Director Emerging Channel Insights Analytics - Trade

The Marketing Analytics and Business Insights (MABI) function supports AbbVies US organization and is comprised of highly respected researchers analysts data scientists and strategists who are committed to being bestinclass within the biopharmaceutical industry. We serve as a strategic inhouse counsel ensuring that all decisions leverage the key insights that we develop. We continue to build new capabilities and skill sets encouraging our team members to pull up a chair be themselves be creative speak their minds and do good work.  We are a passionate diverse flexible and inclusive organization with a culture that supports the best ideas wherever they originate.  We are smart fun quirky and innovative and wed love for you to join us. 

The leader of the Emerging Channel Insights Trade Team will play an important role in AbbVies Market Analytics and Business Insights Team supporting the evolving Market Access organization.  The Emerging Channel Insights Trade team will be focused on:

1. Providing insights and analytics into Trade & Distribution strategy design & performance respective Return on Investment.
2. Engagement strategies with emerging/ alternative distribution approaches and economic decision and
3. Understanding impacts of Private/Govt. healthcare policies and emerging portfoliowide events/ issues in the Market Access landscape (i.e. growing 340B Accumulator/ Maximizer etc... across multiple therapeutic and customer segments.

This individual will closely collaborate with internal Market Access Marketing stakeholders from Pharmacy/Trade Health Systems/Employers Field Based Account Executives within the Trade and Hospital Systems teams; and leaders within AbbVie Patient Services MABI Brand Marketing Finance Pricing and HEOR. The remit of the individual will be to influence strategy development through insights and evaluate performance of the Trade related contracts program recommendation and measure financial impact on AbbVies portfolio. With a focus on these Emerging Stakeholders this role will help to inform and influence AbbVie U.S. Commercial toward having the appropriate strategies and capabilities in place for our current products as well as future pipeline products.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead a team that provides standard/adhoc analytics primary and secondary market research across all inline AbbVie US Commercial brands (Retail/ Specialty Medical/ Pharmacy Benefits; across life cycle)  focused on providing insights that influence market access strategy through data analytics customer insights and business knowledge.

Key areas of functional scope include:

• Provide analytical leadership to the development and of standardized performance measures and meaningful/ongoing evaluation and support Trade Business Review initiatives.
• Address the impact of high urgency Above Brand issues and/or initiatives such as change in policies and impact on Market access stakeholders (Specifically Trade & Distribution) that require a high level of experience project management and organizational influencing skills.
• Leading a team responsible for:
  1. Evaluating the value of Pharmacy networks Fee For Service (FFS) contracts for marketing and analyzing impact. 
  2. Informing financial projections by leading crossfunctional meetings on FFS/ Adherence programs Conversion tactics.
  3. Conducting primary research to understand stakeholder needs such as Trade & Distribution landscape and network design.
  4. Leading the creative process for developing Pharmacy networks Alternative distribution methods gotomarket strategies for launch brands as well as new approaches for inline brands through advanced modelling/ research techniques.
  5. Providing analytics & insights support for Population Health Team.
• Build solid relationships and become a trusted advisor to leadership guiding brand strategies and tactics based on superior objective insights have an ability to influence discussions with MABI colleagues market access customers and leadership.
• Talent Management:  Recruit develop and manage 2 4 direct/ indirect reports and budget oversight associated with external vendor support. 
• This role requires operation within our hybrid model 3 days in office). We are only considering talent located within the following location(s): Mettawa IL.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Market Research Statistics Economics Actuarial Science Decision Sciences Operations Research Engineering Applied Mathematics or related field of study required; MBA preferred.
• 15 years of experience in market analytics and field sales support in the pharmaceutical or related industry.
• 5 years of experience in market access with significant subject matter expertise with health plans PBMs Hospital Systems Specialty Pharmacies and Healthcare Policy.
• 5 years of people management experience.
• Requires the ability to work in a matrixed environment while demonstrating and aligning to AbbVies ways of working.
• Strong business and financial acumen strong knowledge of channel dynamics/healthcare policy changes and possesses the ability to translate this understanding into actionable strategies using advanced analytics methods.
• Robust understanding of pharmacy channel stakeholder economics including Payers Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs). Working knowledge of medical benefit products economics such as ASP pricing physician reimbursement and interplay between Pharmacy and Medical contracting.
• Experience managing and analyzing patient claims data (e.g. IQVIA LAAD Symphony Health data) for Pharmacy channel products other pharmaceutical syndicated data sources. Working knowledge of Tableaubased visualization tools to extract/ analyze data and communicate a story through insights while demonstrating a strong understanding of data science and modeling techniques.
• Ability to develop insights and communicate complex information synthesized into concise and impactful messages to effectively influence executive level decisions.

Additional Information :

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 shortterm incentive programs. 
• This job is eligible to participate in our longterm 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 Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law. 

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