Associate Director, Innovation & Portfolio Marketing - US Specialty

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 and 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 , X and YouTube.

Job Description

Role Overview: The Associate Director for Innovation & Portfolio Marketing – US Specialty is responsible for leading innovation and portfolio marketing strategy across the US Specialty business. The role is foundational to modernizing commercial models, accelerating digital enablement, and cultivating future-ready marketing expertise that fuels growth for all Specialty brands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the strategic development and execution of Innovation & Portfolio Marketing initiatives for the entire US Specialty portfolio, ensuring alignment with business-wide objectives and executive direction.
• Champion partnership excellence by orchestrating seamless, value-driven collaborations across marketing, sales, analytics, IT, and enterprise resources like Digital Lab, APEX, and BTS to solve challenges and unlock opportunities for Specialty brands.
• Enable and scale portfolio innovation by guiding omnichannel strategy evolution, leading enterprise-level digital initiatives and sharing cutting-edge best practices for broader adoption.
• Advance "Marketer of the Future" education by identifying upskilling needs across the portfolio, designing learning initiatives with Brand and Marketing Excellence teams, and catalyzing personalized and omnichannel marketing capability across all brands.
• Serve as influencer and connector within matrixed teams—driving alignment, building consensus, and delivering results through strong stakeholder management rather than formal authority.
• Manage, coach, and develop the direct report, instilling a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovative thinking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Marketing; MBA preferred. At least 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Proven track record designing and deploying strategic marketing programs at scale across brands or business units.
• Strong grasp of digital marketing, analytics, omnichannel trends, and enterprise enablement within healthcare.
• Effective communicator and people leader, able to coach talent and manage shifting priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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 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.

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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