Associate Director, Franchise Strategic Planning and Operations - Oncology

The Associate Director, Franchise Strategic Planning and Operations serves as a strategic partner to the Franchise Vice President and leadership team, enabling effective governance, execution, and cross-functional alignment across the franchise. This role supports enterprise-level planning, prioritization, and decision-making by driving key business processes, coordinating leadership forums, and ensuring disciplined follow-through on strategic and operational initiatives. The position plays a critical role in translating franchise strategy into coordinated action, improving organizational effectiveness, and advancing business priorities across internal stakeholders and external interface.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor and operational partner to the Franchise Vice President, helping shape priorities, manage complexity, and improve leadership team effectiveness.
• Lead franchise business planning, including short- and long-range strategic planning, annual communications plan, investor relations requirements, and deliverables to AbbVie Oncology portfolio team
• Design and coordinate strategic planning sessions, leadership meetings, and governance forums; prepare agendas, materials, action tracking, and decision logs to ensure clear accountability and follow-through.
• Coordinate leadership team governance structure and content and develop staff agendas to support effective decision-making and seamless execution across the franchise.
• Oversee critical cross-functional initiatives and special projects, ensuring progress against milestones, risk mitigation, and escalation of issues as needed.
• Partner with functional leaders to develop and.execute internal communications, franchise town halls, and culture-building efforts that reinforce strategic priorities and employee engagement.
• Support the Vice President in preparing for and coordinating leadership alignment meetings and other enterprise governance interactions to ensure cohesive messaging and efficient decision-making.
• Monitor key milestones, risks, dependencies, and decisions across the franchise; establish transparent operating rhythms and reporting to support accountability and execution discipline.