Director, Business Excellence Portfolio Strategy

Role Summary

Director of Business Excellence Strategy, you will partner with leaders across AbbVie to optimize the value of our early discovery pipeline and current/future assets. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to translate strategic vision into tactical action within a cross-functional team. This role is based onsite in Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Biological Research Leadership Team to advance strategic initiatives and programs related to Early Research (incl. capability builds, capital expansion, early research strategy)
• Dedicated strategy and executive communication support for Early Research as we move critical research activities through early research governance and executive reviews prior to late discovery research transition
• Supports additional cross-functional strategy development and execution including (but not limited to) ‚Äì R&D Aesthetics asset + above-asset strategic imperatives
• Drives cross-functional development of executive communications materials for key leadership readouts (e.g., ELT)
• Co-lead strategic workshop sessions as needed across RDAA functions
• Monitor, understand, and prioritize external trends of relevance to the enterprise, and help determine how AbbVie should prepare and/or respond

Qualifications

• Bachelors or equivalent degree required. Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) highly preferred. 3+ years at top tier management consulting company highly preferred
• Minimum years of experience - 8+ with Bachelors, 5+ with Masters and 3+ with PhD
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills can comfortably lead meetings with senior-level management
• Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed pharmaceutical organization, either as an external consultant or an internal cross-functional lead
• Demonstrated ability to engage senior leadership to drive alignment on a strategic vision and facilitate decision making on critical issues
• Capability building / Change management skills ‚Äì leverage empathy and coaching with functional stakeholder to achieve organizational buy-in and long-lasting changes
• Highly collaborative, genuinely enjoys working hand-in-hand with the businesses to develop solutions that advance AbbVie‚Äôs overall mission
• Drive, energy, and passion to advance AbbVie‚Äôs mission