About AbbVie AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Since 2013, AbbVie has expanded its commitment to the San Francisco Bay Area, now represented by three facilities in Redwood City, South San Francisco, Sunnyvale and a future new Bay Area headquarters in South San Francisco. AbbVie employees in the Bay Area drive AbbVie’s research-based, innovation driven missions in healthcare. Specifically, Bay Area employees bring deep scientific expertise and commercial excellence to advance cancer care. Current oncology areas of focus include immuno-oncology, tumor targeting, tumor dependency and precision medicine. With facilities positioned in the heart of the biotechnology industry, we are able to collaborate with the best and brightest minds in oncology. RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to Sr. Director, OED PPM, this position will be responsible for planning and directing operational activities to ensure the vision and objectives of the OED organization are achieved. This position will organize and prioritize critical issues, required information, and oversight to support OED acceleration, provide operational and strategic support and optimize how OED deliver to our strategic priorities, initiatives, and related processes. Additionally, this role will manage the branding and communication of OED organization including OED Townhalls, landing page, newsletters, etc. Key Responsibilities: Ensure operational excellence across the OED organization. Support refinement of CRO operating model for future success Capture and embed learnings from one-time changes & work-arounds into systematic solutions for long-term Define processes and requirements to transition outsourced studies back in-house after cPOC Detail processes and trainings, assess performance, and refine team model Preparation to scale OED model to support future portfolio Determine future resourcing needs aligned to model & pipeline priorities Define clearly delineated roles, responsibilities, capabilities, and underlying systems & processes to support model Manage engagement of the organization to support the changes Develop communications materials and cascade to convey vision and case for change Engage leaders and team members to build support for the new operating model Partner with OED PPM and OED Sr. Staff to determine and prioritize business strategies and key projects, initiatives, and related processes. Oversee the collection, synthesis, and communication of relevant information that informs OED strategies. Plan, coordinate and keep contents to ensure focused meeting cadences and outcomes. Partners closely with other functions to ensure clarity and seamless ways of working between OED and other organizations. Maximizes opportunities to highlight best practices and shared learnings across OED and cross-functional partners to reduce duplication of efforts. Ensures processes are in place to support integrated planning, operations, and process execution. Leads or represents OED on strategic initiatives that have a significant impact to the organization. Ensures that the organization’s voice is represented and works to develop solutions that are optimal for AbbVie and OED. Develops and maintains business relationships across functional areas across AbbVie to implement frameworks that ensure OED expertise, capabilities, and resources are leveraged appropriately across the different portfolio of work. Develops and delivers executive level presentations covering strategic initiatives, organizational updates, and other critical information. Qualifications Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree in scientific or business-related field preferred. Consulting firm experience preferred. 7-10+ years industry experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other healthcare related field. Experience leading broad organizational initiatives and working with cross-functional teams. Project management experience on global projects. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Strong communication, conflict resolution, and leadership skills. Ability to effectively present ideas and document complex processes in both written and oral communication. Proven track record of anticipating and resolving problems while exhibiting judgement and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues. Significant Work Activities N/A Travel Yes, 15 % of the Time Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code D Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.