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Director, HEOR Strategy - Dermatology

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Research

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you got stakeholders to buy into an evidence priority they first resisted.

What they are checking: Whether they can bring skeptical stakeholders around with evidence and listening, since HEOR priorities need broad support to get funded.

Tell me about a cross-functional team decision you influenced as the HEOR lead.

What they are checking: Whether they can influence a team's strategic decision through evidence and credibility, which is how HEOR leads add value in practice.

What would you do

You have more good ideas than budget. How do you prioritize the book of work?

What they are checking: Whether they can rank ideas by strategic value and say no clearly, since more good ideas than budget is the normal situation.

How do you keep HEOR work scientifically rigorous when commercial teams want a particular answer?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect scientific rigor when commercial teams want a specific answer, because biased evidence loses credibility with payers.

How do you keep HEOR plans aligned when the brand strategy shifts mid-year?

What they are checking: Whether they can adjust plans smoothly when strategy changes, without losing rigor or wasting work already underway.

About the work

How would you translate dermatology brand priorities into an integrated HEOR strategy?

What they are checking: Whether they can turn brand priorities into a coherent HEOR plan, so evidence generation supports the strategy rather than running separately.

What evidence do payers want most in dermatology, given the number of competing biologics and JAK inhibitors?

What they are checking: Whether they understand what dermatology payers value in a crowded market, which shapes what evidence will actually help access.

How would you approach HEOR for international markets with HTA bodies compared with the US?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how HTA bodies abroad assess value differently from US payers, which shapes global evidence planning.

What makes a differentiated evidence strategy in a crowded therapeutic area?

What they are checking: Whether they can design evidence that sets a product apart in a crowded field, rather than repeating what competitors already show.

How do quality of life measures in dermatology, such as DLQI, factor into your strategy?

What they are checking: Whether they understand dermatology quality-of-life measures well enough to use them strategically, since patient impact matters greatly in this area.

How do you support policy objectives through HEOR evidence?

What they are checking: Whether they can connect evidence to policy goals, showing how HEOR supports broader access and policy work for the company.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Director, HEOR is accountable for the development, alignment, and delivery of HEOR strategy and evidence-generation initiatives for assigned on-market and/or pipeline indication(s). Serving as the HEOR lead on cross-functional teams and pipeline commercialization teams, the Director represents the HEOR perspective in shaping evidence strategies across US and International markets. This role is responsible for translating brand priorities into integrated evidence strategies that support commercialization, market access, reimbursement, and policy objectives while maintaining scientific rigor and integrity. The Director ensures HEOR plans are aligned with broader brand strategies and cross-functional evidence-generation plans. In partnership with cross-functional leaders, the Director contributes innovative and differentiated evidence strategies, builds alignment, and gains stakeholder buy-in for evidence priorities. Leveraging deep HEOR expertise and business acumen, the Director influences indication-level decisions, prioritizes book of work within available resources, and delivers impact against brand objectives. Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to): • Accountable for developing and delivering integrated HEOR strategies for assigned indication(s) • Serves as the HEOR lead on cross-functional teams, influencing key strategic decisions. • Shapes the HEOR contribution to global development, commercialization, and lifecycle strategies • Leads the HEOR evidence-generation plan, aligned with scientific, regulatory, market access, and commercial objectives. • Accountable for end-to-end delivery of the HEOR book of work, from strategy development through evidence generation, dissemination, and pull-through. • Drives lifecycle evidence and labeling strategies to support differentiation and value demonstration. • Provides strategic HEOR leadership to support market access, reimbursement, and value communication objectives. • Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant HEOR COE functions to ensure a comprehensive HEOR voice is represented in cross-functional meetings • Communicates evidence and strategic recommendations to senior internal and external stakeholders, including executives, payers, HTAs, and KOLs. • Engages senior leaders with executive presence, prioritizes the book of work within available resources, and gains stakeholder alignment. • Advanced degree, MD, PharmD, MS in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology • Minimum of ten years working experience with Master’s, seven years with PhD/PharmD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD,PharmD, etc.) is a plus • Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support. Experience within pharmaceutical industry preferred. • Must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures. At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed. For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously • Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs • Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support • Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Additionally, this person must be able to interact successfully with Senior Management globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson • High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support. Must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success. Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research • Enterprise strategic influencer This is hybrid role base in Lake County, IL however, one of our other locations may be considered 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. 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