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Director, Corporate Strategy Group

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Business Development

Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

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About your past

This role drives enterprise strategic initiatives partnering with research and commercial leaders. Walk me through a corporate strategy piece you have led.

What they are checking: Strategy ownership at the enterprise level

You'd lead high-priority initiatives meant to drive transformative change. Tell me about a change you drove that stuck.

What they are checking: Execution rather than recommendation

How do you advise a senior leader whose own strategy you think is wrong?

What they are checking: Independence at the level where it is hardest

You'd support communication of the strategy across the enterprise. How do you make a corporate strategy mean something to someone in a plant?

What they are checking: Translation down the organization

What separates a strategy document that changes decisions from one that gets filed?

What they are checking: An opinion about the craft

What would you do

You'd support the long-range strategic planning process, working with leaders to share their strategies. How do you get a function to write a strategy rather than a plan?

What they are checking: The distinction that makes the process worth doing

How do you handle an analysis that points somewhere the leadership team does not want to go?

What they are checking: Honesty in a strategy function

The posting requires a master's degree and prefers a doctorate or other advanced degree, based at North Chicago. Where do you sit, and what would you want to know about the group's mandate before you took it?

What they are checking: The stated credential plus diligence

About the work

You'd facilitate discussions on external trends, competitor strategies and potential disruptors. What do you think is the most underrated threat to a large pharmaceutical company right now?

What they are checking: A real point of view, which this role is hired for

You'd drive clarity on sources of growth across therapeutic areas, modalities and platform capabilities. How do you compare a therapeutic area bet against a platform bet?

What they are checking: Comparing unlike investments, the hard part

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Corporate Strategy Group partners with R&D, Commercial and other leaders to drive mission-critical initiatives that support the long-term ambitions of the enterprise and make a meaningful difference for AbbVie’s patients. The Director, Corporate Strategy Group will be responsible for driving high-impact strategic initiatives, facilitating robust enterprise-level strategic planning, and monitoring and assessing AbbVie’s external environment. This highly visible role provides exposure to executive leadership and may serve as a pathway to broader leadership opportunities. Responsibilities: • Facilitate enterprise discussions on external trends, competitor strategies and potential disruptors, and translate these to strategic choices • Shape our corporate priorities; drive clarity and alignment on our sources of growth (therapeutic areas, modalities, platform capabilities, etc.) • Lead high-priority strategic initiatives that will drive transformative change and position AbbVie for future success • Provide targeted support for AbbVie’s long-range strategic planning process, including working with leaders to share their strategies with AbbVie’s Board of Directors • Partner with and advise senior leadership team on topics relevant to their own functional areas • Support communication of AbbVie’s strategy across the enterprise • Master’s degree required; PhD or other advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Medicine, Sciences, etc.) preferred • Minimum of three years of experience in a top-tier consulting firm with healthcare experience • Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams and drive alignment across senior leaders; ability to influence without authority • Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of financial concepts • Strong oral, facilitation, and written communication skills with ability to distill complex information into clear messages and deliverables • Executive presence, comfort with ambiguity, and strong judgment • This is a hybrid role requiring at least three (3) days onsite, Tuesday through Thursday, in our North Chicago, IL offices. Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​ 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html