Senior Manager, R&D Strategic Resourcing

Allergan; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Chicago seeks a senior resource and budgeting leader to forecast, plan, and optimize global resource strategies across functions. You will partner with functional heads and Finance to drive portfolio timelines, cost estimates, and strategic decisions that affect the department and business.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, data-driven decision making, and strong stakeholder management within a matrix global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years with Bachelor’s, 3+ with Masters, or 2+ with PhD in a fast-paced environment such as top-tier management consulting and pharmaceutical R&D.
• Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed organization as a consultant to a pharmaceutical organization.
• Demonstrated ability to present data and metrics to executive leadership teams for better business outcomes.
• Recognized team player with facilitative leadership in a cross-functional global team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact internally and externally to support business strategy.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting and management of resources and budgets across the function.
• Lead and advise on resource planning for upcoming initiatives and projects.
• Provide portfolio timelines and cost estimates; negotiate outcomes across functions.
• Collaborate with VPs to develop departmental goals and strategic decisions.
• Engage with R&D initiatives to improve operational performance and decision making.
• Build business relationships across AbbVie to support R&D objectives.
• Serve as a resource financial expert and establish relationships with finance stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain tools and processes for staff proficiency with systems and guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred (PharmD/PhD/MD/MBA)

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, Xand YouTube.

Job Description

Responsible for executing global resource strategies and associated budgeting activities and projects to drive and achieve functional goals andobjectives. Accountable for ensuring that functions and areasoperatewithin the current Plan/updated budget. Strategically project and manage Plan/Update resourcing and associatedbudgetacross the function in collaboration with the functional heads, Business Operations, and Financeutilizingknowledge of current and future businessenvironment. Globally influences and strategically manages resourcing linkages across the businesses and understands the impact of business decisions and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Primarily accountable for forecasting and management of resources and associated budget. Responsible forshort and long termforecasts and management of implications of alternative development scenarios

• Provide leadership and develop strategic recommendations for functions to ensure all functional areasoperatewithin the current Plan/Update resources and budget. Partner with functional leaders to resource and financially plan upcoming initiatives and projects

• Provides overall portfolio timeline and cost estimates to assess portfolio resources and associated financial opportunities. Negotiates with other functional areas on portfolio outcomes and deliverables to meet conflicting demands (time, cost, quality, performance)

• Partner with VPsto develop departmental goals. Provides leadership on strategic business issues andmakestrategic decisions that affect the department and the business

• Collaborate acrossR&Dtoparticipatein initiatives to improve operational performance, enhance culture, and improve decision making

• Developandmaintainbusiness relationships across functional areas across AbbVie to furtherR&Dobjectivesin support of the strategic imperatives. Partners acrossR&Dto enhance teamwork andidentifyworkable solutions.

• Serve asresource financialexpert andestablishrelationships with key finance resources / contacts/ stakeholders

• Accountable for establishment and management of toolsandprocesses needed to ensure employeeproficiencywith departmental systems, procedures,toolsand guidelines

Qualifications

• Bachelors or equivalent degree required. Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) highly preferred.

• Minimum of 4+ with Bachelors, 3+ with Masters and 2+ with PhD years of experience in a competitive,fast paced environment such astop tiermanagement consultingandpharmaceutical R&D

• Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed organization as a consultant to a pharmaceutical organization, either as an external consultant or an internal cross-functional lead.

• Demonstrated ability to present data and metrics to executive leadership teams that will lead to better business outcomes.

• Recognized team player with proven facilitative leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Proven performance in a matrix environment with ability to influence and align stakeholders.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to interact externally and internally to support business strategy.

• Strong analytical skills. Recognized ability to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

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 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.

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