Associate Director, Portfolio Insights

The Portfolio Insights team is responsible for enabling AbbVie to make data-driven decisions on portfolio choices both within and across Therapeutic Areas (TAs). Core responsibilities include valuation of the internal portfolio PTRS (probability of technical and regulatory success) assessments cross-TA prioritization of R&D spend benchmarking and analytic support for annual financial business processes.  

The Associate Director Portfolio Insights drives high-impact strategic projects and provides broad exposure across Portfolio Insights core capabilities. Success will position the Associate Director to transition into a longer-term focus area within Portfolio Insights based on strengths and business needs; options include:

• TA strategic partner: Drive value metrics and PTRS insights for one or more therapeutic areas in partnership with TA leadership.
• Cross-TA prioritization: Support prioritization and capital allocation analytics (e.g. Quarterly Portfolio Prioritization process enhancements) helping ensure R&D investment is directed toward the highest-value opportunities.
• Data strategy and benchmarking insights: Advance the R&D productivity benchmarking agenda (e.g. peer comparisons) and translate findings into actionable insights for decision-makers.

Core Responsibilities:

• Strategic initiative leadership: Drive high-priority 2026 strategic initiatives including but not limited to:
  • Continue to enhance the Quarterly Portfolio Prioritization (QPP) process to improve AbbVies ability to effectively allocate capital to the areas of greatest value creation.
  • Pull-through ongoing modernization of AbbVies valuation methodologies to best-in-class assessment approaches including AI/ML driven PTRS assessment.
  • Institute R&D productivity as a core organizational mindset by collaborating on the R&D Pulse initiative and benchmarking AbbVies performance versus peers.
• Cross-functional agility: Flex into different areas of the portfolio to conduct ad-hoc short-term analyses scenario planning and strategic projects at the request of leadership.
• Executive narrative development: Deliver high-impact recommendations on project value trade-offs and scenarios to senior leadership. Prepare actionable insights and executive narratives for the monthly Portfolio Review Forum R&D Plan and Financial Long Range Planning (LRP).
• Change management & capability building: Socialize the value and practical implications of moving to a more data-driven approach for key decision-making across TA leadership. Build capabilities within the team and across the organization.
• Value assessment & analytics: Build value metrics (e.g. risk-adjusted net present value (raNPV) Productivity Index) and scenario analyses to drive effective drug development decisions. Constructively pressure-test assumptions and inputs provided by functional stakeholders (e.g. Finance PPM).
• Democratization of data: Support efforts to deploy and improve dashboards for interrogating the R&D portfolio exploring new use cases that leverage AbbVies foundational portfolio data.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in a scientific or business field required; advanced degree (e.g. PharmD PhD MD MBA) highly preferred.
• Prior experience in management consulting with a track record in R&D strategy / portfolio prioritization projects strongly preferred.
• Preferred years of experience: 6 with a Bachelors 4 with a Masters or 2 with a Doctorate.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of Pharma R&D business processes investment stage-gating and commercial forecasting.
• Demonstrated success in fast-paced ambiguous settings; proven track record of leading complex strategic initiatives without direct authority.
• High level of executive presence; ability to navigate different functional perspectives challenge the status quo and drive enterprise thinking.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to distill complex data into clear compelling narratives for senior leadership.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to drive multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• This is a hybrid opportunity requiring at least three (3) days onsite in either the North Chicago IL or the South San Francisco CA AbbVie offices. 

Key Stakeholders:

• Portfolio governance: PPM (Program and Portfolio Management) ASL (Asset Strategy Leadership).
• R&D functions: Clinical Development Regulatory Statistics R&D Strategic Resourcing.
• Finance partners: R&D Finance Commercial Finance.
• Commercial partnering & business development: Pipeline Commercialization Commercial Business Units Search & Evaluation Business Development.
• Strategic partners: Innovation Transformation TA Strategy.

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 thisposting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic locationand 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 commissionincentive 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 anduntil 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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