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Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company · 4 hours ago

Director, Strategic Initiatives - Business Development Strategic Transactions

North Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$156K/yr - $296K/yr

15+ years exp

AbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions for serious health issues. The Director of Strategic Initiatives will partner with leadership to develop and implement strategies that align with organizational goals, drive operational excellence, and lead complex projects within the pharmaceutical industry.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Serve as Chief of Staff for the designated functional Head, overseeing collection, synthesis, and communication of relevant information to inform strategy and departmental priorities aligned to organizational goals

Responsible for questioning and advising the business to create the best possible outcome to complex issues or projects

Brings rigorous conceptual thinking, leveraging external intelligence and/or resources

Acts as a “generalist” across the organization, bringing projects, concepts, and strategic direction together to ensure optimal outcomes and outputs across functional areas

Qualification

Pharmaceutical industry experienceExecutive-level communicationProject managementAdvanced degreeData presentationStrategic thinkingCollaboration

Required

Education: Advanced Degree required (Master's, MD, MBA, PhD)

At least 15 years or experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry

Ability to lead executive-level discussions to influence complex business decisions

Preferred

Advanced degree is preferred (PhD, MD, or MBA)

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

Demonstrated ability to present data and metrics to executive leadership teams that will lead to better business outcomes

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Company

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company

At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products.

Irvine, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.allerganaesthetics.com

H1B Sponsorship

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2024 (1)

2023 (1)

2022 (16)

2021 (14)

2020 (5)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Nicole Mowad-Nassar

Senior Vice President, AbbVie and President, Global Allergan Aesthetics

Recent News

GlobeNewswire

Cosmetic Surgery Market to Hit USD 92.5 Billion by 2033, Fueled by Social Media and Evolving Beauty Trends, says Coherent Market Insights

2026-01-20

GlobeNewswire

Dermal Fillers and Botulinum Toxin Market to Hit USD 10.16 Billion by 2033, Driven by Surge in Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Procedures – SNS Insider

2026-01-16

EIN Presswire

U.S. Medical Aesthetics Market to hit US$ 19.34 billion by 2033, (CAGR of 12.6%)

2025-12-04

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