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About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
This role is field-based, and candidates should live within a reasonable distance from the primary city. Talent will be hired at a level commensurate with experience.
This geography covers the areas surrounding: The Greater Cincinnati Area
Execute brand strategy and tactics in field, sales performance, effectively manage assigned territory and targeted accounts, build strong customer relationships and customer needs solving capability to maximize short and long term sales performance placing the patient into the center of any efforts and operating within AbbVie’s business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver sales performance, brand KPIs, financial targets, marketing objectives, etc. in order to meet or exceed on those objectives.
- Create pre-call plan using SMART objectives and execute post-call evaluation in order to continuously improve sales performance. Effectively handle objections, misunderstandings, concerns and consistently gain logical and reasonable calls to action in order to close on every sales call.
- Proactively and continuously aspire to serve customer needs, customer expectations and challenges in order to build trusted customer relationships and to achieve win-win agreements between AbbVie and customers.
- Develop and execute a call plan that achieves set call metrics and optimizes coverage and frequency to key customers in order to maximize access and sales opportunities.
- Continuously build understanding on customer needs and expectations, territory market landscape, competitors, market segments/dynamics, accounts, disease, product, clinical and sales expertise and share this market intelligence information with in-field team, brand team and sales manager to achieve alignment, to anticipate environmental changes and challenges and to optimize brand strategy and its execution.
- Differentiate AbbVie’s value proposition with health providers assigned and identify, develop and maintain disease state experts and speakers/advocates in order to maximize brand performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in health, sciences, pharmacy or business-related field preferred or relevant and equivalent industry experience required
- Relevant and equivalent industry experience required in lieu of a bachelor’s degree is at least five (5) years of experience with three (3) or more years of experience within the pharmaceutical/health/science industry preferred and a high school diploma/GED required
- Proven track record of success in selling and solid presentation skills. Proactively identifies customer style / behavior and adapts quickly all aspects of selling approach. Offers innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities to address challenges. Provides impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipates and responds to changes.
- Influences others & is viewed as a credible and respected role model and resource among peers. Builds collaborative partnership with district colleagues and matrix team, etc. Leads by example; consistently displays positive behaviors and peer coaching through changing and challenging environments.
- Documented success in leadership and support role of increased responsibility at the district, region and/or organizational levels. Understands and leverages findings to develop sales strategies.
- Preferred: Proven track record of success in sales performance within respective therapeutic areas. Commercial pharmaceutical industry experiences such as physician/account based selling, training, managed health care or marketing preferred. English language proficiency verbally and in writing (for all non-English speaking countries).
- An essential requirement of your position is to satisfy all applicable health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain and maintain entry into facilities and organizations that are in your assigned territory. You must also be in good standing and/or eligible to obtain these credentials.
- These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases, fingerprinting and specific licenses required by individual state or cities. Please remember that you are solely responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all HCIR credentialing requirements and for any associated liability for failing to do so. AbbVie has resources available to you to help answer questions you may have.
- Demonstrates in-depth scientific, therapeutic, product, and competitive knowledge and is recognized as an expert resource by all relevant stakeholders. Strong business acumen and proficient use of business tools; possesses strategic and critical thinking capabilities. Operates effectively in a matrix environment.
- Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment
- Valid driver’s license: Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening test and meet safe driving requirements.
Key Stakeholders
- External: Specialty Physicians in Therapeutic brand area, pharmacists, nurses, others depending on brand plan.
- Internal: In-field team members, Sales Management (i.e. DSM), Marketing Management, Training, Customer Excellence, & Brand Plan stakeholders.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
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.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
This role is field-based, and candidates should live within a reasonable distance from the primary city. Talent will be hired at a level commensurate with experience.
This geography covers the areas surrounding: The Greater Cincinnati Area
Execute brand strategy and tactics in field, sales performance, effectively manage assigned territory and targeted accounts, build strong customer relationships and customer needs solving capability to maximize short and long term sales performance placing the patient into the center of any efforts and operating within AbbVie’s business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver sales performance, brand KPIs, financial targets, marketing objectives, etc. in order to meet or exceed on those objectives.
- Create pre-call plan using SMART objectives and execute post-call evaluation in order to continuously improve sales performance. Effectively handle objections, misunderstandings, concerns and consistently gain logical and reasonable calls to action in order to close on every sales call.
- Proactively and continuously aspire to serve customer needs, customer expectations and challenges in order to build trusted customer relationships and to achieve win-win agreements between AbbVie and customers.
- Develop and execute a call plan that achieves set call metrics and optimizes coverage and frequency to key customers in order to maximize access and sales opportunities.
- Continuously build understanding on customer needs and expectations, territory market landscape, competitors, market segments/dynamics, accounts, disease, product, clinical and sales expertise and share this market intelligence information with in-field team, brand team and sales manager to achieve alignment, to anticipate environmental changes and challenges and to optimize brand strategy and its execution.
- Differentiate AbbVie’s value proposition with health providers assigned and identify, develop and maintain disease state experts and speakers/advocates in order to maximize brand performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in health, sciences, pharmacy or business-related field preferred or relevant and equivalent industry experience required
- Relevant and equivalent industry experience required in lieu of a bachelor’s degree is at least five (5) years of experience with three (3) or more years of experience within the pharmaceutical/health/science industry preferred and a high school diploma/GED required
- Proven track record of success in selling and solid presentation skills. Proactively identifies customer style / behavior and adapts quickly all aspects of selling approach. Offers innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities to address challenges. Provides impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipates and responds to changes.
- Influences others & is viewed as a credible and respected role model and resource among peers. Builds collaborative partnership with district colleagues and matrix team, etc. Leads by example; consistently displays positive behaviors and peer coaching through changing and challenging environments.
- Documented success in leadership and support role of increased responsibility at the district, region and/or organizational levels. Understands and leverages findings to develop sales strategies.
- Preferred: Proven track record of success in sales performance within respective therapeutic areas. Commercial pharmaceutical industry experiences such as physician/account based selling, training, managed health care or marketing preferred. English language proficiency verbally and in writing (for all non-English speaking countries).
- An essential requirement of your position is to satisfy all applicable health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain and maintain entry into facilities and organizations that are in your assigned territory. You must also be in good standing and/or eligible to obtain these credentials.
- These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases, fingerprinting and specific licenses required by individual state or cities. Please remember that you are solely responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all HCIR credentialing requirements and for any associated liability for failing to do so. AbbVie has resources available to you to help answer questions you may have.
- Demonstrates in-depth scientific, therapeutic, product, and competitive knowledge and is recognized as an expert resource by all relevant stakeholders. Strong business acumen and proficient use of business tools; possesses strategic and critical thinking capabilities. Operates effectively in a matrix environment.
- Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment
- Valid driver’s license: Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening test and meet safe driving requirements.
Key Stakeholders
- External: Specialty Physicians in Therapeutic brand area, pharmacists, nurses, others depending on brand plan.
- Internal: In-field team members, Sales Management (i.e. DSM), Marketing Management, Training, Customer Excellence, & Brand Plan stakeholders.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
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.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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Align Your Degree to Pharmaceutical Sales
AbbVie's Specialty Sales roles consistently require a bachelor's degree, and your field of study matters. Life sciences, pharmacy, or nursing backgrounds strengthen your application because they map directly to the clinical conversations these roles demand.
Target Therapeutic Areas AbbVie Is Expanding
AbbVie actively recruits Specialty Sales Representatives in immunology, oncology, and neuroscience. Tailoring your resume and cover letter to the specific therapeutic area in the job posting signals relevant product knowledge and raises your chances of clearing initial screening.
Search Verified Sponsoring Roles on Migrate Mate
Filter Migrate Mate by AbbVie and Specialty Sales Representative to surface open roles that have confirmed sponsorship. This removes the guesswork of cold applications and lets you focus on positions where visa support is already in scope.
Clarify Your Visa Category Before the Offer Stage
AbbVie sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN, and other categories, and the right fit depends on your nationality and current status. Confirm which category applies to you before negotiations close, since your employer's HR and legal team will need to initiate the correct USCIS petition pathway promptly.
Prepare for a Territory-Based Interview Structure
AbbVie Specialty Sales interviews typically include business planning exercises and territory management scenarios. Demonstrating how you'd build relationships with key opinion leaders and manage a geographic account list directly addresses what hiring managers evaluate beyond product knowledge.
Account for DOL LCA Processing in Your Start Date
For H-1B and E-3 sponsorship, your employer must file a certified Labor Condition Application with the DOL before your petition reaches USCIS. Standard LCA processing takes seven business days, so factor this into your expected start date when negotiating your offer.
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Does AbbVie sponsor H-1B visas for Specialty Sales Representatives?
Yes, AbbVie sponsors H-1B visas for Specialty Sales Representatives. The company works with immigration counsel to manage petitions for qualifying roles, and Specialty Sales positions generally meet the specialty occupation standard required for H-1B eligibility. If you're subject to the annual H-1B cap, timing your application to align with the April filing window is essential.
Which visa types does AbbVie commonly sponsor for Specialty Sales Representative roles?
AbbVie sponsors several visa categories for Specialty Sales Representatives, including H-1B, H-1B1 for Chilean and Singaporean nationals, E-3 for Australian citizens, TN for Canadian and Mexican professionals, and F-1 OPT and CPT for students in eligible STEM or business programs. Green Card pathways through EB-2 and EB-3 are also available for longer-term employment.
What qualifications does AbbVie expect for Specialty Sales Representative roles?
AbbVie typically requires a bachelor's degree, with preference for candidates from life sciences, pharmacy, business, or nursing backgrounds. Prior pharmaceutical or medical device sales experience strengthens your candidacy, as does familiarity with the therapeutic area tied to the specific role. Strong territory management skills and the ability to engage clinicians on clinical data are core competencies evaluated throughout the interview process.
How do I apply for Specialty Sales Representative jobs at AbbVie?
You can browse open Specialty Sales Representative positions at AbbVie on Migrate Mate, which surfaces roles with confirmed visa sponsorship so you can apply with confidence. Applications go through AbbVie's careers portal, where you'll submit your resume and complete an initial screening. Roles are territory-based, so specifying your preferred geography improves your fit with available openings.
How do I plan my timeline if AbbVie is sponsoring my H-1B while I'm on F-1 OPT?
If your OPT expires before October 1 and your H-1B is cap-subject, your employer must file during the April registration window for an October 1 start. If you have a 24-month STEM OPT extension, you have more runway, but you still need your employer to file before that authorization ends. Coordinate with AbbVie's HR team early so the LCA is certified and the I-129 petition is ready before the cap opens.
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