Associate Director, R&D Finance & Development Sciences

AbbVie Inc.; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks an Associate Director, R&D Finance Development Sciences to lead financial planning and analysis for Plan, Update, LBE and LRP across Development Sciences, with a $1.4B-$1.5B annual budget and 2,800 resources.

The role partners with Therapeutics Area Finance, drives capital project approvals, and aligns on funding strategies across internal and external programs while guiding senior management decisions.

Qualifications

• BA in Accounting or Finance. CPA or MBA a plus.
• 8+ years of progressive Accounting or Finance experience.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong project management skills, which includes leadership in organizing, planning, and executing projects from inception to implementation.
• Self-starter with ability to operate independently, identify and implement process improvements, and adjust priorities to achieve objectives and operate with speed and agility.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, build strong partnerships, influence work partners – both business and finance.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Knowledge of SAP and BPC.
• Experience leading and/or influencing a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Liaison with Therapeutics Area Finance to understand financial impacts to Development Science due to governance funding decisions.
• Drives financial analyses for various business initiatives across CDSM and CMC organizations.
• Drive integration activities and/or of newly acquired companies/assets into the R&D portfolio impacting internal and external spending.
• Ensures cross-functional alignment on financial assumptions related to PDS&T R&D funding for Plan, LRP, and LBEs.
• Drive initiatives to identify capacity constraints and improve visibility and forecasting of budget overruns with CMOs and external services.
• Work with R&D Strategic Resourcing and Dev Sci Functions to optimize resource models and impact to future demand/capacity.
• Responsible for driving capital project approval, tracking, and financial implementation of major pilot plant upgrades and expansions.
• Assist with all financial aspects of key functional projects and systems initiatives to ensure finance requirements are implemented.
• Interface across senior management within R&D Finance and multiple functions to optimize decision making.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

BA in Accounting or Finance

CPA or MBA

Tools

SAP

BPC

Job description

AbbVie seeks an Associate Director, R&D Finance Development Sciences to lead financial planning and analysis for Plan, Update, LBE and LRP across Development Sciences, with a $1.4B-$1.5B annual budget and 2,800 resources.

The role partners with Therapeutics Area Finance, drives capital project approvals, and aligns on funding strategies across internal and external programs while guiding senior management decisions.