Director Aesthetics Obesity Pipeline Commercialization

Location: Irvine
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Company Description At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers with innovation, education, exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a personal touch. For more information, visit https://global.allerganaesthetics.com/. Follow Allergan Aesthetics on LinkedIn. Job Description The Director of Global Commercial Development ( Pipeline Commercialization & Strategy ) leads the full global product strategy through commercialization for assigned product lines in the Aesthetics Obesity Franchise, a key future growth platform for AbbVie. This individual contributor position is part of the Global Commercial Development organization. You collaborate across the entire research and development spectrum to align customer, consumer and commercial priorities, to maximize the potential of existing and future assets in the obesity category. This includes the development and execution of the early brand plan and early commercialization strategy, from Target and Expected Product Profile, to commercialization, inclusive of exercising a voice on the clinical study design, as well as into the regulatory strategy. This will be achieved through close collaboration and partnership with cross-franchise commercial leadership, regional marketing teams and research and development. As the global leader for product lines within obesity, you are a key contributor to the strategic planning process, supporting development of the annual long-range strategic plan, annual long-range financial plan, and annual new product portfolio planning process. Responsibilities Lead assigned product line activities and initiatives at each development stage gate decision and milestones through commercialization Commercial leader on core teams or product teams for assigned product lines and leads brand strategy teams for assigned product lines Leads development of the early brand and early commercialization strategy, working together with regional marketing leads to successfully transition to launch readiness and commercialization Work closely with the Commercial Leadership team to ensure there is a plan to fill gaps for key areas of focus in all key regions of existing business and planned expansion Partner with external innovation and BD teams on business development opportunities in the obesity space Act as the point person for commercial insights to the R&D team to make sure the development strategy matches the customer needs to secure success of the company in the future commercialization. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of customer needs, market trends, competitive landscape, technology trends, identification and assessment of significant portfolio and franchise specific growth opportunities The Candidate Business ownership mindset, the will to win and a self-starter Strong interpersonal skills, excellent oral, written and presentation skills Problem-solving skills and analytic mindset Leverage strong analytical data to communicate an outcome and drive business decisions Proven ability to collaborate and work cross-functionally, bringing together the best of the business to drive results in a heavily matrixed, fast-paced environment Superb communication skills required to gain internal support for strategic and tactical initiatives, and the ability to gain group consensus in a team environment that values industry knowledge, analytics, and data-based decisions Excellent analytical skills (e.g., market and competitive dynamics and businessperformance), including development of new product forecast models, demand plan models and other forecast models that may be required Qualifications Bachelors degree;Advanced degree (MBA, Ph.D. or M.D.) is preferred At least 10 years of relevant experience with a successful track record in pharmaceutical and/or medical device marketing - strong analytical and strategic marketing skills Previous experience in Commercial Development, Pipeline Management, In-line Marketing and/or Pharma Consulting roles, preferably within Aesthetics Experience in strategic positioning of products for success within competitive environments Scientific acumen & therapeutic understanding, with the ability to analyze complex datasets Strong financial acumen with a good understanding of P&L drivers and the ability to develop appropriate investment & sales forecasts Experience with launch &/or on-market commercial teams Experience working within matrix-based teams and project management Works collaboratively and proactively, maintains high degree of planning, coordination & project management skills, demonstrated ability to problem solve & resolve conflict with diplomacy Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functional partners outside of immediate team Self-starter, learns fast, quickly grasps the essence of concepts, can change course rapidly where required, demonstrates intellectual curiosity Open to suggestion & experimentation for improvement, embraces ideas from others, encourages innovation but matches innovation to reality Demonstrates the ability to communicate ideas & make the complex easy for others to understand Executes highly effective working team meetings and is visibly inclusive and transparent in all he/she does Exhibits strong emotional intelligence, diplomacy, maintenance of confidentiality, maturity and organizational savvy Leadership Skills For this role, were looking for a leader who is: Excellence Focused Optimistic Open and Authentic Self-Starter Significant Work Activities Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture. Salary:$156,000- $296,500 We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms. This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law. AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. 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