AbbVie Posted May 8, 2026

Manager, Portfolio Management

North Chicago, IL Full-time
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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 Project Manager is experienced in leadership, accountable for overall project implementation, and will work with stakeholders in the multiple functional areas in and outside of the function. The product manager is a change agent who is passionate, with high energy, and is results-oriented with a creative and analytical mind. Experience with advanced project management tools and processes is desirable. Individuals should have the ability to manage critical situations.

Responsibilities

Effectively lead project teams while building positive professional relationships with stakeholders.

Define project objectives, requirements, and assumptions necessary to structure a project or activity.

Plan, schedule, and control project activities to fulfill objectives and satisfy project requirements.

Develop and drive integrated project plans, aligning project tactics with project strategy and global purchasing or AbbVie strategies.

Establish, maintain, and lead high performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the organization.

Lead, coordinate, facilitate, and motivate all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables including project risk assessment and contingency planning to assure successful project completion.

Manage projects within established scope, schedule, and budget

Develop and document high-level strategies for accomplishing specific project objectives.

Facilitate and lead effective project meetings, manage change and conflict, and develop resource planning estimates to manage project workload and productivity.

Support project management team members to ensure success of projects while maintaining customer service focus.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or related field

Strong interpersonal skills

Effective written and oral communication skills.

Strong analytical capabilities with strong technical aptitude and displayed ability to grasp a general knowledge of multiple disciplines and technologies

Demonstrated ability to grasp strategic concepts and develop strategies and to effectively organize and structure activities around those strategies

Ability to lead and facilitate multiple activities and resources.

Good general understanding of business and financial principles.

Minimum of 6 years of industry experience related to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and/or medical device industries in project management, purchasing, supply chain, or similar roles

Minimum of 2 years of Project experience related to one or more of the following: product development and launch, business process optimization, technology transfer, regulatory submission/regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and/or alliance management. Including strong computer skills.

Desirable but not required: Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and PMP certifications are a plus)

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 thisposting 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 anduntil 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
Manager
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, 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 139 comparable Manager BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 41 biopharma companies.

139Comparable roles tracked
118Currently active
41Companies hiring similar roles
27Countries represented

Salary context

40 of 139 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 $109,500/yr – $208,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Inside Business Development Manager · AbbVie $27/hr – $48/hr (≈ $56,160–$99,840/yr)
Highest disclosed · External Innovation, Associate Director · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $170,400/yr – $255,600/yr
Peer group range $78,000 – $213,000 (median $189,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 139 comparable roles

United States67
China13
India12
Germany5
Japan5
Switzerland4

+ 21 more countries

Seniority mix

139 of 139 peers have a known seniority level

Manager89
Associate Director47
Associate3

Therapeutic area mix

21 of 139 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology8
Dermatology & Aesthetics8
Immunology2
Cardiovascular / CVRM1
Neuroscience1
Gastroenterology1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.