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Job Title: Associate Director, Payer Strategy
Company Name: AbbVie
Location: Mettawa, IL
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 05/29/2026
Expire Date: 07/05/2026
Job Categories: Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Finance/Economics, Information Technology, Sales, Science, Executive Management, Quality Control
Job Description
Associate Director, Payer Strategy

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.


Job Description

The Associate Director, US Market Access, Payer Strategy will lead development, evolution, and deployment of the VRAYLAR Integrated Access Strategy to support business performance across the long-range plan.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead development of Commercial and Medicare, as well as VA / DOD/ Kaiser contracting strategy and impactful customer narrative, leveraging clinical and economic data as well as key stakeholder insights
  • Continuously evaluate evolving landscape of assigned channels to refine and adjust contracting strategy; enhance Account Team education and training on key insights
  • Lead Value-based Contracting Workstream, ensuring internal alignment and optimized approaches and field resources
  • Lead development of key resources including Fast Start, MOUS and Net Cost Calculator
  • Partner with APEX MAPS teams on channel and account-specific analytics; support for In-Field partners (FRM, GAM, Account)
  • Effectively collaborate with broader Psych Payer Strategy team and cross-functional partners, including Brand Marketing, Finance, Medical Payer Strategy, HEOR, Trade, and APS, to drive strategic alignment

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree required
  • Ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in Marketing, US Market Access and/or Analytics
  • Strong strategic thinking, business and financial acumen, analytical capabilities, and communications skills required
  • Candidate must have high proficiency in Excel
  • Experience with buy and bill pharma business model and distribution channel preferred
  • Advanced agility, project management and prioritization skills
  • Positive, solutions-oriented attitude required
  • Cross-functional experiences including field sales, finance, and/or market analytics valued

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

  • This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visithttps://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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Company Name: AbbVie
Website:https://careers.abbvie.com/en/job/associate-director-payer-strategy-in-mettawa-il-jid-28675?_atxsrc=HBCUConnect&utm_source=HBCUConnect
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