Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy

Illinois, USA (On-site)

$161K/yr – $305K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Owns the GI Care portfolio strategy and execution, leading long-range planning, opportunity prioritization, and cross-functional governance to drive growth, patient impact, and competitive advantage.

  • Leads portfolio strategy and roadmap with cross-functional alignment.
  • Shapes investment, resource allocation, and contingency planning to maximize value.
  • Drives BD evaluation, lifecycle assessment, and market risk responses.

Job Description

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.

Requirements

  • 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.

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

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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

Salaries

Posted range

$161K/yr – $305K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Marketing Strategy median pay in the United States

$129K/yr

Most pay falls between $97K and $171K. Based on 667 salaries.

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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

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
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Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy

AbbVie · Illinois, USA · On-site