AbbVie · 17 hours ago
Director, Program Management Strategic Capital Projects
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions to address serious health issues. The Director, Program Management will serve as the key interface with stakeholders to ensure alignment for strategic projects, managing Initial Manufacturing expenses and overseeing project delivery.
BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Interface with stakeholders outside of Operations Transformation organization – R&D Dev Sciences, PDS&T, CMC, ME&C to drive cross functional collaboration and ensure alignment and efficiency in decisions that impact project priorities
Responsible to manage flow of information to and from various stakeholders and key meetings such as CMC Gate reviews, Steering Committee meetings, Key project meetings
Act as the key point of contact for inputs such as timelines, estimates and strategic planning of BD projects partnering VP, Acquisitions and integration
Develop and implement harmonized metrics and KPIs for strategic projects, including routine publishing of dashboards and metrics to Senior leadership
Collaborate with AI and Digital transformation team to evaluate and implement AI tools for project management, qualification and documentation
Develop and implement a harmonized project planning and scheduling platform for all strategic projects
In collaboration with Procurement, establish sourcing strategy including for major items
Implement a framework to monitor and expedite procurement activities related to strategic projects
Plan, monitor and control Initial Manufacturing expenses (IMX) for strategic projects including projection and management of monthly LBE
Develop and provide IMX estimates, cash flows and overall plan for new assets and BD projects
Implement and control WBS level costing in collaboration with Procurement, ME&C
Collaborate with Project Directors of Strategic projects to ensure key project deliverables are achieved
Provide inputs through cross functional collaboration, to concept studies, basic and detailed design, procure capital equipment and contract construction services
Consolidate and develop Long Range Plans for strategic projects that include capital, direct expense and IMX and project estimates and scope required to support internal manufacturing of pipeline products or established products that need new or additional manufacturing capacity
Qualification
Required
Bachelor in Science or Engineering; MBA preferred
Strong knowledge of GMP Manufacturing, Supply Chain, CMC technical development and pharmaceutical regulations is required
Demonstrated strong planning and project management skills while managing large, complex programs in the pharmaceutical industry
PMP certification a plus
10+ years of industry experience, 5 or more years program management experience
Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills
Strong communication, organization, analytical, presentation, and people skills
Demonstrated experience in a global and multi-cultural environment
Proven ability to resolve conflict across cross-functional teams and technical experts
Ability to understand technical aspects of complex systems and guide cross-functional and detailed technical discussions during critical problem solving exercises
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
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
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