AbbVie Posted September 28, 2026

Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy

Mettawa, IL Full-time
Marketing 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 Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy, will lead long-term strategy and value creation for the U.S. GI Care portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President, U.S. GI Care, this leader will integrate portfolio planning, lifecycle management, innovation, pipeline assessment, and competitive strategy to guide investment decisions and drive future growth.

The Director will enable alignment across Marketing, Sales, Medical, Asset Strategy, Market Access, Finance, Pipeline Commercialization Strategy, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Operations around clear portfolio choices, investment priorities, and execution plans.

Responsibilities

Lead the GI Care portfolio strategy, long-range plan, and strategic roadmap.

Identify and prioritize opportunities to maximize patient impact, growth, profitability, and competitive position.

Lead lifecycle and innovation assessments across new indications, formulations, evidence generation, regulatory strategies, and product enhancements.

Evaluate internal pipeline assets and external business development opportunities, including commercial due diligence.

Lead competitive scenario planning and develop responses to emerging market risks and opportunities.

Guide investment and resource allocation using market, clinical, operational, and financial insights.

Serve as the commercial voice in portfolio governance and executive decision forums, influencing strategic choices and driving clear accountability and disciplined execution.

Build commitment to portfolio priorities across internal teams, external partners, and senior stakeholders.

Foster a collaborative, agile, accountable, and high-performance culture.

Consistently model AbbVie’s Ways of Working.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree.

10 years of progressive commercial leadership experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, with experience in marketing, commercial strategy, portfolio management, or business development.

Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Strong strategic, analytical, financial, and commercial judgment.

Ability to influence senior leaders and align stakeholders without direct authority.

Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to shape compelling narratives and adapt messages to influence diverse audiences.

Ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate risk, and translate strategy into action.

Preferred

Advanced degree.

Experience across multiple brands, lifecycle stages, pipeline assets, or business development assessments.

Cross-functional experience in Sales, Finance, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Clinical Development, MABI, or Operations.

GI or specialty pharmaceutical experience.

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
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Not listed
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 163 comparable Director Marketing roles across 42 biopharma companies.

163Comparable roles tracked
150Currently active
42Companies hiring similar roles
11Countries represented

Salary context

93 of 163 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 · Director, Global Marketing – Selatogrel · Mylan Inc. $112,000/yr – $236,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr Director/Director, Neurology Patient Marketing (Remote, US) · Servier $251/hr – $307/hr (≈ $522,080–$638,560/yr)
Peer group range $174,000 – $580,320 (median $244,150)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 163 comparable roles

United States143
United Kingdom3
India3
Japan3
Switzerland2
Spain2

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Seniority mix

163 of 163 peers have a known seniority level

Director123
Senior Director40

Therapeutic area mix

40 of 163 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology19
Neuroscience9
Rare Disease5
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Cardiovascular / CVRM2
Gastroenterology1
Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Immunology1

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