Specialist, Communications

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Develop and execute comprehensive Public Affairs & Communication strategies for key AbbVie brands and therapeutic areas. This position will be key in brand team strategy and provide knowledge development and support for engagement with stakeholders and execution of brand plans.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing l projects focusing particularly in cross-TA public affairs & comms strategies and on executing critical tasks associated with reporting, measurement, and review processes.
• Built together with BT, PA & Comms Therapeutic Area Strategies with AbbVie brands to ensure brand priorities are integrated into AbbVie’s strategies and activities.
• Execute strategic communications plan, an ongoing proactive media plan with initiatives and programs that contribute to advancing TA strategy and drive clearly defined messages across all external media channels, reaching and engaging key stakeholders.
• Developing and implementing effective strategies for brand priorities. This includes identifying opportunities for partnerships with stakeholder organizations, identifying trends, threats, and opportunities and developing solutions to address these issues.
• Deliver media relations and communications practices that advance AbbVie’s ability to build and sustain its brand / TA story.
• Lead patient advocacy strategy with cross functional team (media, screening campaigns, digital actions, educational events, etc)
• Manage agency resources and other vendors to ensure successful completion of projects and assignments within allocated budgets

• Graduate in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related fields.
• Oral and written Advanced English
• +3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Those candidates who have knowledge and experience in the pharmaceutical industry will be valued.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.