Manager Business Operations Discovery Research
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Job Description
This position is responsible for facilitating strategic planning and within an R&D Discovery Research Area. Provides individual leadership and consultation for complex transformational business programs in close collaboration with the VP area head and the respective leadership team. Directly supports the area head with development communication and of strategic programs and executive projects to advance the business.
Communicate/present key information to senior leadership within area of responsibility. Responsible for the identification planning and implementation of activities and projects aligned with and enable the achievement of departmental strategies goals and objectives. Primarily accountable to ensure functional area operates within the current financial plan/update budget including headcount. Strategically project and manage financial plan/update budget and headcount across the functional area in collaboration with the organizational leader department and R&D finance utilizing knowledge of current and future business environment. Influences and strategically manages linkages across the business and understands the impact of business decisions and solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitates the creation of the Business Strategy to execute the strategic imperatives and goals in partnership with the respective R&D leadership team. Manages the and measurement of the strategy.
- Effectively frames complex issues for decisionmakers and peers. Prepares and delivers effective management presentations to R&D leadership team. Draws upon personal knowledge of business processes global regulations organizational improvement methods and communication mechanisms to propose and design innovative organizational improvements.
- Coordinate and lead strategic analyses and exercises for the functional area head. Investigates process inefficiencies and proposes solutions for implementation. Helps to define the problem assemble the team perform the necessary strategic analysis and recommend actions to the senior leaders.
- Provide portfolio and resource analyses and forecasts Partner with functional area head in the financial planning process for future initiatives and projects forecasting and rollup. Facilitate discussions with functional area head for Long Range Plan yearly budget cycles and monthly forecasting updates based on latest best estimate.
- Provide leadership and develop strategic recommendations to departments to ensure area operates within the current financial plan/update budget.
- Acts with demonstrated ability to analyze change management issues and opportunities foster innovation and the development of creative mechanisms for solving business issues and plan/oversee effective implementation of projects and/or initiatives.
Qualifications :
Qualifications
PhD or equivalent & 4 years MS or equivalent & 6 years or BS & 8 years academic or industry experience including 7 years of leadership responsibility is required. MBA or Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
- Strong management skills with proven effective leadership abilities. Demonstrated ability to lead multidivisional and multifunctional teams with global aspects.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Experience in managing functional budgets and developing budget forecasts
- Strong business acumen and effective negotiation skills
- Experience working in a complex and matrix environment
- Demonstrated ability to craft compelling business cases that prompt appropriate action.
- 3 years of work experience in the Discovery and 6 years in pharmaceutical healthcare or regulated industry preferred.
- Proven track record of developing and executing change management strategies or successful project planning and management of highly complex business and technology initiatives is preferred.
Key Stakeholders
Discovery and R&D senior leaders functional and/or area leads finance
Additional Information :
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.
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 shortterm incentive programs.
This job is eligible to participate in our longterm incentive programs
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because 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 status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected group status.
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Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
