AbbVie Posted October 30, 2026

Associate Director, HEOR Strategy, Dermatology

Mettawa, IL Full-time
Medical Affairs Dermatology & Aesthetics 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

The Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) leads the development & execution of projects for on-market and/or pipeline development assets, who is the brand/asset leader representing HEOR on cross functional asset/brand teams and in the pipeline commercialization teams. He or she is accountable for HEOR strategies and execution for at least one asset and/or at least one indication for US or international. The director may have 1-2 full-time direct reports.

Responsibilities

Oversees the design and conduct, of projects and effectively communicates the findings and strategic impact of findings to internal and external audiences

Provides product leadership to HEOR strategic direction for consistent with business goals established in conjunction with the appropriate cross functional partners.

Ensures project plan integrates and aligns with the product strategic plans from matrix teams as well as commercial interests. Provides updates on execution of plans to product as well as functional management, owns, then shares project execution decisions. In the development of product strategic plans he/she liaises with other members of the product team to generate innovative ideas and create buy-in to strategies

Accountable for end-to-end delivery of HEOR book of work under their remit, from strategy development to content pull through

Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant HEOR COE functions to ensure a comprehensive HEOR voice is represented in cross-functional meetings

Executive presence and ability to engage with senior leaders in a cross functional setting.

Qualifications

Advanced degree in health economics or related discipline

Minimum of eight years working experience with Master’s, four years with PhD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD, PharmD, etc.) is a plus

Preferred: PhD in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology or any other related field with 3 years of relevant experience.  A Fellowship is a plus

Clinical research experience strongly recommended; within pharmaceutical industry preferred. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product

Typically 3+ years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CRO, academia or other health-related consulting company plus having expert knowledge in a relevant therapeutic specialty

Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.

The Director must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures. At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed. For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously.

Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs.

High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support.

Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development.

RWE/ITC/Economic Modeling experience

Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and/or on-market product support.

Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research. Must be able to interact successfully with Senior Management globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson. Additionally, must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success.

Dermatology/HEOR experience a plus

This is a hybrid role based in Lake County, IL

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
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Location
Mettawa, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 565 comparable Associate Director Medical Affairs roles across 91 biopharma companies.

565Comparable roles tracked
548Currently active
91Companies hiring similar roles
40Countries represented

Salary context

169 of 565 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 · PSL&D Compliance Training Ops & Business Lead (Manager) · Pfizer $88,500/yr – $147,500/yr
Peer group range $118,000 – $255,000 (median $180,500)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 565 comparable roles

United States274
China89
Japan36
Germany26
India25
United Kingdom13

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Seniority mix

565 of 565 peers have a known seniority level

Senior256
Manager220
Associate Director89

Therapeutic area mix

190 of 565 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology74
Neuroscience34
Immunology26
Rare Disease15
Dermatology & Aesthetics15
Cardiovascular / CVRM10
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Respiratory4
Ophthalmology4
Gastroenterology2

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