The Associate Director will bridge Market Access and Patient Services (MAPS) Team within APEX and BESD (Business Evolution Strategic Development) team objectives by leading modelling, advanced insights and analytics supporting forward-looking strategies, enabling enterprise readiness, and shaping market access policies and outcomes for AbbVie’s diverse U.S. portfolio. This role requires a strong grasp of healthcare policy, payer analytics, and strategy formulation within a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of analytics to inform market access strategies, price reform and policy analysis, with actionable recommendations for AbbVie leadership.
• Identify payer opportunities/threats through deep dive analytics ('Follow the Dollar', claims analysis, and scenario modeling).
• Foster positive relationships and close collaboration with teams including Government Affairs, Finance, Legal, Corporate Affairs, Brand, and Market Access.
• Communicate complex findings and insight-driven narratives to senior leadership and cross-functional teams, enabling improved payer knowledge and strategic decision-making.
• Monitor external environment and translate emerging trends (political, regulatory, legislative, commercial) into strategic recommendations for AbbVie’s business evolution.
• Advise on analytics infrastructure enhancements to drive business impact.

Skills

• Action and Accountability: Own responsibility for activities within relevant workstreams, and engage and inspire cross functional stakeholders to advance towards clear objectives and strategies; make quick, but informed decisions, as appropriate, to ensure best paths forward in the midst of change market and policy dynamics.  Constantly engage, guide, and support cross-functional team to address roadblocks, challenges, resourcing constraints and other dynamics.
• Leadership and Influence: Influence and persuade across multiple external and internal stakeholders.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Work effectively with internal stakeholders, external market experts and partners.