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Finance Lead R&D

AbbVie


Job Location:

North Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 20 August 2026 (13 days ago)
Application Deadline: 17 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Purpose:

Help enhance the analytics and technology capabilities that will transform how clinical trial investments are planned monitored and understood. As the Finance Lead in Center of Excellence Clinical Trials you will be the execution engine translating the strategic vision into data dashboards insights tools and scalable forecasting capabilities used across the organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations for Finance and business stakeholders
  • Help establish a trusted consistent data foundation for clinical trial forecasting.
  • Develop new analytical capabilities as business needs evolve.
  • Identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes and improve data quality speed and scalability through automation
  • Develop analytics to validate clinical trial modeling assumptions and identify anomalies inconsistencies and potential forecast risks.
  • Support the development and ongoing enhancement of systems and tools used for clinical trial financial forecasting.
  • Help design and implement the new financial system for clinical trial forecasting.
  • Support integration of financial forecasting data with existing clinical trial and operational systems.
  • Maintain and develop dashboards that bring together clinical trial financial and operational data from multiple systems.
  • Partner with Clinical Development Operations BTS and other functions to connect financial and operational information.
  • Test and scale new AI-enabled capabilities.
  • Collaborate with Therapeutic Area Clinical Trial Finance and their embedded clinical trial forecasters to understand business needs and improve CoE solutions.

Qualifications :

Required:

  • BA/BS degree required; degree in Finance Accounting and/or Health/Life Sciences preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years of progressive relevant finance experience.
  • Strong analytical mindset with an ability to work comfortably with large complex and disparate datasets.
  • Experience developing or managing dashboards reporting solutions analytics or financial systems.
  • Ability to translate business problems into practical data and technology solutions.
  • Strong interest in AI automation advanced analytics and emerging Finance technologies.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across Finance Clinical Data and Technology organizations.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Comfortable working in a new and evolving environment where the role involves both solving todays problems and building tomorrows capabilities.

Preferred:

  • MBA or Masters degree in a related field.
  • Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience strongly encouraged.
  • Experience with SAP BPC ClinPro Power BI and/or Clin2Pay.
  • Experience with data visualization tools analytics platforms or financial planning systems.

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 short-term 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 and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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Employment Type :

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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuro ... View more

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