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Senior Manager, International Marketing, Migraine Prevention

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Marketing

Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 30, 2026

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About your past

This role is based in Mettawa. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the location.

What would you do

How do you work with market access, medical affairs, regulatory and legal on one launch?

What they are checking: The posting names co-creating with all of them plus public affairs.

How do you influence without authority in a matrix?

What they are checking: The posting names influencing without authority in a matrix setting explicitly.

Legal or regulatory blocks something you believe in. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: The recurring tension in pharmaceutical marketing.

How do you make sure one product's strategy fits the wider portfolio?

What they are checking: The posting names ensuring integration with the overall migraine portfolio.

How do you turn an insight into something a country team can actually execute?

What they are checking: International marketing only counts when local markets act on it.

About the work

Tell me about your pharmaceutical marketing experience.

What they are checking: The posting is a senior manager in international marketing for migraine prevention.

How do you build a marketing strategy that works across different countries?

What they are checking: The posting names international marketing for the migraine portfolio.

How do you use market research and performance dashboards to decide what to do?

What they are checking: The posting names analyzing market research, performance dashboards and Veeva reports.

How do you differentiate a brand in a crowded category?

What they are checking: The posting names driving brand differentiation.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Senior Manager serves as a strategic cross-functional leader focused on Migraine Prevention. While the core responsibility is to champion innovative marketing strategies and communications for Migraine Prevention, the role maintains a portfolio mindset—aligning initiatives with broader brand, therapeutic area, and organizational objectives. The Sr. Manager ensures that all tactics elevate the care standard, drive differentiation, and deliver an exceptional patient experience within the migraine portfolio. Key Responsibilities: • Lead strategic development and execution of marketing initiatives for Migraine Prevention, ensuring integration with the overall migraine portfolio direction. • Analyze data (market research, performance dashboards, Veeva reports, etc.) to generate actionable insights for Migraine Prevention and inform portfolio strategy alignment. • Collaborate and co-create with cross-functional stakeholders—including Market Access, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Public Affairs, Health Economics, Patient Relations, Business Insights, OEC, and Global Learning—as well as Area and affiliate teams. • Influence without authority in a matrix setting, demonstrating strong cross-functional leadership to align Migraine Prevention tactics with strategic imperatives and resource allocation. • Drive brand differentiation and support continuous execution for Migraine Prevention by communicating proactively around key initiatives and aligning stakeholders. • Act as the central point of connection between affiliates, facilitating knowledge sharing, alignment, and best practice exchange to ensure cohesive execution of Migraine Prevention strategies across regions. • Manage external relationships (vendors, agencies, and Key Opinion Leaders) to maximize impact and efficiency. • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of pharmaceutical marketing experience. • Proven track record in developing and executing brand strategies, ideally within a portfolio setting. • Success leading in cross-functional and matrix environments, with strong influencing abilities. • Excellent analytical, strategic, and communication skills. • Previous experience in migraine marketing or therapeutic area is an asset • Able and willing to travel internationally as required. 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