Manager, Operations, AbbVie Community of Science
About The Position
The Manager, Operations supports the AbbVie Community of Science and Clinical Sciences Strategic Operations by helping develop innovative solutions to business problems and opportunities and by advancing operational excellence. The role partners with business stakeholders, technical resources, vendors, and cross-functional collaborators to facilitate ideation, proof of concept, and plans to scale innovative technology solutions. The position communicates key information to department management and the function head, and assists with strategic design and tactical execution of Operations activities. It identifies and raises issues and opportunities, plans and implements projects that advance departmental strategies and goals, and leads efforts supporting individual, organizational, and cultural development. The role also provides project-management support for initiatives and requests from Senior Leadership of R&D Capabilities, contributes to process improvement, and tracks expenses and budget forecasts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Science or a business-related field, or a PhD in Science or a business-related field.
- Relevant experience: Bachelor's degree with 6 or more years, master's degree with 3 or more years, or PhD with 2 or more years.
- 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 or drug development and/or regulatory, pharmacovigilance, or compliance department operations.
- May have uni-faceted, narrowly focused experience in one function.
Responsibilities
- Provide project management for AbbVie Community of Science initiatives and cross-functional projects, driving teams to complete defined deliverables.
- Lead special projects such as Hackathons, Innovation Challenge, Postdoc Summit, and Celebration of Science.
- Build relationships across functions, including Finance, Project Office, Project Management, Therapeutic Areas, and non-clinical Functions, to achieve objectives.
- Collaborate across teams and time zones with global awareness.
- Support Project Management requests from Senior Leadership of R&D Capabilities.
- Assist with strategic design, tactical execution, and strategic planning for global Operations activities and projects.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives.
- Track actual expenses against plan and forecast budget LBEs as required.
- Assist with planning and implementing activities and projects that support departmental strategies and goals, including finance and information affecting the business and organization.
- Communicate and present key information to department management and the function head; raise issues and opportunities as appropriate.
- Identify and lead efforts to support the development of individuals, the organization, and culture.
Benefits
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Long-term incentive program eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
