Associate Director, Marketing Research - Rheumatology

Illinois, USA (On-site)

$142K/yr – $269K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the market intelligence function for RA Marketing by turning research, analytics, and competitive insights into actionable bets; build trusted cross-functional partnerships and clearly communicate evolving trends to key stakeholders.

  • Intelligence partner: provide strategic insights and shape tactics with a customer voice.
  • Synthesis lead: combine MR, analytics, and CI learnings into concrete recommendations.
  • Knowledge broker: keep the org up to date on market trends and industry shifts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as intelligence partner across RA Marketing and the Cross Functional Team, focused on providing strategic insights, forming a trusted relationship, and highlight burgeoning trends within the space.
  • Perform thought-provoking and sophisticated syntheses of learning across market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence sources to develop actionable insights and recommendations that shape strategies and tactics.
  • Maintain organizational knowledge of the market, competitive trends, and industry developments and effectively communicate this knowledge to internal stakeholders.
  • Be conversant with custom research methods, adept at supplier and stakeholder management.
  • Build solid relationships as a team player, while maintaining objectivity and lack of bias to represent the voice of the customer.
  • Demonstrate thoughtful confidence in presentation of learnings across all levels of the organization.

Requirements

  • BA or BS degree required. Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD) preferred.
  • ~10 years relevant market research experience required.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
  • Analytical reasoning abilities, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, superior organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and creativity in problem-solving.
  • Ability to interact effectively with/present to (verbally and in writing) all levels of the organization.
  • Proven experience as an integral member of a high-performing work team.
  • Experience with and strong aptitude navigating a heavily matrixed and fast-paced environment.
  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively cross-functionally within the organization and with external agencies.

Preferred

Benefits

  • 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.
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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need. Learn more about us at www.abbvie.com and review our community guidelines at https://www.abbvie.com/social-media-community-guidelines.html.

Founded in 2013
North Chicago, Illinois, USA
60K employees (3,267 in marketing)
78% recommend to a friend
88% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$37.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35%
Direct
45.7%
Referral
11.2%
Social
6.1%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~59.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,942 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
18 years
Median Tenure
7.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
42

Funding

Total Funding
$23B
Last Raise
$8B
Post IPO Debt, 18 days ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Post IPO Debt • $8B
  • Feb 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $15B
  • Mar 2023
    Post IPO Equity • $250K

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