Director, Strategic Capital Projects & Manufacturing

ABBVIE; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 161,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Carolina seeks a Director of Program Management for Strategic Capital Projects. You will be the main interface with external stakeholders, manage IMX expenses, and drive cross-functional alignment for pipelines and manufacturing initiatives.

The role requires 10+ years in industry with 5+ years in program management, MSc/Engineering background, and MBA preferred. Expect 25% travel and leadership of complex cross-functional programs within a global pharma environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Science or Engineering; MBA preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GMP Manufacturing, Supply Chain, CMC technical development and pharmaceutical regulations is required.
• Demonstrated strong planning and project management skills while managing large, complex programs in the pharmaceutical industry.
• 10+ years of industry experience, 5 or more years program management experience.
• Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, presentation, and people skills.
• Demonstrated experience in a global and multi-cultural environment.
• Proven ability to resolve conflict across cross-functional teams and technical experts.
• Ability to understand technical aspects of complex systems and guide cross-functional and detailed technical discussions during critical problem solving exercises.

Responsibilities

• Interface with stakeholders outside of Operations Transformation organization – R&D Dev Sciences, PDS&T, CMC, ME&C to drive cross functional collaboration and ensure alignment and efficiency in decisions that impact project priorities
• Responsible to manage flow of information to and from various stakeholders and key meetings such as CMC Gate reviews, Steering Committee meetings, Key project meetings
• Act as the key point of contact for inputs such as timelines, estimates and strategic planning of BD projects partnering VP, Acquisitions and integration
• Develop and implement harmonized metrics and KPIs for strategic projects, including routine publishing of dashboards and metrics to Senior leadership
• Collaborate with AI and Digital transformation team to evaluate and implement AI tools for project management, qualification and documentation
• Develop and implement a harmonized project planning and scheduling platform for all strategic projects
• In collaboration with Procurement, establish sourcing strategy including for major items
• Implement a framework to monitor and expedite procurement activities related to strategic projects
• Plan, monitor and control Initial Manufacturing expenses (IMX) for strategic projects including projection and management of monthly LBE
• Develop and provide IMX estimates, cash flows and overall plan for new assets and BD projects
• Implement and control WBS level costing in collaboration with Procurement, ME&C
• Collaborate with Project Directors of Strategic projects to ensure key project deliverables are achieved
• Provide inputs through cross functional collaboration, to concept studies, basic and detailed design, procure capital equipment and contract construction services.

Skills

GMP Manufacturing knowledge

Supply Chain knowledge

CMC knowledge

Pharmaceutical regulations knowledge

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Global / multi-cultural experience

Conflict resolution

Technical systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor in Science or Engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

AbbVie in North Carolina seeks a Director of Program Management for Strategic Capital Projects. You will be the main interface with external stakeholders, manage IMX expenses, and drive cross-functional alignment for pipelines and manufacturing initiatives.

The role requires 10+ years in industry with 5+ years in program management, MSc/Engineering background, and MBA preferred. Expect 25% travel and leadership of complex cross-functional programs within a global pharma environment.