Director, External Affairs, Intercontinental - Asia

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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The External Affairs Director, Intercontinental - Asia is a strategic partner to the Commercial and functional leadership, and provides critical strategic guidance and support to the priority affiliates in China, Japan and the broader Asia region. The External Affairs Director ensures the development of critical policy, advocacy and communication capabilities and the execution of high impact environment shaping strategies supporting AbbVie’s International Growth Strategy to accelerate access, contribute to business goals, and protect our company’s reputation. Together with the affiliate leadership and the International organization, the role is responsible for co-creating and supporting the execution of comprehensive advocacy and communication strategies for corporate and therapeutic area priorities, including direct engagements with key external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures affiliates in Asia are fully equipped with global resources, policy positions, narratives/messaging, research, evidence, and communication tools to support their engagement.
• Supports local implementation of integrated therapeutic area advocacy strategies, identifies international advocacy opportunities, including with the US government, trade associations, global patient organizations, multilaterals and other international and regional bodies to advance affiliate priorities, and proactively drives AbbVie’s agenda through her/his own external engagements where appropriate.
• Builds capabilities of affiliates to effectively develop and execute policy, advocacy, media and multi-stakeholder strategies to address key access priorities and challenges and reputational issues; sharing best practices and learnings across markets to inspire innovative solutions; and encourages effective ways of working to ensure integrated, high-impact strategies.
• Identifies environmental, legislative and regulatory opportunities, and threats to AbbVie in existing and new markets. Analyzes their impact, and develops and leads strategies to advocate for desired results.
• This position requires 25% International travel.

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Political Science, International Relations, Integrated Marketing, Communications, Journalism or equivalent.
• 10+ years of relevant experience and proven track record of success in managing government or public affairs, corporate reputations, citizenship, crisis planning and company values.
• Multi-year experience in working in Asia or with Asian stakeholders/customers
• Must have a valid passport to travel internationally
• Experience in the healthcare/bio-pharma industry.
• Excellent written and verbale communication skills along with knowledge of emerging communications trends and technologies.

Flexibility and Availability: In line with Australia’s 'Right to Disconnect' legislation, we recognise and respect employees' right to refuse contact outside of their working hours, unless such refusal is deemed unreasonable. As we operate in an international, matrixed environment, there may be occasions where your role requires participation in business meetings outside of standard hours. We value and support flexibility and appreciate your willingness to occasionally accommodate these requests to ensure effective collaboration and communication within our global team.

WAYS WE WORK

All For One Abbvie; We weigh all decisions against the common good. We inspire, share and create as a team. We solve problems for all rather than serving our immediate team.

Decide Smart & Sure; We make intelligent decisions to create the best outcomes. We act quickly, embrace experimentation, and learn what doesn’t work and get on to what does.

Agile & Accountable; We streamline and eliminate unnecessary obstacles. We plan but adapt as we go. We delegate and make tough decisions to ensure focus on results, staying keenly aware of the urgency in all we do.

Clear & Courageous; Open, honest, candid dialogue is core to our work and how we act with each other. We share information freely and continuously to find solutions. We admit mistakes. We grow stronger by putting the courage of our conviction to the test.

Make Possibilities Real; We question with endless curiosity. We’re never satisfied with good enough—patients depend on us to deliver more. We challenge ourselves to find creative, constructive solutions to turn possibilities into reality.

CODE OF CONDUCT & BUSINESS INTEGRITY STATEMENT

AbbVie is committed to observing high integrity and ethical standards in all its business dealings with our customers, with each other, business partners and suppliers. 

AbbVie as a responsible corporate citizen will adhere to these standards, as well as to local, national and international laws. 

All AbbVie employees are responsible for maintaining the Company’s reputation for conduct in accordance with the highest level of business integrity, ethics and compliance with the law. 

Soliciting and/or accepting/attempting/offering bribes or any illegal gratification is therefore cause for immediate dismissal. 

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion. 

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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