Director, Strategic Process Excellence

ABBVIE; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 161,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Process Excellence leader to optimize end-to-end R&D processes and drive cross-functional improvements. You will partner with leadership to implement change management, ensure compliance, and mentor junior team members throughout the lifecycle of key programs.

The role requires strong project management, GxP understanding, and the ability to translate metrics into actionable improvements while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and collaboration

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years industry experience; 8+ with Masters, 5+ with PhD (preferred).
• 8+ years in process management/improvement preferred.
• Strong project management and adaptability skills.
• Experience with metrics for business decisions.
• Expertise in business procedures, GxP understanding.
• Organizational and communication skills required.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership.
• Creative problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Acts as expert and owner for specific R&D high complexity processes, ensuring oversight and lifecycle maintenance.
• Partners with management to streamline and optimize processes.
• Conducts process reviews/audits, facilitates stakeholder sessions, and ensures compliance activities.
• Defines metrics to measure process health and compliance; collaborates with leadership.
• Identifies risks and escalates them to leadership for mitigation.
• Leads large-scale process improvements with cross-functional teams.
• Mentors junior PELs and drives transformation across organization.
• Tracks performance metrics to sustain improvements over time.

Skills

Project management

Adaptability

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Masters preferred

PhD preferred

Job description

• Compensation: USD 160500 - USD 305000 - yearly

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn, Facebook ,Instagram ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

Accountable for optimizing end-to-end processes, leading cross-functional teams to improve process efficiency and compliance. Acts as the strategic point of contact for process improvements and change management, communicates updates to leadership, and mentors junior team members. Oversees innovative process excellence initiatives aligning with organizational goals and manages connections across R&D.

Responsibilities

• Acts as expert and owner for specific R&D high complexity processes, ensuring effective oversight, decision-making, and maintenance throughout their life cycle. Partners with management to streamline and optimize processes.
• Conducts process reviews/audits, facilitates stakeholder sessions, provides best practices awareness, and serves as an expert for audits and compliance activities.
• Defines metrics to measure process health and compliance. Strategically manages and updates processes in collaboration with leadership, understanding the business environment.
• Identifies and escalates risks to leadership to ensure strategic alignment and mitigation.
• Addresses process-related questions, identifies knowledge gaps, and prepares remediation plans.
• Leads large-scale and iterative process improvements by identifying efficiencies, facilitating cross-functional teams, and updating process-related materials. Mentors junior PELs as needed.
• Analyzes performance and compliance metrics to identify improvements and implement solutions. Engages with stakeholders to drive transformation and process efficiency.
• Encourages creativity, resourcefulness, and improvement suggestions, effectively presenting ideas.
• Ensures sustainability of improvements through partnerships with team leaders to track performance metrics over time.
• Upholds ethics and values, acts with integrity, follows commitments, and treats others with respect. Demonstrates accountability and consistency.

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years industry experience; 8+ with Masters, 5+ with PhD (preferred).
• 8+ years in process management/improvement preferred.
• Strong project management and adaptability skills.
• Experience with metrics for business decisions.
• Expertise in business procedures, GxP understanding.
• Organizational and communication skills required.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership.
• Creative problem-solving abilities.

Additional Information

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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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