Director, Operations
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Company Description

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose:

Communicate/present key information to Department and/or Senior management. Responsible for identification, planning, and implementation of activities and projects to achieve Departmental strategies, goals, and objectives. Identifies and leads efforts to support the development of individuals. Establish strategic planning for global Functional Operations and department initiatives. Primarily accountable to ensure functional area operates within the current Plan/Update budget. Strategically project and manage Plan/Update budget across the function in collaboration with the function head, department and Development Sciences Finance utilizing knowledge of current and future business environment. Globally influences and strategically manages linkages across the businesses and understands the impact of business decisions and solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Primarily accountable for forecasting, construction, and management of budget. Responsible for short- and long-term forecasts and management of implications of alternative development scenarios

• Serve as local finance expert. Must have established relationships with key finance resources/contacts

• Provide leadership and develop strategic recommendations to departments to ensure all Functional areas operate within the current Plan/Update budget; partner with Functional Head and department managers to financially plan upcoming initiatives and projects

• Anticipates Development Sciences Finance questions and prepares responses/commentary

• Analyzes and identifies budget favorability/unfavorability and provides recommendations for mitigation strategy

• Adheres to all corporate financial guidelines, ethics and compliance standards

• Leads cross departmental and cross-functional efforts to achieve functional strategies and goals Responsible for overseeing operations activities/projects managed by others within department

• Leads efforts to develop departmental goals; provides leadership to the department on strategic business issues

• Independently leads Business Operations activities and multiple self-initiated major projects. Assists Management in the selection of action plans that best meets business objectives Anticipates and leads issue resolution. Assures project portfolio remains in alignment with strategic initiatives

• Provides resource requirements and cost estimates to assess portfolio opportunities

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/Master of Science (BSc/MSc), or PhD in Science of Business-related Field BSc with 13+ yrs MSc with 12+ yrs Ph.D. with 10+ yrs

• Accountable for establishment and management of tools & applications; processes needed to ensure employee proficiency with departmental systems, procedures, tools and guidelines (e.g., training, mentoring, effective delegation).

• Recognized leader in standard business procedures including project management practices, portfolio review, finance, and budgeting.

• Demonstrated leadership skills with broad business orientation

• Expert operations management experience of 5+ years in the pharmaceutical or health care industry. Proven track record for successful projects.

• Recognized as an expert with knowledge of AbbVie and global pharma drug development processes.

• Requires multi-faceted, broad-based experience in several functions and. Is considered to have in depth knowledge of operational business needs, issues, mitigation plans, etc.

• Operations experience with large budget and matrixed environment is required

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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