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Director, Communications- Allergan Aesthetics
Marketing & Communications
Irvine, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 15, 2026
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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
Purpose
The Director of Communications will play a pivotal role in elevating the Allergan Aesthetics reputation with key audiences including consumers, HCPs and trade and consumer media. Through close partnerships with Global Communications, US PR and marketing teams, the role will be responsible for driving an integrated communications strategy by ideating, shaping and executing programs that complement product brand positioning and drives the company’s leadership, innovation and market presence at key industry conferences and beyond.
This role will drive proactive and reactive media engagement, advance industry and business thought leadership, and support corporate partnerships, HCP engagement, and external-facing initiatives that strengthen Allergan Aesthetics’ positioning across key business sectors. The Director will also support communications for Allergan Medical Institute, crisis management, business continuity needs across product and issues management, executive visibility, while providing strategic counsel to senior and functional leaders on critical issues.
In partnership with internal and digital communications leaders, the Director will help amplify key strategies and stories across the organization and, where appropriate, extend their reach through broader channels and audiences. The role will also provide strategic leadership to communications agencies and collaborate across global and international counterparts to ensure alignment, consistency, and localized relevance.
Essential Job Functions
- Serve as a strategic business partner in developing communications plans that advance business priorities and reputation goals
- Identify compelling story angles and creative narratives that showcase company and leader strengths
- Build a deep understanding of the aesthetics market, peer landscape, and media environment to inform innovative communications programs, partnerships, and assets
- Lead media relations strategy development and execution with a proactive, reputation-building mindset
- Demonstrate strong judgment in balancing immediate needs with long-term business and communications objectives
- Anticipate challenges early, solve problems proactively, and influence cross-functional partners through creative, compliant, and solutions-oriented communications counsel
- Influence cross-functional partners and leadership through creative, compliant, and solutions-oriented communications counsel
- Develop clear, compelling key messages and deliver effective written, verbal, and executive-level communications
- Remain composed and confident in high-pressure or crisis situations, providing steady counsel and strategic direction
- Strengthen collaboration across the Allergan Aesthetics organization and with international communications counterparts to ensure awareness, alignment, and local relevance
- Perform related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Excellent oral and written skills; communicating clearly and concisely
- Strong project management and accountability for multiple deliverables
- Creative self-starter mindset
- Able to proactively manage deadlines
- Working autonomously and exercising excellent judgment
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships
- Maintaining confidentiality of information
- Influence and persuasion skills to drive alignment for problem-solving
- Bachelor's degree in communication, public relations, journalism, related field or equivalent from an accredited college or university, and 10+ years of progressive experience
- Experience working with or for a health care company or other regulated industry preferred
- Quick learner, collaborative team member
- Curious thinker willing to jump in and make immediate contribution
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
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