Advocacy Advisor

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION/OBJECTIVE: 

To support the AbbVie External Affairs objectives in Australia in support of our pipeline, improving access to innovative medicines and breaking down barriers to care. 

Major Responsibilities: 

• Build and maintain an understanding of current and anticipated future political, advocacy and policy trends and help to embed these into AbbVie’s External Affairs strategy, through the mapping and monitoring of the external environment.  

• Support Government Affairs Lead and Patient Advocacy Lead to build and strengthen relationships with key influencers within Federal and State Governments, the Public Services, industry associations, health consumer, professional bodies and other relevant bodies.  

• Support the development and delivery of integrated advocacy strategies for AbbVie and priority therapeutic areas, including supporting the development of policy positions.  

• Work with Government Affairs Lead to identify opportunities within the political environment to drive dissemination of AbbVie and Medicines Australia policy positions.  

• Support AbbVie’s participation in relevant Medicines Australia and industry task force initiatives, where relevant. 

• Coordinate AbbVie involvement at various external events.  

• Manage and maintain internal systems that underpin Government Affairs and Patient Advocacy functions. 

• Provide internal support for general tasks at the direction of the External Affairs leadership team. 

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required: 

• Knowledge of Australian politics  

• Pharmaceutical industry or health experience  

• Understanding of Medicines Australia Code of Conduct 

Essential Skills & Abilities: 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  

• Strong teamwork/collaboration skills.  

• Superior writing and presentation skills.  

• Strong interest in public health and policy.  

• Tertiary qualifications related to business, policy, advocacy or government affairs.  

• Existing relationships with advocacy stakeholders.  

• Previous government role or experience in an advocacy role within a health-related patient group or corporate environment. 

Additional Information

AbbVie 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

AbbVie 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.