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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.
LOCATION: U.S. (Field-Based or Home Office)
AbbVie’s Dermatology Psoriatic business is dedicated to elevating care for patients living with psoriatic disease, including Ps and PsA. With a rapidly expanding Immunology portfolio and a sustained commitment to innovation, AbbVie continues to re-define standards of care.
The Associate Director, Market Development is a commercial leader responsible for driving national dermatology psoriatic sales performance, building strategic field execution frameworks, and ensuring operational excellence across the U.S. Dermatology sales organization. Reporting directly to the Head of Sales, this role influences national strategy, supports regional leadership, and shapes field execution for one of AbbVie’s highest-priority franchises.
Position Summary
The Associate Director, Market Development serves as the connective bridge between national commercial strategy and field execution. This leader drives operational alignment, identifies performance opportunities, oversees national pull-through initiatives, and partners across Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, Analytics, and Training to ensure AbbVie’s Dermatology team delivers strong and sustainable results.
You will serve as a thought partner to the Head of Sales and a key influencer across regional and district managers, ensuring that national priorities translate into clear, consistent, and impactful actions in the field.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
NATIONAL SALES LEADERSHIP
- Lead execution of the national sales strategy for AbbVie’s Dermatology psoriatic franchise, ensuring alignment with the Head of Sales, Marketing, and broader Immunology leadership.
- Identify performance trends, growth opportunities, and operational gaps across regions; drive targeted interventions to optimize results.
- Partner with Regional Sales Directors to ensure consistent execution of brand strategy and field excellence across all geographies.
FIELD PERFORMANCE & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
- Oversee national sales performance dashboards, KPIs, and reporting in collaboration with Analytics and Sales Operations.
- Develop national playbooks, field execution frameworks, and performance standards to support clarity and consistency in sales execution.
- Lead regular business reviews and performance deep-dives with regional and district leadership.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION
- Serve as the primary liaison between the field sales organization and key cross-functional partners (Marketing, Market Access, Training, and Reimbursement).
- Translate customer, competitive, and field insights into actionable recommendations for brand and commercial strategy teams.
- Support payer pull-through initiatives in partnership with Market Access to ensure optimal adoption.
LAUNCH & BRAND EXECUTION
- Play a central role in national launch execution for new indications, formulations, or pipeline assets.
- Align brand positioning, messaging priorities, and promotional strategies with field execution planning.
- Ensure field teams are prepared with the capabilities, resources, and training needed to execute at the highest level.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & CULTURE
- Partner with Regional Sales Directors, mentor District Managers, and contribute to leadership succession planning.
- Champion AbbVie’s culture, ensuring a high-performance, patient-centered, collaborative environment across the field organization.
- Support recruitment, development, and retention of top commercial talent across U.S. Dermatology.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or related field.
- 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech commercial experience, including significant field sales leadership as well as marketing experience.
- Demonstrated success leading large, complex field organizations in specialty therapeutics (preferably immunology or dermatology).
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders, drive execution at scale, and translate strategy into measurable performance.
- Home office-based role or hybrid with >50% travel.
- 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.
PREFERRED
- Advanced degree (MBA or related).
- Experience in dermatology, immunology, or biologics/advanced therapies.
- Background working with Market Access, launch planning, or field training a plus.
- Experience supporting national product launches.
KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to identify growth opportunities and shape national-level direction.
- Operational Excellence: Strong capability in planning, execution, and performance optimization.
- Influencing Without Authority: Skilled at gaining alignment across matrix partners and field leadership.
- People Leadership: Committed to talent development, coaching, and building a high-performance culture.
- Customer Focus: Passion for elevating the standards of care for patients with rheumatic disease.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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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.
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We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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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.
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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.
LOCATION: U.S. (Field-Based or Home Office)
AbbVie’s Dermatology Psoriatic business is dedicated to elevating care for patients living with psoriatic disease, including Ps and PsA. With a rapidly expanding Immunology portfolio and a sustained commitment to innovation, AbbVie continues to re-define standards of care.
The Associate Director, Market Development is a commercial leader responsible for driving national dermatology psoriatic sales performance, building strategic field execution frameworks, and ensuring operational excellence across the U.S. Dermatology sales organization. Reporting directly to the Head of Sales, this role influences national strategy, supports regional leadership, and shapes field execution for one of AbbVie’s highest-priority franchises.
Position Summary
The Associate Director, Market Development serves as the connective bridge between national commercial strategy and field execution. This leader drives operational alignment, identifies performance opportunities, oversees national pull-through initiatives, and partners across Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, Analytics, and Training to ensure AbbVie’s Dermatology team delivers strong and sustainable results.
You will serve as a thought partner to the Head of Sales and a key influencer across regional and district managers, ensuring that national priorities translate into clear, consistent, and impactful actions in the field.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
NATIONAL SALES LEADERSHIP
- Lead execution of the national sales strategy for AbbVie’s Dermatology psoriatic franchise, ensuring alignment with the Head of Sales, Marketing, and broader Immunology leadership.
- Identify performance trends, growth opportunities, and operational gaps across regions; drive targeted interventions to optimize results.
- Partner with Regional Sales Directors to ensure consistent execution of brand strategy and field excellence across all geographies.
FIELD PERFORMANCE & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
- Oversee national sales performance dashboards, KPIs, and reporting in collaboration with Analytics and Sales Operations.
- Develop national playbooks, field execution frameworks, and performance standards to support clarity and consistency in sales execution.
- Lead regular business reviews and performance deep-dives with regional and district leadership.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION
- Serve as the primary liaison between the field sales organization and key cross-functional partners (Marketing, Market Access, Training, and Reimbursement).
- Translate customer, competitive, and field insights into actionable recommendations for brand and commercial strategy teams.
- Support payer pull-through initiatives in partnership with Market Access to ensure optimal adoption.
LAUNCH & BRAND EXECUTION
- Play a central role in national launch execution for new indications, formulations, or pipeline assets.
- Align brand positioning, messaging priorities, and promotional strategies with field execution planning.
- Ensure field teams are prepared with the capabilities, resources, and training needed to execute at the highest level.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & CULTURE
- Partner with Regional Sales Directors, mentor District Managers, and contribute to leadership succession planning.
- Champion AbbVie’s culture, ensuring a high-performance, patient-centered, collaborative environment across the field organization.
- Support recruitment, development, and retention of top commercial talent across U.S. Dermatology.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or related field.
- 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech commercial experience, including significant field sales leadership as well as marketing experience.
- Demonstrated success leading large, complex field organizations in specialty therapeutics (preferably immunology or dermatology).
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders, drive execution at scale, and translate strategy into measurable performance.
- Home office-based role or hybrid with >50% travel.
- 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.
PREFERRED
- Advanced degree (MBA or related).
- Experience in dermatology, immunology, or biologics/advanced therapies.
- Background working with Market Access, launch planning, or field training a plus.
- Experience supporting national product launches.
KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to identify growth opportunities and shape national-level direction.
- Operational Excellence: Strong capability in planning, execution, and performance optimization.
- Influencing Without Authority: Skilled at gaining alignment across matrix partners and field leadership.
- People Leadership: Committed to talent development, coaching, and building a high-performance culture.
- Customer Focus: Passion for elevating the standards of care for patients with rheumatic disease.
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
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
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Which biotech & pharma companies sponsor H-1B visas in Illinois?
Some of the most active H-1B sponsors in Illinois biotech and pharma include AbbVie, headquartered in North Chicago, along with Baxter International, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and Horizon Therapeutics. Smaller contract research organizations and clinical-stage biotech companies in the Chicago metro area also file H-1B petitions regularly, particularly for scientific and regulatory roles that require specialized degree qualifications.
Which cities in Illinois have the most biotech & pharma H-1B sponsorship jobs?
The Chicago metropolitan area, including the North Shore suburbs of Lake County, concentrates the majority of Illinois biotech and pharma H-1B sponsorship activity. North Chicago and Deerfield are home to several major pharmaceutical headquarters. Downtown Chicago also hosts growing life sciences offices, clinical operations teams, and health-focused research institutions affiliated with Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.
What types of biotech & pharma roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship in Illinois?
Roles that consistently qualify for H-1B sponsorship in Illinois biotech and pharma include research scientists, clinical research associates, regulatory affairs specialists, bioinformatics analysts, medicinal chemists, and quality assurance engineers. These positions typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific scientific field directly related to the job, which satisfies the specialty occupation standard USCIS applies when reviewing petitions.
How do I find biotech & pharma H-1B sponsorship jobs in Illinois?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers looking for H-1B sponsorship opportunities. You can filter by Illinois, select the biotech and pharma industry, and browse roles from companies with documented sponsorship histories. This saves significant time compared to screening general job listings manually, since Migrate Mate focuses exclusively on employers open to sponsoring international candidates.
Are there any Illinois-specific considerations for biotech & pharma H-1B sponsorship?
Illinois does not impose state-level restrictions on H-1B employment, but the concentration of large pharmaceutical headquarters in Lake County means many petitions involve specialized research or regulated manufacturing environments. Employers in FDA-regulated settings often require candidates to hold degrees in specific scientific disciplines, and some roles tied to federal contracts may carry additional compliance requirements that affect the petition documentation your employer needs to prepare.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B biotech & pharma jobs in Illinois?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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