Senior Manager, Health Education Team

JobsCloseBy Editorial Insights

Senior Manager, Health Education Team in Montréal to lead the AbbVie Institute of Health Education, mentor Health Education Managers, and advance a strategy blending innovation with insights. You will drive digital health education, ensure compliance, and collaborate with stakeholders across immunology and oncology to align with priorities. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s in health or related field, 8+ years in health education, proven leadership, change management, and communication. Apply by tailoring your résumé to show leadership, measurable outcomes, regulatory know‑how, budgeting, timelines, digital tools, and bilingual collaboration; emphasize Quebec and English; attach a cover letter linking your vision to AbbVie priorities.

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.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable.

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, vision care, virology, women’s health , and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

The Senior Manager, Health Education Team, leads and mentors a team of Health Education Managers (HEMs) within the AbbVie Institute of Health Education, cultivating a high-performing and inclusive culture. In this pivotal leadership role, the incumbent will advance the strategic vision for health education, ensuring full alignment with organizational priorities as well as the evolving learning needs of healthcare professionals (HCPs). The Senior Manager champions innovative health education plans and journeys, drives organizational and digital transformation, and leverages data-driven insights. This leader consistently upholds the highest standards of compliance and ethics in all health education activities, ultimately dedicated to advancing standards of care and improving patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, inspire, and mentor a team of Health Education Managers in the design and execution of strategic learning plans and journeys across various therapeutic areas.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a health education strategic plan for the various therapeutic areas (TA) from their team members
• Actively engaged in collaboration with cross-functional partners to advance the strategic objectives of the AbbVie Institute across multiple therapeutic areasFoster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and integrating best practices and novel approaches in health education.
• Drive innovation by proactively identifying gaps, recommending enhancements, and implementing inventive solutions to elevate educational outcomes.
• Ensure that health education initiatives consistently comply with industry regulations, ethical standards, and AbbVie policies, while actively overseeing educational standards review activities to maintain compliance and quality.
• Influence, advocate, and effectively communicate the impact of health education initiatives to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and securing support and engagement across all stakeholders
• Actively participate in committees focused on health education and organizational needs, representing the department and leveraging expertise to promote cross-functional priorities and foster innovative solutions.Ensure project timelines, budgets, and deliverables are seamlessly executed for all AbbVie Institute health education offerings.
• Leverage data and analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of health education initiatives, using insights to guide continuous improvement and demonstrate measurable impact.
• Lead the adoption and integration of digital health education technologies and digital solutions to maximize reach, engagement, and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in science or a health-related field is an asset. An advanced degree is also considered an asset.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, or related health education industries.
• Demonstrated success in people management, with experience leading and developing teams.

Required Skills:

• Proven ability to motivate, mentor, and develop high-performing teams.
• Experience in leading teams through change and driving organizational transformation
• Proven ability to build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of business and clinical concepts within diverse therapeutic areas.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strategic, analytical thinker with a keen ability to drive innovation in educational approaches.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

AbbVie aims to offer a French-speaking workplace in Quebec and has made efforts to limit English requirements. However, advanced English skills are essential for this role because the position involves working with English-speaking employees, clients, and regions outside Quebec.

Additional Information

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. 

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html