Manager, Portfolio Program Planning

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to provide advanced PM support for complex drug development programs, including late-stage interactions, and to drive accountability for project milestones.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop planning scenarios, monitor risks, and deliver monthly reports. Strong leadership, communication, and process-improvement skills are essential for this pharma/biotech role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years professional work experience in project management, preferably in pharma/biotech.
• Accreditation in a project management or process improvement discipline highly preferred (e.g. PMP, LEAN Six Sigma).
• 2+ years Project Management experience, including leadership of a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced project management support to multiple complex drug development projects.
• Manage small cross-functional process improvement initiatives and lead small teams.
• Apply advanced project management principles to coordination and completion of goals and tasks.
• Support and advise Project Managers on monthly project plan maintenance and information reporting.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Team leadership

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/scientific or PM related discipline

LEAN Six Sigma accreditation (preferred)

Tools

MS Project

QlikView

Spotfire

Job description

• Compensation: USD 109,500 - USD 208,500 - 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 at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Job Description

• Provide advanced and extensive project management support to multiple complex (e.g. late stage, requiring a device) drug development projects. Drives team accountability to meet project deliverables. Develops multiple project planning scenarios; identifies, monitors, and analyzes business risks. Recognizes when corrective action and planning are necessary and conducts root cause analyses. Manage activities to ensure functions have the right tools, reports, & data for accurate resource estimate
• Manages small cross-functional process improvement initiatives. Converts goals to tasks and coordinates activities to meet goals. Estimates and manages requirements to achieve defined objectives. Lead small teams through execution on defined objectives and keep cross-functional Managers and Directors informed of progress and achieved project milestones.
• Apply advanced and extensive project management principles and techniques to the coordination and completion of assigned goals and tasks. Prioritize tasks with effective use of time.
• Support and advise Project Managers on monthly project plan maintenance and information reporting. Provide data entry for change requests. Utilize QC reports to ensure proper input of project information and accuracy of data.
• Compile and provide routine standard reports on a monthly and ad hoc basis. Proactively address conflicting, incorrect, insufficient, or inappropriate information prior to report publication. Apply advanced project management tools for metrics collection and conduct advanced analysis of project data. Develop guidelines and checklists. Utilize and implement tools to identify novel solutions for metrics collection, data analysis and process improvement.
• Serves as local expert for business procedures and recommends solutions to the broader community. Develop and provide advanced training courses, presentations, and guidance to foster best practices. Mentor junior staff on training, presentation development, and delivery.
• Support and execute on business development and merger & acquisition integration activities (e.g. project planning and resource estimation for deal evaluation and integration of new assets into existing systems and processes).
• Establish and maintain strong network within department and external clients. Actively manages cross-functional and departmental team behaviors, mediates internal team disputes, and facilitates establishment of high performing teams. May manage up to 5 planners within the department.
• Interacts with all levels of employees in support of project coordination.
• Assesses performance against plans, processes, and practices to determine effectiveness and areas for process improvement..

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required, preferably in a technical, scientific or project management related discipline and 6+ years professional work experience, preferably in project management, system based processes, or the pharmaceutical or biotech industry; or Masters degree with 4+ years of work experience; or Doctorate degree with 2+ years of work experience in same disciplines.
• Accreditation in a project management or process improvement discipline highly preferred (e.g. Project Management Professional, LEAN Six Sigma, etc.).
• 2+ years Project Management experience, including leadership of a cross-functional team required. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of project management principles. Ability to work independently and represent sound strategies is required.
• Must have clear leadership skills that minimally include: strong written and effective interpersonal communication; capability to clearly present, influence, and logically justify proposals; sound judgment; negotiation and conflict management; effective communication across cultures and disciplines; relationship building and fostering teamwork; and training experience.
• Job requires knowledge of the drug development process.
• Cross-functional and global project team leadership experience preferred. Proficient in the tools and techniques of Project Management and /or Business Excellence.
• Proficient technology skills (e.g., MS Office software, MS Project, Qlikview, Spotfire, etc.) required..

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local 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.

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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