AbbVie Posted August 31, 2026

Director, Commercial Strategy and Alliance Management - Oncology

Mettawa, IL Full-time
BD&L & Strategic Planning Oncology 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:

To support in the development, implementation, and management of the Franchise A strategies and to facilitate the governance and business alignment with the alliances JBI and Genmab.

Job responsibilities:

The commercial strategy director reports directly to the Vice president of Franchise A and is a member of the franchise leadership team.

Develops Business plans that incorporate long and short-range strategic planning, works closely with the Finance Director and the rest of the leadership on these plans. Structures strategic planning sessions.

Coordinates content for leadership team governance and develops Staff agenda.

Coordinates internal communications and culture efforts with functional leadership and PA team – including Franchise A Townhalls and dynamic communication efforts.

Plays an essential role in the management of critical projects as defined by the business.

Supports VP in important interactions and alignment with the 2 alliances to enhance efficiencies and agility in decision-making. This includes: Collaborating on key co-commercialization projects and capability builds

Assist in VP preparation for multiple Leadership Alignment meetings, JCCs, JSCs, etc.

Plays leading role in emerging Franchise A portfolio management – field communication conduit and cadence, prioritization of BU1 assets and indications as examples.

Qualifications

7-10 years of relevant experience required.

Proven interpersonal and negotiation skills to develop and maintain successful and healthy partnerships.

Must demonstrate critical thinking for conflict resolution; risk management; organizational alignment and demonstrate strong communication skills.

Familiarity with legal and contractual governance. Experience working with external partners preferred.

Ability to think creatively and strategically to successfully mediate and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally.

Willingness to be accountable for all aspects of the alliance partnership.

Ability to work efficiently in a matrix organization.

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
Director
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Mettawa, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 129 comparable Director BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 45 biopharma companies.

129Comparable roles tracked
126Currently active
45Companies hiring similar roles
17Countries represented

Salary context

49 of 129 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 $160,500/yr – $305,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Principal Scientist II, Translational Biomarker Strategy Lead · Novartis $114,100/yr – $211,900/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr. Director, US Policy Strategy · CSL Behring L.L.C. $297,000/yr – $364,000/yr
Peer group range $163,000 – $330,500 (median $235,450)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 129 comparable roles

United States81
China19
United Kingdom5
Japan5
Switzerland4
South Korea2

+ 11 more countries

Seniority mix

129 of 129 peers have a known seniority level

Director93
Senior Director28
Principal8

Therapeutic area mix

32 of 129 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Neuroscience11
Oncology9
Immunology8
Respiratory2
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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