AbbVie: Manager – Strategy, Project Management — Bengaluru, KA, India

About AbbVie

AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical business focused on discovering and delivering medicines and related health solutions. Its employer introduction identifies immunology, oncology and neuroscience among its therapeutic areas, alongside the Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. The organisation's stated mission connects current health problems with the development of treatments for future medical needs. Its activities therefore have both scientific and product-delivery dimensions, with different functions supporting research, medicines and services within the named therapeutic and aesthetics areas.

The position and its setting

AbbVie lists Manager – Strategy, Project Management in Bengaluru, KA, India, under reference R00151414. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 25 September 2026
• Brands: Allergan Aesthetics

Responsibilities and work described

• Project Planning & Management:
• Set up a Project Management Office to monitor, track all key identified projects within the affiliate
• Work: with the Country/ Asia/Area function leads of the critical projects to facilitate, communicate, set up meetings and ensure that Projects are progressing and delivered as per timelines with quality
• Work: closely with the GM, inform about project progress and KPI’s
• Disseminate Project Management skills within the organization – build cross functional excellence to plan / execute
• Delivery: oversight and guidance to projects of high importance
• Create & lead ad-hoc strategic projects & processes to support local top line and bottom line growth including holding budget responsibility for these
• Support: the implementation of processes, tools, metrics, initiatives, infrastructure and technology that will support and improve operations in the affiliate
• New Product Planning & Introduction
• Fully understand clinical profile and medical positioning and utility of global early development products and assess need for pharmaco-economic profiling to meet local requirements
• Support: Business Units in their endeavor to establish or modify local therapy or patient management
• Guidelines in collaboration with the respective medical specialty organization
• Delivery: early assessments of new pipelines and identify pipeline opportunities
• Be responsible for the evaluation of new product (pipeline) opportunities with business case based on comprehensive considerations on market, product evaluation, registration, clinical development and market access strategy
• Present India commercial opportunities across India, Regional and Global team to support decision-making
• Work: with the finance team and Regional commercial team to develop accurate LRP forecast for pipeline products based on insightful market assumptions and the latest environmental and policy changes

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Education and Experience
• Post Graduate in Medical or pharmaceutical Sciences and/or Business Studies
• Minimum 3-5 years of working for Tier-1 consulting firms
• Experience: managing budgets Business acumen and analytical skills
• Good understanding of new product launch and development process
• Good execution and project management skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Personal drive and teamwork mindset
• Keen interest in strategy and new product planning Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies (includes Licenses, Credentials)
• Good understanding of new product launch process
• Well versed with Pricing process
• Track record of successfully building working relationships cross-functionally
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strategic thinking – Detail oriented with ability to take a step back and think strategically and make critical recommendations and decisions
• Ability to ask the right questions to elicit the true business needs and understand how to most effectively support them
• Analytical and consultancy skills and business acumen
• Data analysis and reporting skills
• Relationship building, communication skills and negotiation skills
• Organisational skills with the ability to consolidate and integrate a wide range of inputs
• Bias for action and results orientation

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: driving Projects/ Partnerships/ Go To Market models preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Bengaluru, KA, India

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Pay and application dates

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Practical preparation: pharmacy

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Relevant skills

• pharmacy
• project management
• pricing
• data analysis
• communication
• commercial negotiations
• partnership development