AbbVie · 16 hours ago
Director, Change Management
Mettawa, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$156K/yr - $296K/yr
12+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. The Director of Change Management will support the development of change management capabilities across the organization, building relationships with leaders and teams to ensure effective change strategies and successful implementation of initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Supports the development of the MHI-wide Change Management capability across MHI including all Therapeutic Areas and US and International Business Units, contributing to the foundational build of MHI Change Strategies
Builds relationships with MHI Leaders, their teams, and other critical partners to understand and assess change management needs, ensuring integrated solutions and best practices that ensure adoption of operating model standards, drive development of operating efficiencies, and enhance continuous learning
Creates and executes a pragmatic change management methodology to develop detailed change management plans and ensure intended results are achieved, including risk analysis, organizational alignment, stakeholder management, cultural assessments, education, training, and measurement to ensure the ongoing success of the global MHI business model and desired change-readiness attributes
Leads and manages high-impact, complex, MHI-wide change management programs by collaborating closely with project teams to execute change management plans, focusing on practical implementation and day-to-day management of change efforts that ultimately increase benefit realization
Works with Communication and Training teams to develop and integrate detailed communication plans across multiple audiences, including strategy, stakeholder analysis, integration alignment, messages, and timing, to facilitate a seamless transition to new ways of working
Lead workshops, meetings, and discussions aimed at facilitating hands-on change management efforts, directly engaging with employees across different levels and functions
Owns change management metrics; identifies measures that assess the effectiveness of training and change management initiatives and illustrate the impact on the business, identifies and addresses resistance and performance gaps, and develops and implements corrective actions and solutions. Proactively communicates these metrics
Leverages and manages a blend of internal, contractor and outsourced resources to scale appropriately in accordance with demand and project timelines and to ensure critical business needs are met
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a business or scientific field required
12 + years of training, communications, and change management experience
Ability to forge relationships and influence people at all levels of the organization
Keen understanding of how to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines, as well as the ability to proactively identify and implement effective solutions
Experience in leading in a multi-task environment as well as in a virtual and matrix organization
Demonstrated ability to set and execute on strategies with global, cross-functional, and departmental impact
Strong business acumen with ability to think strategically and translate a strategy to an innovative and implementable plan
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship building skills
Preferred
Advanced degree or extensive experience in commercial/customer excellence, organizational effectiveness / change management, and/or operations is highly desirable
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Long-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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