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Marketing Manager II - Oncology

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Marketing

Posted Aug 19, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about running a presence at a major medical conference. What did you do differently the second year?

What they are checking: The industry conference management this posting includes.

What do you actually learn from riding along with the sales force that you cannot learn from data?

What they are checking: The field travel this posting explicitly asks for, judged by what it produces.

Tell me about managing an agency partner whose work was not landing. How did you turn it around?

What they are checking: Agency management, which this posting names as a duty.

This is a Marketing Manager II in Mettawa asking for five or more years of marketing, or three or more in pharmaceuticals with an oncology focus, and preferring launch experience. What do you want to know about which asset you would carry and where it is in its lifecycle?

What they are checking: Checking the specific brand and stage before accepting.

What would you do

How do you develop selling materials the field will actually use rather than leave in the bag?

What they are checking: The sales force support this posting names, judged by adoption.

How do you work with a key opinion leader so the relationship is useful and stays within the rules?

What they are checking: Expert engagement inside the promotional boundary.

A promotional program is not performing. How do you work out whether it is the tactic, the message or the market?

What they are checking: Diagnosis before redesign, using the data sources this role monitors.

About the work

This focuses on marketing to health care providers. Walk me through building a tactic that actually changes what an oncologist does.

What they are checking: Tactical design aimed at behavior rather than awareness.

You have a budget and more good ideas than money. How do you choose?

What they are checking: The budget tracking and prioritization this posting requires.

How do you segment oncologists, and what would change your messaging between segments?

What they are checking: The segment-specific drivers this posting names.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Our talented, highly creative marketing professionals put AbbVie in the best position to win by driving strategic direction, leading product teams, and creating targeted, evidence-based product messaging to deliver value to our customers. Marketing professionals are among our most versatile performers. AbbVie marketing professionals are involved in just about every aspect of our business. It is an exciting time to join AbbVie’s growing oncology team as we pursue our mission to have a remarkable impact on the lives of people affected by cancer. Come join an inclusive AbbVie Oncology culture that fosters trust in each other, curiosity, growth in ourselves and our organization, and joy in what we do! AbbVie Oncology offers you immense opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your goals. Hear directly from our AbbVie Oncology colleagues to learn more about our culture, growth opportunities, and what makes AbbVie Oncology a great place to work! https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/oncology-opportunities.html The Marketing Manager (MM) designs, develops, and implements commercial plans, programs, and promotional materials needed to build market leadership in a competitive landscape with a key focus on the Health Care Provider (HCP). The Marketing Manager will work closely with multiple commercial operation departments to ensure success in product launch, support, and sales execution. Internally, the MM will foster positive working relationships with the sales force, medical affairs, market research, sales training, regulatory, competitive intelligence, and other cross franchise teams. Externally, the MM works with various agencies, consultants, and physicians to successfully drive the business. The MM does not have direct reports but must demonstrate the ability to lead without authority and build a collaborative and integrated commercial team. Key Responsibilities Include: • Develop tactics that align to the strategic brand plan primarily for HCP marketing and personal promotional activities. • Support and participate in the development of strategy and tactics for upcoming product launches. • Manage external industry conferences and engage with external customers. • Perform budget tracking. • Plan, implement, and evaluate promotional programs and activities to achieve product sales objectives. • Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders where appropriate. • Direct marketing activities to targeted audiences ensuring that communications are aligned to segment-specific drivers. • Monitor and analyze all sources of company and industry sales and marketing data. • Proactively support the sales force through ongoing communications of product plans, as well as through development and implementation of effective selling materials. • Conduct routine field travel with the sales force, participate in market research and patient immersions to better understand market drivers and dynamics and to “get in the shoes” of our consumers and health care providers. • Manage internal/external networks, consultants, and agency partners. • Continually evaluate the effectiveness of marketing plans and recommend changes in strategy or tactics as appropriate. • Participate in cross-functional teams. • Communicate up, down, and laterally in an effective manner. • Bachelors degree required • 5+ years of general marketing experience or 3+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with a focus on Oncology involving project/agency management. • 3-5 years of experience in leading independent projects. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Concept of budget development and management for marketing programs and tactics. • Strong collaboration and team orientation. • Strong analytics with excellent overall business acumen including budget planning and management. • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing matrix partners. • Leadership skills. • Ability to foster strong relationships with senior management and external partners Preferred: • Brand marketing/launch experience in pharmaceutical marketing or sales • Sales experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology • Knowledge of marketing concepts within strategic planning process. • Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively cross-functionally. • Strong presentation experience and proficient PowerPoint skills. • Strong collaboration and team orientation, with experience accomplishing results through others and influencing others. • Demonstrated understanding of principles of market research to draw valid conclusions. • Experience working with and managing multiple external agencies including advertising, digital, external and internal partners. • Demonstrated ability to operate quickly and decisively in a fast-paced, matrixed, and demanding environment. • MBA or Graduate Degree 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

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