About AbbVie 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. District Manager- Position Overview The District Manager position is responsible for managing an area of 8 to 10 sales representatives. This position will also oversee all aspects of managing an area including sales accountability, promotional compliance, ensuring all sales reps are addressed regarding training, development, disciplinary issues; interviewing and hiring prospective sales representatives, managing region profit and loss and developing and maintaining key customer relationships to ensure the overall success of the therapeutic products. This position is a unique Specialty Sales opportunity to join AbbVie’s flagship business unit, AbbVie Eye Care with a 70-year heritage within eye care community. AbbVie enjoys a superior reputation among Eye Care Providers where access, relationships and reputation with customers is unrivaled in the industry. The Eye Care culture can be described as a “small company feel” with the resources of a much larger company. If you enjoy a performance culture and competitive environment yet enjoy working with a team, we encourage you to apply. The position provides the opportunity to promote AbbVie’s market leading products for Glaucoma (Lumigan, Combigan and Alphagan P) and Dry Eye (Restasis, TrueTear and Refresh) to this unique specialty. The existing product portfolio is broad, differentiated and patent protected for many years. A strong mid to late-stage development pipeline includes a number of promising, disruptive new technologies. Qualifications Qualifications Education Bachelor’s degree or higher required Requirements 2+ years pharmaceutical or healthcare industry sales management experience with a proven track record of successful sales performance Ability to develop key strategies and execute them Strong organizational, analytical and business planning skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Must be able to travel about 40% of the time Preferred Skills and Qualifications Experience working with finances and budgets A high degree of flexibility in adapting to a rapidly changing environment Excellent presentation skills to engage and meet the needs of various audiences Ophthalmology or Optometric sales background preferred Customer knowledge with eye care specialists in local area preferred Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills to effectively work with internal partners and a diverse and evolving customer base Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to communicate with many diverse customer audiences, therapeutic decision makers, and other influencers externally and internally Strong organizational, analytical and business planning skills Ability to work in a sales driven environment and exceed goals Ability to travel adequately to cover territory, as well as overnight attendance at training meetings Ability to lift 35 pounds The employee must conduct their work activities in compliance with all AbbVie internal requirements and with all applicable regulatory requirements. AbbVie internal requirements include compliance with ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, and general business policies, requirements and objectives. The company offers flexible career paths with a strong emphasis on opportunity for internal mobility. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Significant Work Activities Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Travel Yes, 50 % of the Time Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code IC Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.