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Associate Director - Global Study Start Up Transformation Lead

AbbVie
North Chicago, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Jan 2026

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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 XFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

The Associate Director, Global Study Start Up Transformation Lead, is responsible for supporting the Director in overseeing and managing the transformation of Global Study Start Up business processes, increasing process/workflow efficiency and quality through use of AI/automation. This role requires strong project management and communication skills to ensure a smooth and successful transformation. The Associate Director will assist in developing training plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and documentation.

This is an office based role (hybrid) from any location with an AbbVie Office.

All primary responsibilities noted below would be specific to your assigned area.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Transformation Planning & Execution: Assist in the development and execution of a comprehensive training plan, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables, to ensure a seamless transformation of SSU processes to support global SSU business needs. Drive a learning environment (best practice sharing, and lessons learned) and ensure continuous improvement in area/country performance by using innovative approaches, active analysis of Key Risk and Performance Indicators, metrics, milestones, and benchmarking.
  • Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their requirements and expectations. Maintain open lines of communication to support the Director in managing stakeholder relationships.
  • Vendor Selection: Participate in the vendor selection process for support services by evaluating their capabilities, e

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