Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy
AbbVie
Summary
The Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy, will lead long-term strategy and value creation for the U.S. GI Care portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President, U.S. GI Care, this leader will integrate portfolio planning, lifecycle management, innovation, pipeline assessment, and competitive strategy to guide investment decisions and drive future growth.
Job description
The Director will enable alignment across Marketing, Sales, Medical, Asset Strategy, Market Access, Finance, Pipeline Commercialization Strategy, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Operations around clear portfolio choices, investment priorities, and execution plans.
Responsibilities
- Lead the GI Care portfolio strategy, long-range plan, and strategic roadmap.
- Identify and prioritize opportunities to maximize patient impact, growth, profitability, and competitive position.
- Lead lifecycle and innovation assessments across new indications, formulations, evidence generation, regulatory strategies, and product enhancements.
- Evaluate internal pipeline assets and external business development opportunities, including commercial due diligence.
- Lead competitive scenario planning and develop responses to emerging market risks and opportunities.
- Guide investment and resource allocation using market, clinical, operational, and financial insights.
- Serve as the commercial voice in portfolio governance and executive decision forums, influencing strategic choices and driving clear accountability and disciplined execution.
- Build commitment to portfolio priorities across internal teams, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
- Foster a collaborative, agile, accountable, and high-performance culture.
- Consistently model AbbVie's Ways of Working.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 10 years of progressive commercial leadership experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry
- Experience in marketing, commercial strategy, portfolio management, or business development
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives
- Strong strategic, analytical, financial, and commercial judgment
- Ability to influence senior leaders and align stakeholders without direct authority
- Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate risk, and translate strategy into action
- Advanced degree (preferred)
- Experience across multiple brands, lifecycle stages, pipeline assets, or business development assessments (preferred)
- Cross-functional experience in Sales, Finance, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Clinical Development, MABI, or Operations (preferred)
- GI or specialty pharmaceutical experience (preferred)
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Sick leave
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k)
- Long-term incentive programs
Company overview
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets advanced therapies for some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. Founded in 2013 as a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie has established itself as a leader in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, and virology. The company's flagship product, Humira (adalimumab), was one of the world's top-selling drugs for treating autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. AbbVie maintains a robust pipeline of innovative medicines and has expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions, including Allergan in 2020. With research facilities across the United States and globally, AbbVie focuses on advancing science to improve patient outcomes while maintaining strong commercial operations worldwide. The company operates with a patient-centric approach and invests significantly in research and development to address unmet medical needs across multiple therapeutic areas.