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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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Purpose: The Associate Director, Transformation Program Management, leads and is accountable for successful delivery of large-scale transformation programs and strategic initiatives across the organization. This role builds strategies and implementation plans to drive business transformation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement to support departmental and enterprise-wide objectives. The Associate Director will serve as a key contributor in program planning, stakeholder engagement, and outcome delivery, ensuring that projects meet their objectives related to efficiency, agility, and business value.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage complex cross-functional project and program teams, overseeing creation and maintenance of key artifacts such as program charters, status reports, work plans, and stakeholder engagement models.
• Ensure program compliance with relevant corporate, quality, and operational policies and procedures.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships at all organizational levels, providing leadership to advance transformation priorities.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for transformational improvement using recognized methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen).
• Advise and strategize with executive sponsors and business leads on program direction, key decisions, and change management.
• Manage full program lifecycle: set team accountabilities, resolve issues and risks, and deliver regular executive updates/recommendations.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to implement new initiatives that drive productivity, compliance, efficiency, and business strategy.
• Ensure projects and programs are delivered on time, within scope, and with strong business impact.

Oversee resources planning to meet critical program and day-to-day staffing needs, with dotted-line reporting to senior leadership

• Minimum Bachelors Degree required preferably in Physical or Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Engineering; Masters Degree or PhD preferred.
• Certified Quality Engineer or formal training in quality engineering or statistics is preferred
• 15+ years of combined experience in Manufacturing, QA, QC, R&D in pharmaceutical, biologics, device or chemical industry
• Must have a basic understanding and working knowledge of the physical and chemical characteristics of the products, including raw materials, manufactured at the plant.
• Must be familiar with use of statistical quality systems, electronic document management and laboratory information management.
• Must also be familiar with Quality policies as well as cGMP and other regulatory requirements.
• Must have effective people management and communication skills necessary to supervise those reporting directly or through subordinates as well as establish and maintain effective working relationships among other key individuals in manufacturing, materials management, engineering, product development, Quality Systems, Product QA, Quality Control, Information Systems and Regulatory Affairs and must demonstrate sound judgment in evaluating and acting on day-to-day situations.
• Strong communication Skills, both oral and written
• 10+ years of supervisory/technical leadership experience

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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