Project Manager, Management Office

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

This role will be primarily responsible for Strategy, Project Management & new product launches. Will drive strategy for new product entry in the country. Will play a crucial role in ensuring the sales growth of affiliate by tracking the strategy execution and ensuring cross functional excellence by supporting the Country Manager with MIS/ Governance. Will facilitate GM & ASIA leadership in decision making for new products/ projects/ business reviews. This role will develop strong and effective collaborations to increase access for AA products by building partnerships. The role will leverage strategic priorities for the affiliate such as NPI establishment, New business/model development and key transformation projects to support Affiliate vision toward to 2030.

Project Planning & Management

• Set up a Project Management Office to monitor, track all key identified projects within the affiliate
• Work with the Country/ Asia/Area function leads of the critical projects to facilitate, communicate, set up meetings and ensure that Projects are progressing and delivered as per timelines with quality
• Work closely with the GM, inform about project progress and KPI’s
• Disseminate Project Management skills within the organization – build cross functional excellence to plan / execute.
• Provide oversight and guidance to projects of high importance
• Work with Project leads to ensure that all key projects are progressing to completion as per timelines Determine pricing and positioning based on strategic goals of the products in the target segment, roll out products base on availability and regulatory time lines
• Create & lead ad-hoc strategic projects & processes to support local top line and bottom line growth including holding budget responsibility for these.

Support the implementation of processes, tools, metrics, initiatives, infrastructure and technology that will support and improve operations in the affiliate

New Product Planning & Introduction

• Fully understand clinical profile and medical positioning and utility of global early development products and assess need for pharmaco-economic profiling to meet local requirements
• Support Business Units in their endeavor to establish or modify local therapy or patient management. Guidelines in collaboration with the respective medical specialty organization.
• Provide early assessments of new pipelines and identify pipeline opportunities
• Develop in-depth new product planning strategies to ensure launch excellence by working with cross-functional colleagues Identify and evaluate new products market opportunities & revenue potential for India future growth based on in-depth understanding of the strategic market segments and therapeutic unmet needs
• Be responsible for the evaluation of new product (pipeline)  opportunities with solid business case based on comprehensive considerations on  market, product evaluation, registration, clinical development and market access strategy. Present India commercial opportunities arcoss India,Regional and Global team to support decision-making
• Establish close working relationship /well project management with internal functional teams from global /Regional / India to get endorsement and ensure the alignment of global, regional and India development program to address India-specific commercial needs for new products
• Work with the finance team and Regional commercial team to develop accurate LRP forecast for pipeline products based on insightful market assumptions and the latest environmental and policy changes.

Deep dive in strategic TAs and develop India early brand plan for strategic products based on profound market knowledge and valuable business insights through in-field visiting, related analysis across internal and external data, business environment

Education and Experience

• Post Graduate in Medical or pharmaceutical Sciences and/or Business Studies.
• Minimum 3-5 years of working for Tier-1 consulting firms
• Experience in driving Projects/ Partnerships/ Go To Market models preferred
• Experience in managing budgets Business acumen and analytical skills
• Good understanding of new product launch and development process
• Good execution and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong personal drive and teamwork mindset
• Keen interest in strategy and new product planning

Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies (includes Licenses, Credentials)

• Good understanding of new product launch process
• Well versed with Pricing process
• Good execution and project management skills
• Strong track record of successfully building working relationships cross-functionally.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Strategic thinking – Detail oriented with ability to take a step back and think strategically and make critical recommendations and decisions. Proven ability to ask the right questions to elicit the true business needs and understand how to most effectively support them
• Strong analytical and consultancy skills and business acumen
• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills.
• Excellent relationship building, communication skills and negotiation skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to consolidate and integrate a wide range of inputs

Strong bias for action and results orientation.

VALUES

• Seizing Market Opportunities / Decision Making: Understands market and uses to drive business opportunities; Identifies issues and opportunities, chooses effective approaches to develop solutions (IMPACT)
• Collaboration / Planning and Organizing: Possesses broad collaboration skills; prioritizes, determines and leverages resources to ensure goals are met (COLLABORATION)
• Building Trusting Relationships: Establishes key effective external relationships; understands customers and create customer-focused practices (CUSTOMER FOCUS)
• Cultivating Networks / Leadership Disposition: Initiates and maintains strategic relationships identifying partnership opportunities to achieve business goals; drive, high energy, able to work under pressure; engages people to drive for success (PEOPLE and PASSION)
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness in uncertain environments, adjusts effectively to different requirements and cultures; comfortable with ambiguity and flexible to adapt in a change orientated environment; sees issues from new perspectives (INNOVATION)
• Authenticity: Acts with integrity, gains trust; promotes trust amongst others (INTEGRITY)

COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY

You will be responsible for conducting your activities on behalf of the company consistent with a high standard of business ethics and in compliance with the laws and regulations that govern our activities (subject to local law/requirement)

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