Business Systems Consultant

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

5d•$109,500 - $208,500•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will manage the deployment of both AI products and solutions. You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to identify, select, and consult on the appropriate AI technologies to be deployed. Proactively seeks out strategic business opportunities with high-level business unit executives. Provides advice, assistance and leadership in any area associated with the planning, procurement, provision, delivery, management, maintenance, and effective business use of information systems for a business area. Analyzes business processes; elicits, analyzes, and documents business requirements; identifies alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and makes recommendations typically seeking to exploit and leverage new or existing technology components. Translates business requirements into functional requirements; performs data and process modeling; manages change; and leads, coordinates/performs testing, verification, and validation of requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 7 years’ experience; Master's Degree with 6 years’ experience; PhD with 2 years’ experience.
Respective years of demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst, or similar role in a technical environment or product management.
Strong leadership and team management abilities, with experience leading cross-functional teams.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven track record of managing the development and launch of successful software products.
Knowledge of software development best practices.
Proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, or similar role in a technical environment or product management.
Understanding of Large Language Models, Generative AI, traditional AI and how to apply them and select for best fit.
Experience working in the Life Sciences industry.
Experience with GxP validated systems.

Responsibilities

Work directly with business unit clients to understand specific business processes and business drivers and business strategy across multiple business units; identifies and communicates resulting needs and opportunities for business process improvement that can be enabled via technology.
Investigate and understand capabilities of existing systems and technologies already in use across the business area and similar and interconnected business areas in AbbVie and investigate available technologies applied to this business area in industry; identify information required to support the business strategy and lead the development of appropriate information management strategies, developing them as an integrated part of the business strategy.
Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Identify current and emerging business needs and evaluate alternative technology solutions using standard information systems methodologies and best practices.
Proactively seek out strategic business opportunities for the application of new or existing technology capabilities (across multiple business areas) with high-level business unit executives providing key opinion-leading clients with comprehensive strategic analyses and insights to help them discover strategic uses of technology products and services.
Develop, lead, or review the creation of information systems strategy to support the strategic requirements of multiple business areas. Identify the business benefits of alternative strategies. Ensure compliance between business strategies and technology directions. May prepare testing plans to confirm that requirements and system design are accurate and complete. Conduct training.
Make recommendations to process stakeholders regarding the correct approach to achieve process improvement objectives. These may include business process outsourcing, application development, or adopting business process management (BPM) practices.
Develop business relationships and integrate activities with other BTOs to ensure successful implementation and support of project efforts. Manage relationships between clients involved and BTOs to ensure effective communication between the groups is occurring. Broker services within BTS on behalf of customers; coordinate portfolio of solutions and identify interdependencies.
Ally with other BTOs to remain current on project status and inform customer management of progress; conversely, keep BTS managers aware of user issues and resolve conflicts. Identify the impact of any relevant statutory, internal, or external regulations on the organization's use of information.
Has defined authority and responsibility for a significant area of work, including technical, financial, and quality aspects. Establish organizational objectives and delegates assignments. Accountable for actions and decisions taken by self and subordinates.
Accountable for the accuracy of the fit of the proposed business process improvements and the technical solution to the business needs and the information upon which the business justification and prioritization decisions are made. Also accountable for communicating the business needs and drivers to development groups to assure the implementation phase can fulfill the business need.