Manager, Business Systems Owner

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a QA Lab Business Owner to lead capability and strategy across Sample Management, Stability Study Operations, Reference Standard, and Lab Inventory for global QA labs. The role shapes multi-year roadmaps and partners with IT, manufacturing sites, and Lab teams to deliver innovative solutions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in lab operations and business analysis, with a proven track record of program delivery, leadership, and cross-functional influence in regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in lab, business analysis, project management, and strategy.
• Self-directed leader who sets direction and drives implementation.
• Strong analytical, judgment and consultative communication skills.
• Excellent influencing abilities with stakeholders and teams.
• Lab systems experience (LIMS, ELN, CDS, Inventory, Asset Management).

Responsibilities

• Develops business cases and oversees a portfolio of IT/lab projects.
• Secures cross-functional alignment on scope, benefits, cost and timelines.
• Defines technology strategy and roadmaps for portfolio.
• Ensures compliance and optimizes total cost of ownership.
• Collaborates with vendors to minimize production impact.
• Communicates architectures and technologies to stakeholders.
• Leads team development, performance reviews and succession planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Lab Systems

Job 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,XandYouTube.

Company Description

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,XandYouTube.

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

• Bachelors 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

• 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 Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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