Director, Strategic Planning & Operations

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Purpose:

Works directly with Strategic Operations leadership and with the designated functional leader (VP or Head) to support broad, cross-functional strategy development, and to implement function-specific strategies that align with and ensure the achievement of the organization’s vision and objectives. Provides strategic thought partnership to designated leaders in setting and driving functional strategy development, supporting them in amplifying and executing integrated strategies where applicable, while fostering cultural attributes where employees feel connected, valued, and inspired.

• Reports into the Senior Director, Business Operations and Strategy, Strategic Operations and works directly with the department Vice President/Head and their leadership teams. This dual relationship helps to ensure cross-departmental collaboration and connectivity to broader functional operational strategies
• In partnership with Clin Sci Leadership Team, responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and working to optimize departmental operational excellence within the designated function and across Clinical Sciences
• Supports designated functional leader in the development and facilitates implementation of function-specific business area vision, strategic priorities, and success metrics as applicable.
• Acts as an advisor to designated functional leader in designing, overseeing, and executing business management routines, including strategic planning, headcount management, financial/budget (in partnership with relevant strategic operations/finance colleagues), continuous learning, employee engagement, talent/performance review and management.
• Ensures cross-functional linkage and influence between department and internal and external partners

Major Responsibilities:

• Serves as Chief of Staff for the designated functional VP/Head. Oversees the collection, synthesis, and communication of relevant information that informs the departmental and functional strategy.
• Supports designated department leader in the development of overarching strategy and working in the day to day with the designated department leader. The right candidate must be able to understand company strategies and support the leader in setting, amplifying and executing integrated strategies aligned to the overarching business priorities/strategies and goals.
• Accountable for understanding the operational objectives, methods and processes set forth by the Clinical Sciences leadership team and Strategic Operations organization, ensuring departments also understand and support established processes. The candidate will create strong relationships with their Strategic Operations colleagues as well as functional colleagues to optimize collaboration across Clinical Sciences (all for one Clin Sci mindset).
• Works directly with leadership and peers to develop/strengthen relationships & partnership across strategic operations and designated function, connects the dots across Clinical Sciences and leverages AbbVie enterprise resources to develop, align, and advance initiatives of strategic importance.
• In partnership with Strategic Operations and Clinical Sciences leadership team, designs, oversees, executes, and contributes to long-term strategic planning and for department, using insight, research, and strong business acumen. Responsible for leading effort to develop departmental priorities and goals aligned to overarching functional strategies. Partners with leadership to make strategic decisions that affect the department on strategic business issues.
• Identifies, plans, leads, and tracks priority activities and initiatives of strategic importance. Assists management in the selection of action plans that best meets business objectives. Anticipates and leads issue resolution.
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