Project Manager, Business Evolution Strategic Development

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Project Manager for their Business Evolution Strategic Development (BESD) team in Illinois. The role involves facilitating business-critical operational support for cross-functional initiatives and driving strategic decision-making.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of project management experience, particularly in pharma initiatives, and demonstrate strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills. The position also necessitates a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience, preferably in pharma or commercial initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in organizational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with core teams to align priorities and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain trackers and decision logs.
• Support leadership meetings and prepare executive-level presentations.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or related field

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

AbbVie’s Business Evolution Strategic Development (BESD) team is an enterprise team responsible for developing and driving forward‑looking strategic plans that will ensure AbbVie’s readiness for, and ability to successfully navigate, potential changes in the healthcare environment such as Most Favored Nations (MFN) pricing controls and Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM).

Project Manager, BESD role provides business‑critical operational support for cross‑functional initiatives related to addressing external disruptions. Facilitates the execution on business priorities and strategies and enables strategic decision making by: project managing key milestones, governance, synthesizing key insights, meeting preparation, workshop planning, and contributing to the development of high‑impact leadership presentations. Serve a critical role in supporting stakeholder engagement and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure alignment, risk mitigation, clear communication, and timely execution of key deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with core teams and key stakeholders to align priorities, goals, deliverables
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable execution plans
• Navigate complex ways of working by synthesizing direction from multiple leaders to ensure alignment across BESD and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Support key workstreams; develop and maintain trackers, decision logs, follow‑ups and execution plans
• Synthesize key insights from meeting discussions, determine and drive next steps/deliverables, ownership and timing
• Coordinate across workstream leads to ensure alignment, resolve issues, and advance work
• Identify, anticipate, and mitigate risks, gaps, and dependencies impacting delivery
• Support leadership meetings, including master calendar, preparation sessions, content/design development, deck reviews, and pre‑reads
• Plan, facilitate, and execute workshops, meetings, and events; capture clear next steps and responsible parties
• Prepare executive‑level dashboards, reports, presentations, and meeting materials that support strategic decision‑making
• Support sprints, pilots, and ongoing operational activities
• Maintain decision logs and document outcomes to support scalability and future planning
• Identify, track, and submit financial documentation, including budget requests, statements of work, and purchase orders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or related field
• 7+ years of project management experience; experience with project managing pharma (preferred), PBM, and/or commercial initiatives
• Demonstrated success organizational and project coordination skills; attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise in developing polished presentations and materials
• Proven ability to collaborate across cross‑functional teams
• Knowledge of project management and governance principles
• Analytical, problem‑solving, and collaboration skills; self‑motivated
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

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 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.

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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