Associate Director - DCPD Program Management

Company Description

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.

Job Description

The AbbVie R&D Device and Combination Product Development (DCPD) function provides device development expertise and technical program management for Aesthetic Devices and Therapeutic Combination Products. We are seeking a candidate with experience in people leadership and device development project management to join our global team! 

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the project management team supporting Device and Combination Product Development. This individual will be expected to cultivate strong relationships with stakeholders and ensure effective project management for DCPD programs. As a people leader position, this role requires leading experienced project managers, driving excellence and collaboration across the organization. 

This individual will perform the following functions in partnership with internal colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders to drive functional performance:  

• Manage a team of project managers as well as the execution of program(s) across the DCPD organization and align cross-functional resources 

• Develop and support realistic cross functional project plans with input from other functions, e.g., Quality and Regulatory  

• Promote the utilization of relevant project management tools for project planning, monitoring, and reporting to maintain project budgets and timelines. 

• Demonstrate the ability to guide your team to resolve key project hurdles and assumptions by effectively utilizing available information and technical expertise. 

• Proactively seek out new information in the literature and project management best practices and incorporate this into ind