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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
The Senior Manager of Market Research and Analytics for Growth Initiatives will be an indispensable business partner, focused on increasing marketplace success by designing, executing, analyzing, and communicating market research and analytics for Eye Care Growth Initiatives on behalf of APEX. The role supports insights and analytics for upcoming Eye Care launches. The individual will turn qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research and analytics into clear, actionable learnings, and partner with Brand, Medical, and external agency partners to inform business decisions. This role is ideal for a curious, fast-learning insights and analytics professional excited to use AI and emerging tools to improve how insights are generated and delivered.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Partner with brand teams to understand their business questions, and stay current on the Eye Care treatment landscape and upcoming launch dynamics.
- Proactively identify primary research and analytics opportunities so that decisions are based on current, objective, and comprehensive insights across HCPs and patients.
- Be conversant with custom research methods. Lead custom research projects from design through reporting with minimal oversight, managing suppliers, stakeholders, timelines, and budgets to deliver actionable learnings.
- Assist in synthesizing findings across research and analytics into clear insights and recommendations.
- Support launch research (e.g., segmentation, positioning and message testing, and launch tracking), integrating primary research with claims and other behavioral data to understand patient flow, treatment patterns, switching, and persistence.
- Provide foundational analytics on market dynamics, patients, and accounts to support launch planning.
- Provide research and analytics inputs to forecast assumptions (e.g., awareness, trial, and uptake) and contribute to launch readiness assessments.
- Support data strategy efforts by helping ensure data assets are accurate and reliable and feed into self-service, visualization-enabled analytics and dashboards.
- Help build and maintain launch performance tracking, and report results to brand partners.
- Apply appropriate analytic approaches, partnering with analytics colleagues and suppliers on more advanced models. Communicate results clearly so brand partners can act on them to improve performance.
- Contribute analyses and content to regular business reviews.
- Explore and apply AI and generative AI tools to speed up and improve research and analytics, from synthesis and reporting to uncovering insights in data, while using sound judgment on accuracy, data privacy, and compliance.
- Present learnings with thoughtful confidence to brand teams, cross-functional partners, and leadership as needed.
- Build solid relationships as a team player while staying objective and unbiased in representing the voice of the customer.
- Manage and collaborate with onshore and offshore research and analytics suppliers.
- Ensure all research and analytics activities are conducted in accordance with financial and ethical compliance guidelines.
Qualifications
- BA or BS degree required. Master’s Degree in Market Research, Statistics, or Finance a strong plus.
- 5+ years of relevant marketing research and/or analytics experience required.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience and familiarity with pharmaceutical and behavioral data preferred (e.g., prescribing, medical and pharmacy claims, buy-and-bill/specialty distribution, and patient-level data).
- Experience in any of the following is a plus:
- Ophthalmology/eye care
- Physician-administered, buy-and-bill, or procedural products
- A product launch
- Analytical reasoning, intellectual curiosity, business acumen, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving.
- Hands-on experience with AI or generative AI tools strongly preferred; at minimum, genuine curiosity about AI and an eagerness to learn and apply it.
- Learns quickly: picks up new disease areas, data sources, methods, and tools fast.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a matrixed, fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively across functions and with external agencies.
- Demonstrated project management skills.
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 long-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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Market Research
Document your degree field before applying
PERM filings require your degree to align with the job's stated educational requirement. A marketing or statistics degree typically satisfies analyst roles, but a general business degree may trigger an RFE during the I-140 stage. Verify the match before submitting applications.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter market research employers by green card sponsorship history. Companies that have filed PERM applications for research analysts in the past are far more likely to have internal processes, legal counsel, and budget already in place for your sponsorship.
Understand how EB-3 skips the H-1B lottery
Unlike H-1B visa, employment-based green card sponsorship has no annual lottery. EB-3 for skilled workers and professionals runs through PERM and I-140 without a random selection step, giving you a predictable path regardless of when you enter the process.
Check prevailing wage requirements for your metro
DOL sets prevailing wage levels by occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search tool. Your employer's offered salary must meet the certified wage level before PERM can be filed, so verifying this early prevents delays if your offer needs adjustment.
Use O*NET to frame your specialty occupation case
The O*NET profile for market research analysts documents degree requirements and specialized knowledge domains. Referencing these job zone classifications strengthens your I-140 petition by grounding your role in DOL-recognized occupational definitions rather than a generic job description.
Negotiate green card sponsorship before you accept
Once you start work, many employers deprioritize initiating PERM. Raise sponsorship timing, legal fee responsibility, and job description lock-in during the offer stage, not after onboarding. USCIS requires the job duties to match your I-140 petition at the time of adjustment of status.
Green Card Market Research: Frequently Asked Questions
Do market research jobs commonly qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Market research analyst roles qualify at the EB-3 level when they require at least a bachelor's degree in a related field such as statistics, economics, or marketing. Roles that require an advanced degree or where you hold a master's degree and the employer can justify EB-2, you may qualify at that tier instead. The distinction affects processing timelines and priority date movement, particularly for applicants from high-backlog countries.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for market research roles?
Green card sponsorship through PERM targets permanent employment rather than a temporary work period. There is no annual cap lottery at the EB-3 level for most nationalities, so your path forward does not depend on random selection. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status can take two to four years depending on your country of birth and USCIS processing volumes, compared to H-1B's faster status grant but limited duration.
What does the PERM process look like for a market research analyst position?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL attesting that they conducted a good-faith recruitment process and found no qualified U.S. workers for the role. The job description locks in at this stage and must match your actual duties throughout the green card process. After PERM certification, the employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS on your behalf. You can file for adjustment of status once a visa number becomes available for your priority date and country of birth.
How can I find employers who sponsor green cards for market research roles?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for market research employers with green card sponsorship history. Filtering by PERM filing history narrows the pool to companies that have already navigated the DOL and USCIS process for this occupation, which means shorter internal approval cycles and less friction when you raise sponsorship in an offer conversation.
Can my employer start PERM sponsorship while I am on OPT or H-1B?
Yes. Employers can initiate PERM labor certification while you hold any valid work authorization status. Starting PERM early is common strategy for H-1B holders who want to build priority date equity before their six-year cap approaches. USCIS allows concurrent I-485 filing once a visa number is current, and AC21 portability lets you change employers in a same or similar market research role after your I-485 has been pending for 180 days.