Associate Director Operations and Communications

The Associate Director Operations and Communications will work directly with the Rheumatology franchise VP senior staff and employees across sales marketing and the IBT to ensure strategic and tactical imperatives are communicated clearly and operating effectively and efficiently to advance the business inspire internal stakeholders and elevate employee engagement and culture.  Effectiveness in role includes daytoday planning and of a strategic communications & operational plan as well as seeking opportunities to close gaps and elevate agility and engagement. The role also includes strategic projects to advance the Rheumatology commercial or IBT organization as needs are identified such as leading the coordination of the annual SP2 brand planning process.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate marketing sales and IBT strategies to enhance overall communication and engagement.
• Manage scope project plan logistics and schedule of strategic and tactical initiatives.
• Establish strong organizational tools to drive project progress ensure deadlines and project goals are met identify and resolve issues identify and close gaps as needed.
• Work crossfunctionally with internal stakeholders to create socialize optimize and implement commercial initiatives including but not limited to town halls national meetings staff meetings executive memos and presentations award and recognition programs brand planning and leadership development programs.
• Design and execute a communications strategy that brings the franchise narrative to life through compelling content creative storytelling and engaging experiences including national meetings town halls written digital and video communications.
• Develop and manage the franchise master calendar supporting sales marketing and internal stakeholders (crossfunctional support functions) for the franchise.
• Enhance twoway dialogue with employees through the creation of new channels that enhance employee connection and engagement including leadership of culture/engagement initiatives within Rheumatology
• Coordinate best practices across peer Communication & Operations roles within Immunology and other AbbVie BUs

Qualifications :

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree required. Preferred MBA or Masters Degree
• Minimum of five years in sales leadership marketing or other related commercial experiences including launch / growth brands.
• Working knowledge of Rheumatology/Immunology brands and market
• Experience working effectively with crossfunctional stakeholders with experience owning projects from idea phase to implementation adapting and iterating as needed with a high attention to detail.
• Demonstrated relationship management interpersonal skills ability to motivate lead influence and engage without direct authority.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills across a variety of organization levels and disciplines including to large groups of internal stakeholders and senior executives
• Strong ability to communicate ideas & make the complex easy for others to understand.
• Proactively identifies needs initiates solutions and drives projects to successful completion on own and in collaboration with others
• Experience navigating matrixbased teams and project management
• Works collaboratively and proactively maintains high degree of planning coordination & project management skills demonstrated ability to problem solve & resolve conflict with diplomacy.
• Able to manage multiple simultaneous projects with moderatehigh complexity often under a tight deadline.
• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functional partners including outside of immediate team building formal and informal networking to regularly diagnose pulse of the organization and opportunities to elevate engagement agility operations and communications
• Exhibits strong emotional intelligence diplomacy maintenance of confidentiality maturity and organizational savvy.
• Selfstarter learns fast quickly grasps the essence of concepts can change course rapidly where required demonstrates intellectual curiosity.
• Executes highly effective working team meetings with internal and external partners with inclusion and transparency.
• Sound logical problem solving and decisionmaking skills.  Able to see connections between seemingly disparate issues and distill complex content into clear concise and engaging communications. 
• Possesses integrity dependability responsibility accountability and selfawareness
• Excellent command of MS PowerPoint and MS Excel

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. 

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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