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Associate Director, EEDI, Global AbbVie Employee Networks
Company: AbbVie
Location: North Chicago, IL
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 05/15/2026
Job Categories: Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Finance/Economics, Information Technology, Sales, Science, Executive Management, Quality Control
Job Description
Associate Director, EEDI, Global AbbVie Employee Networks

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.


Job Description

Reporting to the Director,Strategic Partnerships & Employee Networks,theAssociateDirector GlobalAbbVieEmployee Networksroleis responsible for developingand mobilizingtheenterpriseEmployeeNetwork(including ERGs and Communities)strategy, initiatives, programs, and partnershipstoenable our EmployeeNetworksto deliver best-in-class EEDI outcomes for the businesswhile optimizingforregulatory, cultural and competitive factors. This role willlead strategic developmentand execution forEmployeeNetworks includinggovernance,metrics,and operational improvements to advance employee engagement and inclusion.

TheAssociate Directorwillalsopartner closely withEEDIleadershipand other senior stakeholderstoshape anddrive employee network strategiesincludingsignature programs and enterprise events.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the GlobalAbbVieEmployee Networksenterprisestrategy,ensuringbest in classcollaborationandcommunicationpracticesto developprogramming that is strategically aligned to business priorities, culturally resonant, and grounded in measurable outcomes.
  • Advance theenterpriseEEDI strategy with a clear roadmap andKPIsto support our long-term EEDI goals for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Communities.
  • Drive awareness, engagement, and visibility of AbbVie Employee Networks through proactive internal communications and reporting partnering with Network leaders to amplify brand narrative, elevate employee voice, and ensure alignment with corporate and EEDI messaging.
  • Direct the strategic planning and governance ofERG andERCoperatingbudgets, ensuring resource allocation is aligned with enterprise EEDI priorities and drives measurable impact.
  • Establish andmaintainreal-time ERGand ERCimpact dashboard, tracking engagement, representation, business outcomes, and member sentiment with quarterly reporting cadences to ERG Executive Sponsors and EEDI Leadership.
  • Proactively benchmark against external ERG and Employee Network best practices, translating insights into actionable strategy updates and annual recommendations to leadership.
  • Designbest practicesharingforums for AbbVieEmployee Networkengagement across the businessto includeFunctional EEDI Councils, GlobalPhilanthropyand other partners.
  • Leadplanning and execution of special projects and other keyEEDIevents,includingSynERGy,conferences, and programs.
  • Build and lead an ERG Leader Development Program spanning onboarding, training, succession, and recognition to sustain healthy, high-performing leadership pipelines.
  • Monitor the evolving external regulatory and policy environment related to employee networks and inclusion programs, partnering with Legal and Compliance to ensureEmployee Networksalign with AbbVie's legal obligations and risk framework.

Qualifications

  • 10+years of experience in diversity,equityand inclusion.
  • 10+years HR / legal / compliance experience managing sensitive data.
  • Experience in drivingERGstrategy, fostering community, communicating with stakeholders, and developing initiatives.
  • Broad multi-stakeholder experience.
  • Experience working in mid-to-large global and matrix organizations in a complex work environment
  • Demonstrated commitment to contributing to an inclusiveworking and learning environment.
  • Proventrack recordof leading and implementing large-scale programs and projects.
  • High organization and detail orientation with a successfultrack recordof executing initiatives from start to finish.
  • Ability toinfluence people without direct authority to achieve solutions.
  • Effectively usedata to tell a story or create a narrative for change.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills plus interpersonal and presentation skills to drive results.
  • Acts with authority in decision-making situations and takes on decision-making roles amidst uncertainty when necessary
  • Harnesses the collective problem-solving powers of diverse, matrixed teams to achieve AbbVie organizational goals
  • Effective leadership skills that can motivate and drive a disciplined approach thatrespondto businessneeds required.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, relationship-buildingand collaborative skills to work with diverse groups and stakeholders across the organization and at all levels.
  • Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

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 thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

  • 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 toparticipatein 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 employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat 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. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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