on both internal and external customers.
• Encourage innovation and hold employees accountable for delivering on their goals; recognize, mentor, reward and recommend promotion for staff members based on their performance, results, and development.
• Exhibit solid understanding of regulations, and guidance of regulatory authorities, political and legal climate and industry practices related to advertising and promotions to assist in meeting organizational goals. Possess and leverage broad industry knowledge.
• Develop and implement complex processes and projects and deliver strategic presentations for senior management.
• Identify areas of improvement in process, policy, develop recommendations/plan and lead initiatives.
• This role will work a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office) from the Mettawa, IL; Florham Park, NJ or Irvine, CA AbbVie headquarters.

Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8‑hour day) is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in science (biology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical technology, pharmacy, pharmacology, nursing) + 8 years of relevant industry experience (e.g., regulatory affairs fellowship, Health Authority, ad promo, etc.).
• Preferred: PharmD degree plus 6 years of relevant industry experience (e.g., regulatory affairs fellowship, Health Authority, ad promo, etc.).
• Experience working in a complex and matrix environment.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• The candidate must have a solid understanding of regulatory advertising and promotion regulations, having had direct responsibility in this area.
• Experience developing and implementing successful global strategies.

Additional Information

• 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 long‑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 employer 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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

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