AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

This position represents AbbVie’s interests before the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch. This includes designing and executing comprehensive advocacy strategies to deliver on AbbVie priorities across a range of policies impacting the company and our ability to continue and grow significant investments in areas of critical unmet medical need.  The Director will identify legislative and regulatory opportunities, analyze their impact, and develop and lead strategies to advocate for and achieve results.

Core Responsibilities

• Proactively evaluate legislative and regulatory environment for potential impact on AbbVie. Stay apprised of business goals and strategies in order to assess impact to AbbVie from federal legislative, executive and regulatory activities. Consult with appropriate business and corporate personnel in making such determinations, providing recommendations for formulation of action plan.
• Provide recommendations on legislative, executive and regulatory activities important to AbbVie, develop and successfully implement strategies in consultation with relevant business and corporate personnel, and when appropriate, in cooperation with outside coalitions and trade associations.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Members of Congress and their staff, the Administration and White House important to AbbVie’s goals and objectives. Identify and implement appropriate strategies with third-parties and coalitions to advocate for AbbVie’s legislative position. Drive policy development at trade associations to favor AbbVie legislative priorities.
• Increase management and business unit understanding of and participation in the federal policymaking and political process. Collaborate with business units on critical issues, utilizing executives and internal experts to advance AbbVie positions. Gain appropriate cross-functional and business input to federal policy and legislative advocacy positions.
• Actively participate in formulation and implementation of plan for AbbVie PAC contributions.