Manager, Operations, AbbVie Community of Science

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, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)

Job Description

The Clinical Sciences Strategic Operations team is committed to elevating the Clinical Sciences business by propelling ideas into innovative solutions and promoting continuous improvement to pursue Operational Excellence.

This position supports the early development for new, innovative solutions for business problems and opportunities. The Manager of Technology and Innovation partners closely with business stakeholders, technical resources, vendors, and cross-functional collaborators to facilitate ideation, proof of concept, and scale up plans for innovative technology solutions.

Purpose:

Communicate/present key information to department management and function head. Assist department management / function head with the strategic design and tactical execution of Operations activities. Raise issues and opportunities as appropriate. Identify, plan and implement activities and projects to achieve departmental strategies, goals, and objectives. Identify and lead efforts designed to support the development of individuals, organization and culture.

Responsibilities:

•Provide effective project management for initiatives within the AbbVie Community of Science as well as cross-functionally. Drive teams to execute defined deliverables.

•Lead teams on special projects related to the team, such as Hackathons, Innovation Challenge, Postdoc Summit, Celebration of Science.

•When managing a cross-functional team, build relationships with others that may include Finance, Project Office, Project Management, all Therapeutic Areas, and all non-clinical Functions to accomplish all objectives and responsibilities. Global awareness and collaboration skills across multiple teams and time zones.

•The Operations Manager will also be capable of supporting any Project Management requests that come from the Senior Leadership of R&D Capabilities.

•Responsible for assisting with strategic design, tactical execution, and establishing strategic planning for global operations activities and projects to achieve departmental strategies, goals, and objectives.

•Participates in process improvement initiatives.

•Track Actual expenses against plan. Forecast budget LBEs as required.

•Assist with planning and implementation of activities and projects to achieve departmental strategies, goals, and objectives, finance and information affecting the business and organization.

Qualifications

•Bachelor/Master of Science (BSc/MSc), or PhD in Science or Business-related Field. BSc with 6+ yrs MSc with 3+ yrs Ph.D. with 2+ yrs

•Team, drug development, or project management related experience.

•Basic knowledge of project management practices, portfolio review, finance, and communications.

•General experience working on, or leading projects.

•Experience supporting clinical research/drug development and/or regulatory/pharmacovigilance/compliance department operations.

•May only have uni-faceted, narrowly-focused experience in one function.

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 and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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.

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

Salary: $109,500