Senior Corporate Affairs Manager

at  AbbVie

Company Description
AbbVie’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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer, and dedicated to fostering an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace that values and respects every individual. We are committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability. We ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process without discrimination against any employee or applicant because of, and not limited to, race, religion, age, physical or mental disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or marital status. Our hiring process is flexible and accessible, so if you have any specific requests or accessibility requirement, please feel comfortable to let our team know by emailing CareersANZ@abbvie.com or speaking with your Recruiter and we’ll make any necessary adjustments to accommodate your needs.
Job Description
The Senior Corporate Affairs Manager role is integral to ensuring that AbbVie continues to have a remarkable impact on the patients we serve in Australia and New Zealand. Reporting to Director of External Affairs, this broad role sets the overarching patient advocacy and communications strategy for specified therapeutic areas and supports cross-functional teams to create, collaborate on and execute impactful, patient focused programs, internally and externally. The role aims to bring the ‘voice of the patient’ to life by putting patient needs at the centre of all we do.
The scope of the role includes strategy development and execution, agency management, budget responsibility and leadership of compliance in patient and stakeholder engagements as per the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct and New Zealand Medicines Code.
NOTE: This is a 12 month contract position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Tertiary qualifications in communications or demonstrated equivalent.
• Several years’ experience in corporate affairs or communications and patient advocacy roles, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry or related health sector.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic stakeholder relations.
• Demonstrated experience in working as part of a cross-functional team and servicing the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and execute multi-channel communication and patient advocacy strategies.
• Strong skills in social and traditional media essential (proactive and reactive).
• Ability to tailor communications to meet the requirements of different stakeholder groups, sensitive of diverse views and needs.
• Ability to project manage activities and act decisively to ensure efficient use of resources, including agency resources and budget management.
• Ability to establish clear expectations, provide timely, accurate feedback and take appropriate follow-up actions to build capability and ensure effectiveness.
• Ability to translate strategy into flawless execution.
• Knowledge of the Medicines Australia Code and New Zealand Medicines Code.
• Understanding of the Australian medicines eco-system preferred.
  Flexibility and Availability: In line with Australia’s ‘Right to Disconnect’ legislation, we recognise and respect employees’ right to refuse contact outside of their working hours, unless such refusal is deemed unreasonable. As we operate in an international, matrixed environment, there may be occasions where your role requires participation in business meetings outside of standard hours. We value and support flexibility and appreciate your willingness to occasionally accommodate these requests to ensure effective collaboration and communication within our global team.
  Additional Information

CODE OF CONDUCT & BUSINESS INTEGRITY STATEMENT

• AbbVie is committed to observing high integrity and ethical standards in all its business dealings with our customers, with each other, business partners and suppliers.
• AbbVie as a responsible corporate citizen will adhere to these standards, as well as to local, national and international laws.
• All AbbVie employees are responsible for maintaining the Company’s reputation for conduct in accordance with the highest level of business integrity, ethics and compliance with the law.
• Soliciting and/or accepting/attempting/offering bribes or any illegal gratification is therefore cause for immediate dismissal.
• AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion
  AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.
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• Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders in order to advance patient-focused outcomes.
• Develop and lead overarching brand communications and patient relations strategies.
• Budgetary management for brand communications and patient relations.
• Deliver patient focused strategies (internal /external) with specific timelines, budgets and stakeholder responsibilities.
• Take a ‘hands-on’ approach to supporting cross functional teams with communications and patient advocacy and executing on key initiatives.
• Act as the conduit between internal teams and our agency partners, overseeing and executing upon plans to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators, results and feedback and propose strategic adjustments as required, in conjunction with cross functional teams.
• Contribute to and ensure that all brand communications align to the country and global patient advocacy strategies.
• Assess current practices and identify ways to innovate in order to improve outcomes for AbbVie and the patients we serve.
• Other projects as directed by Director of External Affairs.
• Report any adverse event within 24 hours as per AbbVie’s policies and procedures.
• Proactively participate in AbbVie’s WHS programs, adhere to policies and promote a safe work environment at all times.
• Adhere to AbbVie’s internal codes of conduct and compliance processes.
• Other ad hoc duties such as administrative duties, as requested.