Director Global Portfolio Strategy R&D Aesthetics, Chief of Staff

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 Chief of Staff partners with the VP of Global Portfolio Strategy, R&D Aesthetics to drive and implement the organization’s vision. The role leads strategic and operational planning, provides recommendations to support corporate goals, and ensures effective responses to evolving priorities. Serving as a key representative, this position coordinates cross-functional initiatives across R&D Aesthetics and other Chiefs of Staff, enabling business impact through leadership, stakeholder management, and execution excellence.

This position is based onsite in Irvine, CA (with onsite days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Chief of Staff, representing the VP’s views, priorities, and communications across the organization.
• Oversee strategic business initiatives from ideation to execution, including contingency planning and support for long-range planning (LRP) and resource mapping.
• Act as the finance liaison for budget planning, tracking, and management between the organization and Finance teams.
• Lead resource modeling to optimize workload and capacity, ensuring effective allocation across the team.
• Drive R&D/enterprise initiatives including process improvement, change management, and operational efficiency projects.
• Collect, analyze, and present key business information to leadership and stakeholders to inform decision-making and strategy to ensure successful governance interactions across the R&D portfolio.
• Develop and maintain effective cross-functional business relationships with internal departments (Finance, HR, Talent Acquisition, etc.), ensuring resources and expertise are leveraged appropriately.
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