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. DESCRIPTION Senior Associate, Marketing Operations – Imbruvica will be responsible for contract management and support process improvements for one of AbbVie’s hematology oncology products. The expertise of a successful candidate will include strong project management & budget management skills as well as excellent collaboration skills in a pharmaceutical/biotech marketing department. The position requires candidates to be diligent, organized, detail oriented, and a multi-tasker. He/She should have great interpersonal and communications skills, enjoy working with people and be eager to learn and contribute. RESPONSIBILITIES Be a strong part of a team that specializes in Contract Management: Manages and tracks contracting operations for external/customer facing initiatives such as Health Care Professional (HCP) Speakers, HCP Consultants, Thought Leaders, Sponsorships, & Conventions as well as contracts for Business Analytics & Insights, Marketing, Sales Administration and Training Supports department initiatives with cross-functional teams by working with Purchasing, Finance, Compliance, Regulatory, Legal, Accounts Payable, and IT to ensure all processes are followed and are complete in accordance with company requirements and/or standard operating procedures Is responsible for compliance documentation including needs assessment, annual plan, agreement requests, and other electronic filings Track, monitor, and report any variance to process flows Helps improve the contracting process by taking a step back, analyzing the process, identifying the bottlenecks, quantifying the issue, and recommending solutions Project Management: Develops, tracks, and manages project timelines to ensure on time and on budget delivery of all projects within the Commercial Operations group Direct focus and resources to align with business strategy and needs Leads and coordinates meetings and touch points with key stakeholders Build and maintain relationships with Stakeholders (assigned business unit, Procurement, Contracting, Purchasing, IT, Legal, Tax, AP, AR) Tracks and manages status and identify risks to achieving project milestones Use multiple systems/software tools (SRM, GEMS/Salesforce, Vendor Master, Magellan, Share Point) to capture, read, analyze, and report pertinent data Financial Management Provide support to the Vendor Management process including management of the end-to-end invoice process, Administrative Check Requests (ACRs), Vendor Master system, and related activities in financial systems such as Supplier Relationship Management System (SRM) and SalesForce Maintain daily support of financial payments (invoices). Supports and/or facilitates payment solutions for/from assigned business unit staff and external business partners. Receive invoice/payment requests, determines the appropriate compliant solution, and facilitates and/or executes payment. Partner with assigned business unit staff, vendors, Finance, Corporate Disbursement Operations (CDO), Iron Mountain, Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) Follow the Administrative Check Requests process and ensures accuracy. Assists Business Leads with the budget management of Purchase Orders (PO) Troubleshoot PO challenges elevated by assigned business unit staff and/or vendors Others: Ad hoc reporting Provide coverage support in the absence of other direct or cross-functional team members Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree 3+ year of professional experience Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Highly self-motivated, detailed and results-oriented; able to manage own schedule, work independently, and track activities and expenditures Strong organizational skills Possesses strong project management, verbal, written and professional skills Can effectively work with various departments and communicate clearly Comfortable with last minute requests and changes Can thrive in an environment with some ambiguity Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities Easily able to learn various new programs and processes **Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled** Significant Work Activities Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Travel Yes, 5 % of the Time Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code IC 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.