Manager, Business Systems Owner

Allergan; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior leader to drive capability leadership for Sample Management, Stability Study Operations, and Lab Inventory across QA labs. You will develop multi-year roadmaps, align cross-functionally with IT, manufacturing sites, and global QA labs, and deliver innovative laboratory solutions to improve business outcomes.

The role requires leadership in project governance, strategic execution, and a strong background in lab systems (LIMS/ELN/CDS) with a focus on cost efficiency and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; minimum 10 years in lab, business analysis, PM, and strategic execution.
• Self-directed leader who can set direction and implement.
• Excellent analytical, judgment and communication skills.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders and balance interests with analysis.
• Lab systems experience (LIMS, ELN, CDS, Inventory, Asset Management) required.

Responsibilities

• Develops business cases and oversees a portfolio of technology projects from ideation to completion with cross-functional alignment.
• Provides management oversight for projects with budgets over $14M.
• Ensures tech strategy and roadmaps enable business objectives while controlling total cost of ownership.
• Collaborates with local teams and vendors to minimize production impact and ensure scalable solutions.
• Communicates architectures and technologies to technical and business communities.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Lab systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

LIMS

ELN

CDS

Inventory management

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

This role is responsible for capability leadership relating to Sample Management (Analytical/Micro/Environmental), Stability Study Operations, Reference Standard Management and Lab Inventory Management for various AbbVie QA labs at our more complex, larger sites. A successful candidate will develop multi-year strategies, roadmaps and bring an innovative technology mindset to support the planning of innovative laboratory solutions to drive improved business outcomes. QA Lab Business Owner works closely with: IT Manager and project managers, Manufacturing Sites and the broader Lab organization globally to conduct advanced business analysis, evaluation, development and execution of a robust solutions to meet the needs of Global Lab Operations and evolving technology.

Responsibilities

• Develops and promotes business cases for key projects. Responsible for planning and overseeing and execution of a portfolio of technology projects from ideation to completion; including securing cross-functional alignment on project scope, benefits, cost, and timelines. He/she is expected to work effectively across various IT shared services teams, manufacturing site representatives, and Global QA Lab stakeholders.
• Provides management oversight and implementation of projects capping in excess of 14 million dollars.
• Ensures technology strategy and roadmaps for portfolio of solution enables business objective usability while optimizing the total cost of ownership for IT solutions and ensuring compliance to applicable regulations
• Collaborates with local teams and solution vendors to minimize impact to production, ensure continuity of business solutions, assure alignment with architecture & technology standards, and ability of product scale to meet AbbVie requirements.
• Communicates and educates the technical and business communities on current architectures and technologies.
• Identify current and emerging business needs and evaluates technology solutions to balance short term and long-term objectives. Understands both data and technology capabilities already in use across AbbVie and recommends and implements appropriate solutions.
• Accountable for financial objectives and timelines of the portfolio, including monthly targets, project targets and overall implementation and maintenance while supporting a dynamic manufacturing portfolio.
• Builds positive culture and develops team members while overseeing the department. Monitors team workload, guides team through complex work issues, and answers questions. Interviews, hires, and recommends salary adjustments for team members as needed. Collaborates with team members to establish performance goals, conducts performance reviews, and assists with succession planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Minimum of 10 years of work experience including laboratory background, business analysis, project management, and strategic execution.
• Self-Directed Leader, quickly grasping business needs and setting direction and implementation.
• Excellent analytical, judgment and consultative capabilities and communication skills
• Excellent communications and influencing skills with strong ability to balance differing stakeholder interests through sound analysis and persuasion
• Lab Systems / Lab Experience is required (LIMS, ELN, CDS, Inventory, Asset Management).

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 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.

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