VP of Operations

AbbVie; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Gaithersburg seeks a candor-rich VP of Operations to own critical operational outcomes and mentor cross-functional teams. The role offers significant ownership with a $216,000 - $328,000 salary and more than a decade of leadership experience to draw on.

You will partner with peers across functions, hold Gaithersburg vendors to commitments, and balance ambitious priorities with quality. AbbVie provides growth coaching, mentorship, benefits, and real autonomy.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of leadership in operations or related functions.
• Proven ability to deliver bad news clearly and timely.
• Experience presenting to VP-level leadership.
• Track record of ego-free delivery in remote structures.
• Strong customer-focused mindset.
• MD sensibility or interest in the MD market.
• Hands-on negotiation with strong team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build accountability habits for a VP role.
• Partner with cross-team groups in different locations.
• Hold Gaithersburg vendors to promised standards.
• Juggle priorities without losing key deliverables.
• Keep records and shared files organized and up to date.
• Earn trust for quick, prudent decisions.
• Keep remote schedule realistic.
• Maintain quality when deadlines loom.

Skills

Negotiation

Team Leadership

Executive presentation

Remote delivery

Customer focus

MD market insight

Calm under pressure

Education

MD degree

Job description

AbbVie is the kind of place where a candor-rich VP of Operations can ship real general work and still leave on time most days. With ownership, a $216,000 - $328,000 salary, and 13 years of Team Leadership to draw on, you'll do your best work at AbbVie.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Accountability habits a vp role can lean on for years
• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room
• Hold Gaithersburg vendors to the standard we promised our users
• Juggle builder-led priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Keep records, systems, and shared files organized and up to date
• Earn the trust to make tinker-friendly judgment calls without a committee
• Keep the remote schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts

What You'll Bring

• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• 13+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to vp leadership
• A track record of ego-light delivery in a remote structure
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• A MD sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
• Hands-on command of Negotiation, with Team Leadership as a close second

Our playfully-serious approach to general has made AbbVie a go-to choice for companies throughout MD. Ownership runs deep here: you'll own outcomes, not just tasks, from your first week as a VP of Operations.

We set the base at $216,000 - $328,000 and build outward with growth coaching, a mentor, benefits, and hours you genuinely control.