Director, IRA Navigation and Possibilities

Company Description

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.

Job Description

The Director of IRA Navigation and Possibilities is business-critical role at AbbVie, created in response to the significant impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on the pharmaceutical industry. This director will act as a subject matter expert, providing strategic direction and cross-functional leadership to help AbbVie proactively manage IRA-related risks and opportunities for both current commercial brands and future pipeline products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with Commercial Therapeutics, US Market Access, Global Commercial Development (GCD), Finance, Government Affairs, and Legal to understand and dissect IRA’s potential effects on individual brands and pipeline assets.
• Be the subject matter expert for therapeutic area leaders, Integrated Brand Teams (IBTs), and Asset Strategy Teams (ASTs) on the implications and timelines of IRA implementation and its long-term impact, raising organizational acumen and preparedness.
• Develop and lead a structured framework for the ongoing evaluation and risk assessment of on-market and pipeline assets, collaborating with IBTs and ASTs.
• Identify and prioritize risks posed by the IRA over the Long Range Plan (LRP) for each asset and facilitate cross-functional risk-navigating teams to propose and drive effective mitigation strategies, including life cycle management, negotiation alternatives, and evidence generation.
• Contribute to portfolio-wide risk stratification and segmentation, enabling AbbVie to focus resources and innovation on areas of greatest need and potential impact.
• Support organizational innovation by driving solutions that minimize IRA risk and maximize opportunity for patients, AbbVie, an