Associate National Business Director- Area Access

Job Title: Associate National Business Director- Area Access (Remote)Job Location: Chicago, ILJob Location Type: RemoteJob Contract Type: Full-timeJob Seniority Level: Company Description About AbbVieAbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions 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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn,Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Job Description This is a remote position with up to 50% domestic travel required. Candidates may reside anywhere in the United States.The Associate Director, National Business Manager - Area Access will support a high-performing Area Access, channel management and trade teams by driving strategic planning, operational alignment, and execution excellence across the organization. This role serves as a force multiplier for Account Directors and Account Executives, helping translate strategic priorities into coordinated action across Market Access, Payer Strategy, Cross-Portfolio Strategy, APEX, Finance, Medical, and other key stakeholders. The individual will establish processes, tools, and ways of working that improve consistency, visibility, planning discipline, and execution across customer-facing teams. The position will play a critical role in supporting customer planning, Summit follow-through, strategic planning cycles, and cross-functional coordination to ensure account teams can focus on customer engagement and business impact.Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Execution Support development and execution of annual account planning and strategic planning processes Establish planning frameworks and tools that enable consistent account planning across Area Access channel management and trade Coordinate strategic planning milestones, follow-up actions, and deliverables across multiple teams Ensure strategic priorities are translated into actionable plans with clear ownership and accountability Customer Planning Support Support account teams in preparing for key customer engagements and planning sessions Maintain visibility to customer priorities, action items, and strategic initiatives Develop and manage tools, templates, and best practices that improve planning effectiveness across accounts Identify opportunities to share successful approaches and best practices across teams Operational Alignment & Coordination Serve as a central point of coordination across Account Teams, Payer Strategy, Cross-Portfolio Strategy, and other Market Access functions Facilitate coordination of customer-specific and cross-customer initiatives requiring multiple stakeholders Support alignment of planning cycles, business reviews, and strategic initiatives across therapeutic areas Help ensure critical initiatives remain on track through effective project management, communication, and issue resolution Capability Building & Continuous Improvement Establish and develop resources and operational alignment to support a high-performing account management model across Area Access, and Trade Lead development and implementation of enhanced, consistent, actionable planning processes and tools across teams Support creation and maintenance of effective Ways of Working across account teams and key headquarters partners Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve coordination, and enhance organizational effectiveness Partner with training and learning teams to develop scalable approaches that strengthen account team capabilities, customer planning effectiveness, and deployment of strategic priorities Help define engagement models, expectations, and roles for training resources supporting Area Access, channel management and trade teams to maximize business impact and field effectiveness Summit & Strategic Initiative Follow-Through Coordinate follow-up planning and execution after Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid Summits Track actions, decisions, and strategic commitments across therapeutic areas Support consistent implementation of Summit outputs and strategic initiatives across business units Help drive accountability and visibility for key cross-portfolio priorities Partner with training teams to translate Summit outputs, customer insights, and market access priorities into ongoing field education, planning resources, and capability-building activities Qualifications Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or Master’s Degree preferred Minimum of 5 years of experience in Market Access, Account Management, Sales Leadership, Commercial Operations, Strategic Planning, or a related commercial function Track record leading cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution Experience working effectively across mat