Manager, Operations, AbbVie Community of Science

North Chicago, IL, United Statesfull time

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AbbVie The Manager, Operations at AbbVie Community of Science leads project management and strategic execution of operations activities supporting clinical sciences. This role drives cross-functional initiatives, process improvements, and budget tracking to achieve departmental goals.

Responsibilities

•Provide effective project management for initiatives within the AbbVie Community of Science as well as cross-functionally. Drive teams to execute defined deliverables.
•Lead teams on special projects related to the team, such as Hackathons, Innovation Challenge, Postdoc Summit, Celebration of Science.
•When managing a cross-functional team, build relationships with others that may include Finance, Project Office, Project Management, all Therapeutic Areas, and all non-clinical Functions to accomplish all objectives and responsibilities. Global awareness and collaboration skills across multiple teams and time zones.
•The Operations Manager will also be capable of supporting any Project Management requests that come from the Senior Leadership of R&D Capabilities.
•Responsible for assisting with strategic design, tactical execution, and establishing strategic planning for global operations activities and projects to achieve departmental strategies, goals, and objectives.
•Participates in process improvement initiatives.
•Track Actual expenses against plan. Forecast budget LBEs as required.
•Assist with planning and implementation of activities and projects to achieve departmental strategies, goals, and objectives, finance and information affecting the business and organization.
•Bachelor/Master of Science (BSc/MSc), or PhD in Science or Business-related Field. BSc with 6+ yrs MSc with 3+ yrs Ph.D. with 2+ yrs
•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.