Director II, Portfolio Insights

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-TA portfolio analyses focused on the organization's highest-priority strategic questions and serve as a central point of leadership for these efforts
• Serve as a trusted partner to Finance in delivering key outputs, including the Plan Book and Financial LRP process
• Build strong relationships across TASC, PPM, Commercial Forecasting, Finance, and Strategic Resourcing to understand stakeholder needs and develop insightful cross-TA analyses and practices grounded in objective decision support
• Coach and enable the team to engage effectively with functional stakeholders, strengthen linkages across portfolio inputs, and challenge assumptions constructively
• Ensure an appropriate balance between consistency across therapeutic areas and the flexibility to reflect TA-specific nuance, while maintaining transparency across teams
• Guide the team in developing portfolio-level outputs with clear scenarios and trade-offs to support senior leadership decisions on portfolio investments
• Anticipate senior leadership questions, proactively frame potential portfolio scenarios, and lead scenario-based analyses to inform key governance discussions
• Present key findings and strategic insights to senior leadership and across TASC, as needed
• Drive continuous improvement in cross-TA insight generation and prioritization processes
• Lead ad hoc, short-term analyses and strategic projects in response to leadership priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor's 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.
• 10+ years of experience with a multifaceted, broad-based understanding of pharmaceutical R&D business processes, investment stage gating, and commercial processes; fewer years may be considered for candidates with advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, PhD).
• Preferred years of experience: 10+ with a Bachelor's, 8+ with a Master's, or 6+ with a Doctorate.
• Proven people management experience, with a strong track record of coaching and developing talent.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of leading complex cross-TA initiatives and delivering enterprise-level impact.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence, with the ability to shape consensus and promote enterprise thinking.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to lead a team and deliver multiple sophisticated cross-TA analyses across several assets.
• 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
• Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
• 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.
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Additional Information

The Portfolio Insights team enables AbbVie to make data-driven portfolio decisions across its multi-billion-dollar annual R&D investment. The Director II, Portfolio Insights will lead a team of approximately 3 colleagues responsible for cross-TA portfolio insights and prioritization, including execution of the quarterly portfolio prioritization process. This role reports directly to the Head of Portfolio Insights. This role is accountable for advancing cross-TA prioritization by ensuring consistency in approach across therapeutic areas, driving alignment to portfolio prioritization objectives, and developing clear, decision-oriented visualizations for senior governance discussions. The position sets the vision and strategy for portfolio-level insights on R&D investment choices, partners closely with senior leaders and functional stakeholders across the organization, aligns diverse inputs, guides the development of productivity analyses, leads scenario-based evaluations, and delivers high-quality outputs that support enterprise decision-making.

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