Director, Strategic Process Excellence

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago is seeking a senior Process Excellence professional to optimize end-to-end R&D processes. You will lead cross-functional teams, define performance metrics, and drive compliance enhancements.

The role requires extensive experience in process management, strong stakeholder leadership, and a proven track record in Lean/Six Sigma and change management. Competitive benefits apply.

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.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as expert and owner for specific R&D high complexity processes, ensuring oversight and maintenance throughout their life cycle.
• Conducts process reviews and audits, facilitates stakeholder sessions, and supports audits and compliance activities.
• Defines metrics to measure process health and compliance and updates processes with leadership.
• Identifies and escalates risks to leadership for alignment and mitigation.
• Leads large-scale process improvements and mentors junior staff.
• Analyzes performance and compliance metrics to drive improvements and transformation.
• Encourages creativity and presents improvement ideas effectively.
• Ensures sustainability of improvements through leadership partnerships.

Skills

Process improvement

GxP understanding

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,Xand YouTube.

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.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal 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 timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation 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/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑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 employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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