Associate Director, Finance R&D Clinical Sciences

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

This role will support the Clinical Sciences Organization in R&D which consists of JAPAC Development,  R&D Quality, Data & Statistical Sciences, Epidemiology, Patient Safety, Clinical Pharmacology, and Strategic Operations .  The Associate Director will enable strategic planning and execution of both current and long-term Clinical Sciences goals. This position is responsible for financial planning and analysis related to Plan, Update, LBE and LRP as well as support of strategic initiatives.  The Clinical Sciences annual budget exceeds $580MM.

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading all planning cycles (Plan/Update, LRP and LBE) including meaningful commentary and analysis.  Responsible for executive summaries and presentations to senior management/ VPs
• Responsible for ensuring monthly financial results are delivered accurately and timely and executive summaries with commentary are prepared and delivered to the senior management/VPs
• Participates in and provides financial analyses for various business initiatives that lend insight into key business drivers enabling management to adapt more appropriate tactics/strategy to meet the LRP objectives
• Assists with all financial aspects of key functional projects and systems initiatives to ensure finance requirements are implemented appropriately and process efficiencies are realized
• Manages a staff of 1 person

Qualifications

• BA in Accounting or Finance. CPA or MBA a plus.
• 8+ years of progressive Accounting or Finance experience.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and ability to influence w