Role Summary
The Senior Manager Change Enablement drives adoption of transformative solutions for AbbVieโs Material Review Process (MRP), including AI-enhanced processes. As a visible change leader, this role inspires teams, influences stakeholders without authority, and fosters adaptability across cross-functional initiatives in a complex matrixed environment.
Responsibilities
- Leads large scale change initiatives with limited oversight
- Analyzes and drives resolution for complex business issues, showing sound judgement and resilience
- Serves as a visible champion for change, generating enthusiasm and stakeholder buy-in
- Facilitates effective onboarding and hypercare support, ensuring the userโs voice is heard and issues are swiftly addressed
- Applies leading change management methodologies to assess and improve stakeholder adoption, adapting communication style to maximize engagement
- Leads structured change management activities for new capabilities, including adoption analytics and feedback loops
- Facilitates structured stakeholder engagement sessions to capture evolving needs and translate them into actionable requirements
- Deftly navigates variations in organizational, team and individual ways of working, alerting leadership to critical barriers and advocating for process improvement
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree, suggested focus in Business / Communications / Advertising (MBA desirable)
- 8+ years in project/program management, ideally in a regulated environment and review process context
- Significant experience implementing weighty changes that drive business evolution
- Proven ability to lead without formal authority, influence at all levels, and deliver results independently
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into clear, compelling messages
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred
Skills
- Change management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Adoption analytics
- Communication and facilitation
- Process improvement
Education
- Undergraduate degree; MBA desirable
Additional Requirements
- None beyond the above; location-based pay/disclosure information provided in posting