Associate, Operations Manager

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

The Data and Statistical Sciences (DSS) Strategic Planning and Operations team strives to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency across the function.   The Associate Operations Manager supports the DSS Operations team and DSS Leadership with project management, meeting facilitation, contract payment processing and financial support. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage various project initiatives in support of the DSS organization.   Lead cross departmental teams with planning and implementation of activities and projects to achieve functional objectives.


• Assist Operations team in sourcing and managing data used as a single source of truth in decision making• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities across DSS functions


• Assist Operations team with Finance planning and analysis tasks and activities


•       Includes assistance with forecasting of work, reconciliation of actuals against forecast, and periodic monitoring


• Facilitate Sr. Leadership staff meetings.   Prepare agendas and minutes.


• Plan and lead team building events to support All For One AbbVie team dynamic.


• Support DSS functional communications, including publishing monthly newsletter, and maintenance of various DSS SharePoint site.


• Work across partner functions to support various contract and vendor related activities such as invoicing, invoice resolution, and execution of various vendor engagements, supportive of DSS business activities.


• Primary contact for space assignment and location for more than 400 individuals in Lake County.   Assist with space planning, tracking, assignment and maintenance of waitlist.   Identify interim solutions when space is not available.



 
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Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

• Associates/ Bachelor/Master of Science (BSc/MSc) in Science or Business-related Field (Associates Degree with 4+ years of experience or BSc with 2+ yrs)


• Project management related experience required.


• Job is heavily dependent on leveraging systems such as Excel, Smartsheet, PowerBI and others.   Strong technological skills required.


• Ability to build and manage relationships across various   management levels.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 

 

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.