Associate Director, Medical Affairs & Health Impact Therapeutic Area Communications

Purpose The Associate Director, Medical Affairs + Health Impact (MHI) Therapeutic Area Communications, develops and executes an integrated communications strategy spanning Medical Affairs and Value & Evidence within a designated therapeutic area. The Associate Director amplifies MHI’s contributions and supporting evidence to strengthen pipeline and brand narratives, demonstrating how scientific innovation addresses unmet need, closes care gaps, elevates the standard of care and delivers value across the healthcare system.   The role partners with Pipeline & External Innovation Communications, Commercial Communications, Global Patient & Community Partnerships and other cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate plans and deliver on shared priorities. The role reports to the Director of MHI Communications within the Corporate Affairs organization.  Responsibilities • Serve as communications partner with the MHI therapeutic area vice president and leadership team.  • Develop communications strategies that amplify MHI-generated evidence, medical education and capabilities to strengthen pipeline and brand narratives and demonstrate how scientific innovation addresses unmet needs, closes care gaps, elevates the standard of care and delivers value across the healthcare system.  • Develop and deliver thought leadership for the MHI therapeutic area vice president across LinkedIn, congresses, conferences, external events and leadership forums.  • Represent MHI on the therapeutic area Communications Council, congress planning team and business unit vice president leadership team, connecting MHI work with pipeline and commercial communications strategies and coordinating aligned execution.  • Develop communications that increase internal visibility and understanding of MHI’s value, work and contributions among AbbVie employees and field teams.  • Demonstrate understanding of the external environment, stakeholder insights and performance data; track objectives and KPIs; report results; and recommend improvements to plans and execution.  • Support cross-R&D initiatives that elevate MHI’s contributions, as well as KOL engagement opportunities to advance MHI leadership visibility and communications objectives.  • Manage workstreams, agency partners, budgets, timelines and review processes, contributing to annual planning, prioritization and continuous improvement across the R&D Communications operating model.  • Ensure content is developed in compliance with applicable corporate, legal, regulatory and medical review requirements.  • Bachelor’s degree required.  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience in integrated communications, preferably in the healthcare, biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries.  • Solid understanding of the drug development lifecycle and the broader life sciences industry.  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific, medical and value evidence into clear, compelling communications that strengthen pipeline and brand stories for diverse audiences.  • Proven track record of translating communications strategy into high-quality tactical execution, delivering measurable outcomes and refining plans based on insights and impact.  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple initiatives, coordinate cross-functional partners and deliver results in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.  • Excellent verbal, written and visual storytelling skills, with strong attention to detail and sound communications judgment.  • Collaborative, proactive and solutions-oriented, with strong business acumen, enterprise thinking and comfort navigating ambiguity.  • Strong understanding of emerging communications trends, digital channels, senior leader visibility strategies and AI-enabled ways of worki