Senior External Cost Analyst (CDSM)

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior External Cost Analyst to support clinical drug supply contracting, payment activity, and supplier coordination. You will manage financial tracking, reporting, and internal system processes while contributing to strategic initiatives and operational excellence.

The role requires strong analytical and collaboration skills, experience with SAP, Conga, and Excel, and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent business experience.
• Strong financial tracking and reporting skills.
• Experience with contract administration, invoice reconciliation, and payments.

Responsibilities

• Lead contracting, payments, and financial reconciliation for clinical drug supply.
• Ensure timely submission of contract requests with accurate financial data.
• Authorize payment of invoices per AbbVie guidelines and resolve discrepancies.
• Track actuals and forecasts for external vendor contracts and POs.
• Generate monthly KPI and actionable reports for leadership; support cross-functional teams.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Conga

Excel

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

TheCDSM Senior External Cost Analystis responsible for supporting clinical drug supply contracting, payment activity, supplier coordination, financial tracking, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure continuity of services and effective business operations. This position serves as a key subject matter expert on internal systems and processes related to contracts, invoices, payments, reporting, and supplier management, while also contributing to strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

Contracting, Payments, and Financial Reconciliation

• Responsible for clinical drug supply contracting and payment activity, through final payment reconciliation.
• Ensure contract requests are submitted on time with the accurate business and financial sourcing information to avoid/minimize delays.Monitor contract-associated spend and proactively alert business stakeholders when purchase orders require additional funds to ensure continuity of services
• Confirm accuracy of supplier invoices based on contract details and guidance from Project Manager’s overseeing suppliers’ work. Authorize payment of invoices according to AbbVie’s guidelines.
• Serve as the primary process owner and main point of contact for resolving supplier invoice discrepancies and payment issues, ensuring timely investigation, issue resolution, and compliance with AbbVie policies and contractual requirements.
• Support the tracking of actuals and forecast updates for the LBEforCDSM external vendor contracts and purchase orders, ensuring accurate financial monitoring, timely updates, alignment with business assumptions, and effective communication of variances, risks, and funding needs to relevant stakeholders.

Systems and Reporting

• Primary subject matter expert on internal systems used to submit, track and reconcile contracts and related invoices/payments
• Generate monthly KPI metrics reports, and actionable reports supporting CDSM leadership and communicate to key stakeholders
• Utilize AI tools to improve performance

Supplier and Vendor Management

• Collaborate with Department Management, Vendor Management, Procurement, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to secure Third Party Depot and Manufacturing services from outside suppliers
• Facilitate management of suppliers’ financial information, including updates to existing suppliers and onboarding of new suppliers.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Strategic Support

• Build collaborative relationships with Project Managers, Category Managers, Outsourcing, CDO, etc. to reduce waste and maximize output.
• Lead and/or participate on cross-functional teams to support CDSM strategic imperatives.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and best practices across the company.
• Act as backup for the procurement of comparator drugs, labels, commodities needed to support Clinical Studies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. (Engineering, Marketing Analysis, Operations, Economics, Logistics, Business Administration, Communications or Statistics) or relevant business experience preferred.
• Financial experience required
• Experience supporting contract administration, invoice reconciliation, and payment processes
• Proven strong analytical, organizational, and financial tracking skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Procurement, Finance, Vendor Management, Project Management, and other internal stakeholder groups
• Strong communication skills and ability to provide reporting and insights to leadership
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and timeliness
• SAP, Contract Lifecyle Management Software(Conga), Excel
• Knows the business, understands challenges and continually uses innovation to drive value.
• Strong knowledge of supplier contract terms and conditions, and data analytic skills are imperative to support category management decisions.
• 5+ years of professional level experience in Process improvement/project 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 thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in 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 toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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