Associate Director, HEOR, Specialty

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose:
The Associate Director works independently with guidance from a Director and is responsible for developing and implementing HEOR strategy and tactics for multiple indications within a product, or across products within the same indication, spanning US and global responsibilities. The role requires technical expertise in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), leveraging innovative evidence generation to optimize treatment decisions, support label expansion/enhancement, and maximize registration, while fostering a culture of learning and personal development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead HEOR as a subject matter expert on cross-functional teams (Pipeline Commercialization Model, brand planning) ensuring alignment and integration of global HEOR strategies into broader evidence plans.
• Asset leadership for specialty products including brand team workshop participation, IBT/IEST/VAT meeting attendance, and proactive HEOR/Market Access/MPS engagement.
• Direct execution of research projects: from conceptualization, protocol/statistical analysis plan development, vendor management, results communication, publication, to pull-through materials.
• Partner with field teams and affiliates to train/educate on HEOR materials and support local value communication needs.
• Collaborate with Centers of Excellence (PCOR, RWE) to ensure robust and innovative research delivery.
• Utilize HEOR expertise and payer/HTA insights to shape clinical trial measurement strategies and interface with global regulatory bodies to support label negotiations.
• Partner with global stakeholders and country affiliates for HTA submissions and evidence generation.
• Build relationships with external experts (clinical, payer, patient advocacy) for protocol design, results interpretation, and publications.
• Manage and allocate asset-specific budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within scope and timelines.
• Ensure compliance of HEOR studies with research standards and policies.
• Partner effectively with internal stakeholders (HEOR Therapeutic Area teams, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Global teams) for evidence dissemination to payers, providers, patients, and policymakers.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in health economics or related discipline.
• Minimum five years relevant experience with a Master's or three years with a PhD (including fellowship); additional medical training (MD, PharmD, etc.) is a plus.
• Scientific expertise in core HEOR specialties (epidemiology, biostatistics, PRO, health services research, economics).
• Capable of managing projects independently from inception through publication and application.
• Ability to present complex programs/data clearly to cross-functional audiences.
• Key Stakeholders:
• R&D, epidemiology, medical affairs, regulatory, US/Global Market Access & HTA, commercial teams, government/public affairs, and external thought leaders.

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. ​
• 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, 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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