Associate Director, Payer Strategy- Eye Care- Irvine, CA

Job Opportunity

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Responsible for driving payer strategy and pricing strategy for the Eye Care Brands across all payer channels (e.g. Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, and VA). This individual will be required to effectively orchestrate communication and alignment across US Market Access channel teams as well as serve as the subject matter expert for an Eye Care Integrated Brand Teams. Leverage data and analytics, along with customer insights to make strategic decisions for the Eye Care business. Provides positive leadership and influences cultural alignment with the US Market Access cultural vision and goals.

Major responsibilities include (but are not limited to) :

• Develop payer positioning and contracting strategy for Eye Care business across all payer channels.
• Formulate and adjust Market Access business plans and actions to achieve Eye Care Franchise business and financial market access objectives and goals.
• Ensure Market Access strategic alignment and business priorities.
• Lead Payer Value Propositions throughout the brand lifecycle by collaborative leadership on HEOR and RWE needs, gaps, and priorities.
• Proactively monitor and engage on government and / or payer policy that has the potential to affect access to the medical benefit products in Eye Care.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Market Access team and IBT members to develop and execute tactics to help the Brand achieve annual goals and financial obligations
• This individual will effectively orchestrate communication and drive strategic alignment across multiple stakeholders and leadership teams such as the Market Access Leadership Team, Brand Team, Account Management teams, and across multiple HEOR, MOSL, Medical, Reimbursement Advisor Teams, MABI, Finance, Sales, and Government Affairs / Advocacy teams.
• Encouraging and demonstrating an enterprise approach through best practice curiosity, learning, and sharing
• The person will demonstrate a "One AbbVie" mindset and perspective in all strategies.
• Candidate must be local to Irvine, CA
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Demonstrated team leadership
• Market Access and Marketing experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of Health Economics, and Real World Evidence
• Customer centric mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated cross-functional experience
• Understanding of reimbursement, payer environment, environmental risks and National Account customers valued.
• Experience in multiple channels and reimbursement modalities valued : buy and bill, retail, specialty, institutional and government
• Positive, solutions-oriented attitude

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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.