Business Technology Solutions 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 job that makes possibilities real in patients' lives. And yours.

Welcome to AbbVie!  We are a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments that address some of the world’s most serious and complex diseases.  We employ approximately 50,000 employees worldwide  and are celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2023 . Around 57 million patients in more than 175 countries benefit from AbbVie medications annually. 

As part of an international company, you will have the opportunity to work closely with us to address the health challenges of tomorrow. 

As the strategic technology partner to the GM and Affiliate Management Team you will be directing the BTS investment strategy to ensure it is aligned with business priorities and embedded across the business.

You will lead, influence, and evolve the Affiliate’s BTS operating model to maximize business outcomes and identify opportunities for delivering innovative technical and digital capabilities.

Responsibilities:

·        Lead the affiliate digital business ambition and ensure stable and optimized technology environment to achieve business outcomes.

·        In support of the enterprise mission determines the affiliate BTS operating model to foster business-oriented and digital-ready culture, mindsets, and practices.

·        Contributes actively to affiliate strategy and business capability strategic planning. Leads the development of the affiliate BTS strategic plan and roadmap. Ensures integration with the enterprise’s strategic planning process, and the resulting business strategy and plans.

·        Establishes active relationships with key business stakeholders to act as a trusted advisor about the application of technology within their units and across the affiliate.

·        Ensures BTS capabilities are delivered reliably, sustainably, cost effectively and securely.

·        Directs the design and implementation of the affiliate BTS operating model, organizational structure, and governance process. Uses influencing and negotiation skills to create synergies across the enterprise to enable cost-effective and innovative shared solutions in achievement of business goals.

·        Stays current with new external technologies and platforms and the enterprise technology portfolio to provide direction on what emerging technologies should be assimilated, integrated, and introduced that enable the retirement of legacy systems

·        Develops and controls the Affiliate’s BTS budget ensuring the technology investment is consistent with the affiliates overall strategic objectives and is within plan.

·        Participates and partners with the business leadership team to drive culture change in support of digital business transformation.

·        Enhances BTS’s capabilities by leveraging resources, both internally and externally. Directs the development of the BTS sourcing strategy and provides executive oversight for strategic vendor and partner relationship management for affiliate level engaged vendors.

·        Manages talent across the BTS team with a continuous learning mindset, ensuring capacity aligned to demand and workload and encourages growth and development.

·        Leads the establishment and execution of a digital workplace strategy that enables the development of digital dexterity in the workforce. Ensures employees have the tools and work environment to be more engaged, productive, and effective.

Experience and skills:

·      10 years or more of experience in either business areas or within BTS.

·      Three to five years of leadership responsibilities.

·      Preferably three or more years of experience in related, industry-leading, large, cross-functional teams or enterprise-wide programs, influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders effectively across the organization and within complex contexts

·      Demonstrated experience in strategy and strategic planning, organization design and development.

·      Preferably proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading large, complex and or transformational initiatives in dynamic environments and taking advantage of digital opportunities to innovate business models and enable the digitalization of the business

What you will bring to the role: 

·      Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate vision that inspires and motivates staff and lead the strategy execution

·      Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain digital concepts and technologies to business partners

·      Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of an enterprise and its business units

·      Effective influencing and negotiation skills in a complex multinational environment where resources may not be in direct control of this role.

·      Good understanding of current and emerging technologies and how they may be applied to the commercial affiliate to drive digital business

·      Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic people plan that ensures that the right people are in the right roles at the right time and that employees are highly engaged and satisfied

·      Ability to partner with geographically diverse teams and overcome the culture clashes that may arise

·      Ability to identify and leverage resources internally and externally to the affiliate to enhance capabilities that drive digital business

·      Expertise in budget planning and financial management

Here's how we can move mountains together:

• with a diverse work environment where you  will  have a  real  impact


• with an open corporate culture  where you thrive and create true value


• with flexible work models  and programs for your personal and professional well-being


• with a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• with a strong international network


• Multiple times, we have been globally recognized as a "Great Place to Work" and we are proud to provide our employees with the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We take our impact on the environment and our communities seriously and therefore focus on giving something back on a regular basis. We are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EED&I) – a commitment that is fundamental to us. This includes appreciating different perspectives, creating an inclusive culture and treating all employees with dignity and respect.

At AbbVie, your individual contributions count – help us move mountains together. Be a part of our success, grow with us and accomplish more than you could have imagined. Sounds like the perfect career opportunity for you? We look forward to receiving your application! All you need is a complete CV – we will discuss everything else with you in person.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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.