Senior Manager, Operations ( On-site, North Chicago, IL )

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Communicate/present key information to department management / function head / senior management. Assist department management / function head / senior management with the strategic design and tactical execution of Operations activities. Ensure function operates within the current Plan/Update budget. 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

• Resource Management:
  Create and maintain functional Resource Models for portfolio planning. Work with departments to ensure time tracking data is timely and accurate to support resourcing.
• Initiative Support and Strategic Project Management:   
  Provide strategic insight and project management for Product Development Science and Technology programs, conduct and implementation of functional initiatives. Drive Projects to achieve Pharmaceutical Development Science and Technology Strategy, Mission and Vision.
  Build the AbbVie culture
• Function Support: Facilitate staff and other large meetings.
• Finance: Act as conduit between Finance and functional areas to ensure departments operate within the established budget. Secure additional funding, if needed
  Partner closely with Internals Finance Team. Primary contact for Internal Finance deliverables/questions.  Assist with PDS&T Plan/LRP  process.
• Complete monthly functional headcount tracking/ LBE. Oversee Internal Budget.
• Identify resource conflicts, constraints, and issues, and provide recommendations for resolution. Support new efforts to evaluate and balance resources
• Receives Operations assignments from manager and/or suggests projects to manager, and is responsible for functional objectives on schedule and within budget largely unsupervised.
• Reviews key decisions impacting budget/timelines with Manager. Provides recommendations for resolution. Provides input into strategic decisions of the department.
• Builds and manages Functional area budget.

• Bachelor/Master of Science (BSc/MSc), or PhD in Science of Business-related Field, or equivalent
  BSc with 7+ yrs
  MSc with 3+ yrs
  Ph.D. with 2+ yrs
• Team, drug development, or project management related experience. Knowledge of project management practices, portfolio review, finance, and budgeting. General experience working on, or leading projects. Experience supporting clinical research/drug development and/or regulatory/pharmacovigilance/compliance department operations.
• Familiar with how organizations work, formal channels and informal networks, key policies, procedures, and the organization’s culture. Ability to builds and manage relationships with manager and group members. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Key Stakeholders 

Pharmaceutical Development Senior Leadership, Clinical Operations Senior Leadership, Finance, HR, Operations Director

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. Salary:​ $121,000 - $230,000

• 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 short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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