Associate Director, Program Supply Chain
About The Position
The Associate Director, Program Supply Chain leads the end-to-end establishment and management of external clinical drug product manufacturing partnerships supporting pharmaceutical development programs. The role serves as the primary operational relationship lead for designated third-party manufacturers and provides project and supplier management leadership from initial engagement and onboarding through manufacturing execution, product release, and delivery to AbbVie. The Associate Director leads cross-functional teams to establish manufacturing relationships, define project requirements, coordinate agreements and supplier readiness, develop integrated project plans, and oversee execution against program objectives. This position ensures external manufacturing activities are planned and executed to meet quality, regulatory, schedule, supply, and financial expectations. The position leads approximately 5–7 direct reports responsible for project and supplier management. It establishes priorities, develops organizational capability, coaches and develops talent, and deploys resources across the external manufacturing portfolio. Through direct people leadership and cross-functional matrix leadership, the Associate Director identifies and mitigates project and supply risks, manages supplier performance, drives issue resolution and continuous improvement, and communicates and escalates effectively to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Six or more years of program management experience.
- Experience with project risk management.
- Demonstrated success as a collaborative team player.
- Ability to communicate and deliver results, actions, decisions, and concerns in a timely manner with little direction or supervision.
- Broad, diverse, cross-functional or cross-divisional experience.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or higher education.
- Ten or more years of pharmaceutical, device engineering, or operations experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead establishment and onboarding of new third-party manufacturing partners.
- Serve as the primary operational relationship lead for assigned third-party manufacturers.
- Lead cross-functional project teams supporting external manufacturing.
- Provide end-to-end project oversight of third-party drug product manufacturing.
- Represent projects at supplier governance and manage supplier performance.
- Lead proactive project and supply risk management.
- Coordinate contractual activities supporting external manufacturing.
- Drive cross-functional issue resolution and provide program visibility to leadership.
- Lead, develop, and build capabilities within a team of 5–7 project and supplier management professionals.
- Drive continuous improvement of the external manufacturing operating model.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick time.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
