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Associate Director, Business Excellence Portfolio Strategy Aesthetics

BioSpace
East Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2026
Company Description

At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers with innovation, education, exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a personal touch. For more information, visit https://global.allerganaesthetics.com/. Follow Allergan Aesthetics on LinkedIn.

Job Description

The Business Excellence Strategy group within Global Portfolio Strategy & Operations works side-by-side with the Aesthetics R&D executive team on many of the most pressing issues facing the organization, both in the short term and long term. Work from this team will have a direct impact on the future success of AbbVie.

As an Associate Director of Business Excellence Portfolio Strategy, you will partner with leaders across AbbVie to optimize the value of our portfolio and current/future assets. The role is seeking a high performing team member who has demonstrated an interest and expertise in the biopharma industry and strong desire to advance our strategic agenda and support mission-critical assets initiatives that will make a real difference for AbbVies patients. In return, the Business Excellence group will provide high profile, high impact projects and professional development experiences spanning the entire drug development value chain.

The position requires strong analytical skills and the ability to translate strategic vision into tactical action. It will be imperative in this role to identify the highest impact ideas and plans and focus efforts to work effectively in a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end strategic innovation, communication and execution on Allergan Aesthetics portfolio assets in partnership with the R&D Commercial Leadership Teams. Areas of focus include strategic planning, scenario evaluation, and data-driven problem solving spanning the breadth of drug development.

Support R&D strategy processes including: Annual franchise strategy reviews and Strategy Long Range Plans, Therapeutic Area strategy and pipeline reviews, and high priority Asset Strategy Team support. This will require both strong project management and ability to generate and communicate strategic insights to leaders and franchise / asset strategy teams.

Support strategic initiatives that address mission-critical questions and position AbbVie for future success.

Provide rapid-response support to R&D leadership on high importance / visibility priorities.

Lead individual modules within complex, cross-functional initiatives, including driving the problem-solving process supporting research and analytics, and distilling pragmatic recommendations for management consideration.

Help communicate our strategy at executive forums across AbbVie.

Monitor, understand, and prioritize external trends of relevance to the enterprise, and help determine how AbbVie should prepare and/or respond.

Qualifications

Bachelors or equivalent degree required. Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) highly preferred. 2 years at top tier management consulting company highly preferred.

Minimum years of experience - 5 with Bachelors, 3 with Masters and 2 with PhD.

Strong problem-solving skills.

Strong communication skills and comfortability leading meetings with senior-level management.

Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed pharmaceutical organization, either as an external consultant or an internal cross-functional lead.

Demonstrated ability to engage senior leadership to drive alignment on a strategic vision and facilitate decision making on critical issues.

Capability building / Change management skills leveraging empathy and coaching with functional stakeholders to achieve organizational buy-in and long-lasting change.

Highly collaborative- genuinely enjoys working hand-in-hand with the functions / businesses to develop solutions that advance AbbVies overall mission.

Drive, energy, and passion to advance AbbVies mission.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this postingbased on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more orless than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.


Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paidandmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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