Senior Manager, R&D Strategic Resourcing

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior role responsible for executing global resource strategies and budgeting across functions. You will lead forecasting, short- and long-term planning, and partner with functional leaders to allocate resources and manage spend in a complex, matrixed environment.

Strong communication and cross-functional leadership are essential to align stakeholders and deliver strategic objectives. This position offers exposure to a broad therapeutic portfolio and global teams, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years in a competitive, fast-paced environment such as top-tier management consulting or pharmaceutical R&D.
• Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed organization.
• Demonstratedability to present data and metrics to executive leadership teams.
• Proven leadership in a cross-functional global team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and manage resources and budgets across the function.
• Provide leadership and strategic recommendations to ensure resources and budget align with plans.
• Deliver portfolio timelines and cost estimates; negotiate outcomes with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with VPs to develop departmental goals and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Work with R&D to improve operations, culture, and decision making.
• Build relationships across AbbVie to support strategic objectives in R&D.
• Act as resource and financial expert and coordinate with finance contacts.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Pharma industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

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

Bachelorsor equivalent degreerequired. Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA)highlypreferred.

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.

Demonstratedability 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 abilityto 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 orlocal 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 thisposting 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 anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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