AbbVie Posted September 16, 2026

Associate Director, AI Capability Lab- Leader Persona, L&LD

North Chicago, IL Full-time
Data & Digital Associate Director
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About this opportunity

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 at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

The Associate Director, Learning & Development, will be responsible for contributing to the corporate Learning & Development strategy and ensuring alignment with an area-specific strategy. Additionally, they determine how to best execute the strategy within the division taking into account the unique geographical and business needs, while taking account of the needs of other divisions in those geographies. They have deep expertise on the culture, priorities and division specific environment. They partner with L&D Solutions leaders to determine the best approaches for executing initiatives. Additionally, the Associate Director, Learning & Development, delivers learning solutions including training classes and programs as needed and delivering training curricula to meet employee and organizational needs.

Responsibilities

Acts as a partner with BHR and division leader(s) to provide L&D support to achieve the business objectives. Analyzes division business needs; identifies gaps between ideal and actual performance required to meet organizational business needs and determine performance deficiencies; aligns solutions with business goals.

Conducts evaluation and reporting on the impact/results brought about by the delivery of learning and development solutions through Area key performance indicators.

Leads the Learning & Development team and contributes to the leadership of the corporate function. Participates as a member of the corporate Learning & Development leadership team.

Contributes to the establishment of global strategies and solutions. Develops the L&D strategy and ensures alignment through annual L&D plans.

Contributes thought leadership and proven results to strategic partnerships in HR as it relates to Learning & Development focus areas.

Drives and executes division organizational development needs. Proactively works with ALD partners to design and implement talent and organization plans. This may include organization/ team effectiveness, focus groups, leadership development and change management.

Maintains customer relationships with key business leaders throughout the Area. Understands customer needs, identifying appropriate L&D solutions, sourcing/developing and delivering solutions. Measures and reports impact/results.

Provide proficient consultation on all phases of talent management such as succession management, assessment and feedback, talent pipelines, selection processes, and senior leader transitions.

Maintains core L&D operations and processes. Leads and manages L&D staff.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred. Major in Organization Development or Instructional Design preferred.

10-15 years in Human Resources Management with emphasis in Talent Management practice and process development required.

Area or regional experience preferred; global mindset required.

Consulting experience with proven track record of results with clients/customers in such areas as performance management, talent management, executive and leadership development, change management, etc. required.

Leadership development and talent management experience required.

Organization development, change management, or performance improvement experience required.

Effective presentation and communication skills and executive presence required.

Facilitation skills including managing group dynamics and questioning techniques preferred.

Experience managing complex and large scale projects required. Experience leading and managing others required. Financial and vendor management experience required.

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 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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Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Data & Digital
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Data & Digital role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 359 comparable Associate Director Data & Digital roles across 59 biopharma companies.

359Comparable roles tracked
328Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
33Countries represented

Salary context

138 of 359 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $141,500/yr – $268,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Associate - Master Data / Supply Chain Associate - API EM · Lilly $58,500/yr – $137,500/yr
Peer group range $98,000 – $252,000 (median $178,400)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 359 comparable roles

United States174
India79
Spain11
United Kingdom11
Poland10
Japan10

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Seniority mix

359 of 359 peers have a known seniority level

Manager162
Senior125
Associate Director72

Therapeutic area mix

18 of 359 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology8
Neuroscience4
Rare Disease2
Immunology2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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