Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence

Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence, AbbVie US LLC, Florham Park, NJ, Hybrid (3 fixed days in the office (T,W,TH) /up to 2 days WFH).
Key Responsibilities
Provide objective commercial viewpoint of potential disruptive forces & pending market & competitive drivers, based on in-depth understanding & analysis of pharmaceutical industry dynamics, commercial, clinical, & scientific competitive information.
Lead Competitive Intelligence (CI) strategy within specified therapeutic areas to ensure franchise teams have actionable intelligence by escalating business implications of competitor’s activities & disruptive market events & trends to near & long-term strategies.
Drive & execute CI plan by leading collection of CI from secondary sources such as Biomedtracker.
Manage external vendors, & synthesize & disseminating intelligence & associated implications.
Coordinate, plan & execute company-wide CI activities at scientific conferences & consolidate & report back critical findings & implications.
Act as CI expert, demonstrating awareness & understanding of appropriate CI applications & key internal & external data/information sources.
Partner across organization to incorporate clinical, medical, access, & regulatory perspectives that inform CI viewpoint & implications.
Ensure all CI activities are conducted in accordance with financial & ethical compliance guidelines.
Partner with internal team to minimize overlap & optimize CI investment.
Manage competitive intelligence research within agreed upon budgets & timelines.
Education & Experience
Must possess a PhD or foreign academic equivalent in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Pharmaceutical Science or a highly related field of study, & 3 years of competitive intelligence related experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. Alternatively, will accept a Master's Degree or foreign academic equivalent in the Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Pharmaceutical Science, or a highly related field of study, & 6 years of competitive intelligence related experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
With each educational alternative, must have 3 years of experience in the following: (i) collecting CI from secondary sources such as Biomedtracker; (ii) ensuring all CI activities are conducted in accordance with financial & ethical compliance guidelines; (iii) managing external vendors & synthesizing & disseminating intelligence & associated implications; & (iv) managing competitive intelligence research within agreed upon budgets & timelines. Work experience may be gained concurrently. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid