Corporate Affairs Specialist

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 is responsible for media & patient relations strategies and tactics management to drive AbbVie’s leadership with a focus in Immunology and Eye Care. The role reports to the Corporate Affairs Manager and has accountability for the deployment and outcome of media and patient relations strategies and activities. The role sits on the therapeutic area and Brand Team to contribute to the development of business strategies and acts as a strategic counselor to these teams. The Corporate Affairs Specialist must work collaboratively with AbbVie’s Areas and Global, as well as across functions, particularly Marketing, Medical, Regulatory, Government Affairs, Market Access and others, as relevant.
Specific functions performed include strategic stakeholder engagement, patient activation and advocacy. The role also oversees media relations, digital communications, social media, and issues management for the indication and or therapeutic area.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Maintaining very solid understanding of AbbVie's business model and strategy in the context of market dynamics, and the potential impact of internal and external changes;
• Delivering an integrated Corporate Affairs strategy for the brand;
• Consistently informing work by a deep knowledge of the healthcare industry and economic environment, key stakeholders, competitive dynamics and legal, regulatory, compliance and policy requirements;
• Setting clear direction, prioritizing effectively and making informed choices that drive impact, including applying critical thinking by objective analysis and evaluation to develop evidence-based recommendations;
• Influencing decisions as a fully in