Program Manager, Operations Excellence

Biopharma Careers; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Maryland is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence professional to identify cost-saving opportunities, lead cross-functional Lean Six Sigma projects, and mentor sponsors and Kaizen leaders.

You will develop project plans within budget and schedule, coordinate with key stakeholders across functions, track milestones, and apply Lean Six Sigma tools to improve service, quality and cost performance across manufacturing sites, while training teams to sustain gains.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in Operational Excellence roles.
• Bachelor's degree; preferred disciplines: Sciences, Engineering, Operations, or Business.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification a plus.
• Strong financial acumen to assess ROI.
• Strong written and oral communication, and analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on, proactive, able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Executes data-driven analysis of opportunities and risks, quantifies impacts.
• Leads project direction while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Uses Lean Six Sigma tools to drive improvement projects.
• Identifies and drives continuous improvement for service, quality and cost.
• Supports and motivates teams for timely project delivery.
• Trains and coaches sponsors and Kaizen leaders when needed.

Skills

Operational Excellence

Lean Six Sigma

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Disciplines: Sciences/Engineering/Operations/Business

Tools

Kaizen

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, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs, increase efficiencies, and reduce errors. Lead Continuous Improvement events providing mentoring and leadership to sponsors and participants Structure and lead cross-function projects to address identified opportunities achieving demonstrable results. Assist with training and mentoring personnel on Business Excellence tools. Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Responsible for all aspects of project coordination, communication, and execution. Set and manage expectations with stakeholders. Develop project plans to achieve successful project delivery within budget, scope and schedule. Clearly execute the functional responsibilities for a project providing oversight and guidance to achieve the project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Executes data-driven analysis of opportunities and risks, and identifies and quantifies impacts and recommendations to the business or manufacturing site
• Demonstrates leadership in setting and aligning project direction while managing stakeholder relationships and expectations
• Ability to effectively execute and manage improvement projects leveraging Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools
• Identifies and executes continuous improvement efforts to meet service, quality and cost objectives
• Supports and motivates teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects
• Provide training and coaching to sponsors and Kaizen leaders, if needed

Qualifications

• 6-10 years experience in Operational Excellence roles
• Bachelor's degree required; preferred disciplines: Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management
• Accredited (Lean Six Sigma) LSS Green Belt or or Black Belt Certification a plus
• Financial acumen and ability to assess project return on investment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem solving, analytical and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrates a hands-on and proactive approach, capable of working independently with little oversight.

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 Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation 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/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-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 employee 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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