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Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs US Advertising and Promotion - Immunology - Hybrid

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Other

Posted Aug 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about telling a commercial team they could not run something they had already invested in. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: The difficult message this posting says must be delivered without damaging relationships.

The posting includes tracking government, industry and trade association activity that affects promotional policy. How do you actually keep up with that?

What they are checking: A real practice for staying current on shifting regulatory policy.

Describe presenting a regulatory position to marketing, medical, legal and sales training in one room. What did you do to get agreement?

What they are checking: Cross-functional influence with the exact stakeholder list this posting names.

This is a hybrid role — three days in the office, two remote — from Lake County Illinois, Florham Park New Jersey or Irvine California, asking for a science degree plus seven years, or a doctor of pharmacy degree plus five. Which site would you be at, and what do you want to know about the size of the immunology review workload?

What they are checking: Checking the stated sites, credentials and real workload.

What would you do

A piece is technically compliant but you think it invites enforcement attention. What do you do?

What they are checking: Risk judgment beyond the literal rule.

How do you work the three-way review with medical and legal when the three of you disagree?

What they are checking: Navigating the promotional review committee, where this role sits.

Walk me through how you would train a commercial team so fewer pieces come to you wrong in the first place.

What they are checking: Preventive work rather than gatekeeping, which scales the function.

How do you oversee the productivity of regulatory staff without becoming the bottleneck on every review?

What they are checking: Management of a review team, which this level carries.

About the work

Walk me through reviewing a promotional piece for an immunology product. What stops you first?

What they are checking: Review instinct in advertising and promotion for the named therapeutic area.

How do you decide whether a claim is adequately substantiated?

What they are checking: Substantiation judgment, which is the core regulatory call in this work.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs US Advertising and Promotion-Immunology combines knowledge of scientific, regulatory and business issues to enable products that are developed, manufactured or distributed to meet the required legislation. Additionally, the individual develops and supervises regulatory professionals as needed. Supports the Director in efforts to influence the regulatory environment. The Senior Manager has department/group/site level influence and is generally recognized as an expert and resource and leads the department as a subject matter expert (SME) for Regulatory. This individual share knowledge and expertise with others in support of team activities and analyzes broad scope implications of changing regulations and policies. Responsibilities: • Proactively captures and disseminates activities of government, industry, and trade associations that impact pharmaceutical regulatory policies relative to AbbVie’s interests. Maintains awareness of pending changes to communicate impact and relevance within Regulatory Operations. Drafts and finalizes comments in a timely manner, to regulators and trade associations. Distributes proposed policies to SMEs. Highlights key points in a clear and concise manner. • Represents department and participates in trade associations as needed. Develops good working relationships with trade association managers. • Summarizes findings, under supervision, in concise reports for distribution within AbbVie • Oversee the operations productivity and development of assigned regulatory staff that are responsible for ensuring that advertising and promotion materials are accurate, competitive and compliant with internal policies. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), FDA guidance documents, PhRMA Guiding Principles, and the FDA and cosmetic Act. • Development and guides implementation strategies for promotional activities • Broadly applies regulatory/technical knowledge of government regulations and skills across therapeutic areas. • Ensure departmental training and compliance with established regulations, guidance, promotional guidelines and SOPs related to advertising and promotion regulations for self and direct reports. Manages direct reports and assists in the development, training and mentoring of staff members • Effectively presents pertinent information to appropriate cross-functional groups. • Effectively delivers difficult messages to commercial organizations without damage to relationships • Establishes solid relationships with management and key stakeholders (Marketing, Medical, Clinical, Legal, Sales Training, Managed Care, Public Affairs, etc.) fostering mutually beneficial interactions and exchange. • This role will work a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office & 2 days remotely) from one of the following AbbVie headquarters; Lake County, IL; Florham Park, NJ; Irvine, CA Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required • Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in science (biology, chemistry, microbiology immunology, medical technology, pharmacy, pharmacology, nursing, pharmacy) plus 7 years of relevant industry experience (e.g. regulatory affairs fellowship, Health Authority, ad promo, etc.) • Preferred PharmD degree plus 5 years of relevant industry experience (e.g. regulatory affairs fellowship, Health Authority, ad promo, etc.) • Experience working in a complex and matrix environment and exhibits strong negotiation skills • Strong communication skills, both oral and written • Experience in management capacity preferred • Experience in US Regulatory Affairs Advertising and Promotion 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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