AbbVie · 10 hours ago
Director, Strategic Initiatives - Business Development Strategic Transactions
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expAbbVie is dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines that address serious health issues. The BDST role involves partnering with leadership to develop and implement strategies that align with organizational goals, driving operational excellence, and leading complex cross-functional projects.
BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital
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
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
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (273)
2024 (190)
2023 (225)
2022 (284)
2021 (186)
2020 (186)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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