Senior Program Manager (Combination Products, Device Development and Design Controls)

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 . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

Purpose:

A skilled engineering professional who independently utilizes expertise in project management and engineering to lead and execute medium-scale projects from initial concept through to project completion, collaborating effectively across various disciplines and locations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities of this engineering grade level inherently include and expand upon the responsibilities established for lower Project Management Track grade levels.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies. Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
• Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes. Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Develops, plans, coordinates and directs engineering aspects of projects across multiple locations that are of major scope and importance. Manages multiple, often concurrent projects and meets expectations. Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities among projects.
• Supports development of project strategy to align and achieve key customer business objectives. Contributes to the development of long-term business and organizational strategies.
• Works with customer on project approach / design to optimize asset value. Leads cross functional teams in resolving major project hurdles. Reviews constructability strategy. Anticipates and resolves problems and crisis situations requiring fast, astute decisions with rapid implementation by utilizing technical training and / or experience.
• A Subject Matter Expert in project engineering/project management. Participates on internal, cross-divisional teams to develop and align procedures and standards. Participates on group or divisional task forces. Participates in professional affiliations.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a preferred 10+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience. Post-graduate education or a degree is also desired and may contribute toward the preferred years of experience.
• A career history marked by a consistent series of contributions and accomplishments, with a proven track record of managing projects to completion using extensive external resources.
• Demonstrated excellence in both the breadth and depth of knowledge within project management.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others’ points of view and articulates one's own perspective tactfully and respectfully, both orally and in writing, including presentations.
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
• A technical background in health care, medical devices, biological, pharmaceutical, or similar industries is preferred.
• Demonstrated competency with financial systems and fiscal control, including project accounting experience.
• Formal project management training is preferred.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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