AbbVie Posted September 29, 2026

Director, Psychiatry Account Executives

Chicago, IL Full-time
Sales 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

Please note that candidates can live anywhere in the US, with preference to work location being AbbVie's corporate headquarters in Lake County, IL or Florham Park, NJ.

People Leadership

Oversee development and execution of skill development plans for 2 Psychiatry Account Executive Sr. Managers, who lead 16 Psychiatry Account Executives (PAE). Deliver consistent coaching and direction to Sr. Managers from field-travel and engagement with PAEs during business and key account planning discussions.  Evaluate execution of strategic and tactical franchise priorities for team and generate effective plans to insure performance of PAE’s to behavioral expectations in support of organizational objectives.

Lead partnership, communication and collaboration across key internal cross-functional partners (sales, marketing, market access) to insure highly effective, coordinated execution of Abbvie Psychiatry and PAE core priorities.  Monitor and enhance in-field partnership with FAE Team with clarity on PAE roles and responsibilities.

Actively lead engagement of direct reports, Psych AE’s and IFT partners to elevate PAE organizational Inclusion and Culture goals.

Business Strategy (Analysis, Planning, Execution)

Partner with Federal Account team to manage and identify key target account opportunities within the VA. Develop product strategies to fully and consistently penetrate these accounts.

Advise sales and marketing management with appropriate direction on challenges and opportunities within key target accounts. Analyze and supports channel specific training needs within the team.

Develop an annual business plan with goals and objectives to increase sales volume and market share in Institutional setting and VA. Identify additional opportunities and threats across the channel and develop/modify business plans accordingly. Anticipate change and take proactive measures to address.

Understand and effectively utilize a broad range of financial and quantitative data and analyses. Assess business impact of target accounts and channel opportunity to include overall profitability and impact on sales.

Work with peers in Market Access, Federal and Government Teams to understand the changing Healthcare Landscape and proactively identify potential health system opportunities and conceptualize solutions using creativity and innovation within approved standards and resources.

Lead analysis and application of data in coordination with direct reports, to inform business understanding and strategic planning and execution in order to achieve sales objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required.

Advanced analytical, coaching, direct people leadership, communication and presentation skills.

Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting business.

Ability to examine complex business environment and develop/execute plans in response to market and account opportunities.

In-depth experience working within large accounts and across Matrix teams strongly preferred.

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
Sales
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 73 comparable Director Sales roles across 30 biopharma companies.

73Comparable roles tracked
62Currently active
30Companies hiring similar roles
9Countries represented

Salary context

24 of 73 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 Platform Engineer – Sales · Johnson & Johnson $102,000/yr – $177,100/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Director, Analytics and Insights · Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $232,000/yr – $348,000/yr
Peer group range $139,550 – $290,000 (median $235,853)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 73 comparable roles

United States62
Germany4
Turkey1
Chile1
France1
Taiwan1

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Seniority mix

73 of 73 peers have a known seniority level

Director68
Senior Director4
Principal1

Therapeutic area mix

19 of 73 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology7
Immunology5
Rare Disease3
Respiratory3
Neuroscience1

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