AbbVie Posted August 12, 2026

Associate Director, Marketing Oncology

Mettawa, IL Full-time
Marketing Oncology 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

*This is a hybrid role and you will be required to be onsite at our office Tuesday-Thursday*

The Associate Director (AD) will be responsible for planning and executing Patient strategies and tactics for ELAHERE, the first and only approved treatment for FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer and EMRELIS, the first and only c-Met targeted ADC approved in 2L+ NSCLC. The AD will support both brands in a 70/30 split of their time, and work closely with multiple departments to ensure alignment in strategic direction and market execution. The AD will foster positive working relationships with advocacy, public affairs, sales, sales training, medical affairs, market research, regulatory, and other cross franchise teams.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Support and participate in the development of strategy for patient tactics

Help build the yearly brand tactical plans and develop tactics that align to the strategic brand plan primarily for patient promotions, including omnichannel strategy and planning

Partner with medical, legal, and regulatory teams to review and approve patient materials.

Manage and develop a Marketing Manager focused on ELAHERE and collaborate with internal/external networks, consultants, and agency partners

Perform budget tracking for responsible tactics

Contribute to presentations for Executive Leadership

Establish and maintain relationships with advocacy groups where appropriate

Proactively support the sales force through ongoing communications of patient materials, as well as through development and implementation of patient brochures and other leave-behinds

Continually evaluate the effectiveness of marketing plans and recommend changes in strategy or tactics as appropriate

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree.

5-7 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience with experience in Consumer/Patient marketing

Strong analytics with excellent overall business acumen

Excellent leadership and communication skills

Ability to foster strong relationships with senior management and external partners

Preferred Qualifications:

Oncology/hematology experience, especially ovarian cancer or lung cancer

Experience in pharmaceutical sales

Knowledge of marketing concepts within strategic planning process

Strong collaboration and team orientation, with experience accomplishing results through others and influencing others

Demonstrated understanding of principles of market research to draw valid conclusions

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
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Mettawa, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 489 comparable Associate Director Marketing roles across 93 biopharma companies.

489Comparable roles tracked
428Currently active
93Companies hiring similar roles
53Countries represented

Salary context

133 of 489 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
Highest disclosed · Sr Dir, HCP Marketing Neurology (Remote, US) · Servier $251/hr – $307/hr (≈ $522,080–$638,560/yr)
Peer group range $139,550 – $580,320 (median $188,852)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 489 comparable roles

United States192
India56
China47
Japan38
Poland20
Mexico10

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Seniority mix

489 of 489 peers have a known seniority level

Manager334
Associate Director107
Senior48

Therapeutic area mix

104 of 489 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology37
Neuroscience17
Rare Disease11
Cardiovascular / CVRM9
Immunology8
Vaccines & Infectious Disease7
Dermatology & Aesthetics5
Respiratory5
Gastroenterology3
Ophthalmology2

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