Manager I, Clinical Process Excellence (all genders)

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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The job that makes possibilities real in patients' lives. And yours.

The job that helps you get ahead in life. Moving mountains together.

Welcome to AbbVie! As part of an international company with 48,000 employees worldwide and around 3,000 employees in Germany, you will have the opportunity of addressing some of tomorrows unmet medical needs in close collaboration with your colleagues. Are you passionate about improving global health care? Do you want to contribute to improving patients' quality of life through your expertise? In a challenging work environment that offers opportunities of developing and increasing your own skills? Youve come to the right place!

Moving mountains together – as Manager I, Clinical Process Excellence (all genders)

A sustainable process development and continuous improvement strategy is an integral part of a Quality Management System in GCP governing Research & Development (R&D). The Global Business Operations (GBO) organization resides within Clinical Development Operations to sustain an interconnected process and operations ecosystem by seamlessly empowering teams to connect ideas and create meaningful impact Clinical Process Excellence Manager I is responsible for partnering across the Global Business Operations (GBO) organization to plan and deliver process improvement initiatives that support clinical research processes. Manage the development of clinical research processes including process maps and quality system documents. Provide change management for process improvement initiatives, including stakeholder and impact assessment and communications. Assess metrics and measures for their areas of focus. Leverage knowledge of AbbVie's Quality System, GxP Regulations, and the Business Process Framework (BPF) to deliver process and change management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding AbbVie's Quality System, GxP Regulations, and the Business Process Framework
• Awareness of Clinical Trial Management Systems and other associated systems for areas of focus
• Understand and partner across GBO to support process improvement initiatives
• Provide change management for process improvement projects including stakeholder and impact assessment and communications
• Manage development of clinical research processes, including quality system documents and process maps
• Assessment of metrics and measures for their areas of focus
• Maintain initiative and change management application
• Partner across GBO to assess and align on process improvements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent ex-US) is required, typically in a scientific or business field.  An Associate’s degree (or equivalent ex-US) with relevant experience is acceptable
• Must have 6+ years of Pharma-related/ clinical research related experience; 2+ years of experience preferably within clinical research
• Experience in process management, optimization, and simplification work is preferred
• Experience in change management is preferred
• Effective leadership skills with a proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness in a Matrix environment
• Possesses good communication and problem-solving skills
• Change management and/or Lean Six Sigma desired

Here's how we can move mountains together

• with a diverse work environment where you can have a real impact
• with an open corporate culture
• with an attractive salary
• with an intensive onboarding process with a mentor at your side
• with flexible work models for a healthy work-life balance
• with a corporate health management that offers comprehensive health and exercise programs
• with company social benefits
• with a wide range of career opportunities in an international organization
• with top-tier, attractive development opportunities
• 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.

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