Manager, Business HR (Clinical Development Operations) - Lake County, IL

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.

Business HR Manager, Clinical Development Operations

The Manager, Business Human Resources (BHR) is an HR business partner position that will support the Clinical Development Operations team, specifically the Clinical Site Management organization, under AbbVie’s Global Therapeutics organization. The person will influence and support business decisions and ensure the people strategy supports AbbVie’s overall business success in supporting our patients.

The Manager, BHR responsibilities will include performance management, employee relations, talent development, organizational effectiveness, change management, HR analytics, compensation planning and facilitation of talent acquisition. Responsibilities may be expanded to include additional client assignments.

This is a hybrid position that sits at AbbVie's Lake County, IL location.

  Key Responsibilities Include:

• Design and implement HR strategies in support of business priorities.


• In partnership with Centers of Excellence, design and deliver HR programs to support People Strategy & Organizational Goals.


• Lead and execute core HR processes including performance management, employee relations, compensation planning, talent development, organizational effectiveness, change management, and facilitate talent acquisition for client group.


• Coach/mentor and consult senior leaders regarding leadership development, succession planning, and talent management.


• Act as an advisor and thought partner for business leaders to enhance talent pipeline and increase effectiveness of the organization, foster employee engagement, collaboration, and teamwork.


• Partner and collaborate with Centers of Excellence and HR Operations functions within AbbVie to identify and implement appropriate solutions for client needs.



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

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Human Resources or Business Management.


• 6+ Years of HR Business Partner OR 2+ years of HR Business Partner and 4+ years of related HR experience, preferably supporting multiple organizational functions or business units.


• Demonstrated success of functional HR roles/responsibilities and impact on the business.


• Work experience within a sophisticated, complex corporate environment, as defined by size (10,000+ employees), geographic presence and/or organizational structure.


• Ability to overnight travel 10% of the time.


• Strong interpersonal skills, carries executive presence with business leaders.


• End-to-end project management experience. Effective direct client group and cross-functional stakeholder management.


• Ability to garner buy-in and enable transformational change in a matrixed environment.


• Constantly works with an enterprise view, aligned to functional and franchise strategy, while delivering outcomes and driving execution.


• Demonstrates leadership competencies - has the potential and desire for growth.


• Asks thoughtful questions, influences without authority, and pushes back (appropriately) with senior leaders.


• Demonstrated reasoning abilities and sound judgment, resourceful, well organized, and results oriented.


• Strong communicator verbally and in writing; strong presentation skills; proficient in Microsoft Excel and HRIS systems.


• Significant career progression within an organization or organizations prior.



 
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Preferred Qualifications:

•      Master’s degree preferred, or equivalent.

•      PHR or SHRM-CP Certification preferred.

•      Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting the business preferred.

•      Demonstrated understanding of organizational development activity preferred.

Key AbbVie Competencies:

•      Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.

•      Learns, fast, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated.

•      Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.

•      Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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.