Associate Director, EEDI Change Adoption and Communications

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

This position will follow a hybrid schedule of 3 days/week onsite from our North Chicago headquarters.

Purpose

The Associate Director, EEDI Change Adoption and Communications will design, lead and support multiple EEDI (Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) strategic priorities, with focus on advancing adoption through thoughtful and strategic communications. This role is accountable for shaping and implementing communications strategies that drive awareness, foster understanding, and inspire engagement around EEDI. Responsibilities include strategies and initiatives that reach and resonate with both current and prospective employees, utilizing compelling communication and storytelling to emphasize individual and collective experiences across teams. 

This position will collaborate with HR and Enterprise Communications and business leaders to deliver on EEDI imperatives across the organization. In addition, this role will contribute to the development and implementation of communications deliverables that support shared business outcomes across the broader EEDI team and HR function, aligned with broader enterprise initiatives. The successful candidate will embrace a collaborative and inclusive approach, ensuring communications reflect and celebrate the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and contributions of all employees.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement effective, inclusive communications strategies that advance EEDI objectives and outcomes, ensuring alignment with business needs and supporting planning and logistical coordination as required.
• Oversee daily communications activities, operational tasks and project management, executi