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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Purpose

The Director, QA Strategy, is responsible for developing and implementing long-term plans and goals for the Quality Assurance organization. This role will lead our strategic planning and execution, provide individual leadership and consulting services for high-complexity transformational business programs in close collaboration with the QLT.

This individual will take a leading role in the planning, implementation, and sustainability of strategic initiatives. As well as developing and executing change management and communication activities in alignment with the business strategy. Must have a clear vision of where the organization is headed and the ability to communicate that vision to others. This position will report to the VP, Quality Assurance and EH&S.

Responsibilities

• Directly supports the VP, QA and Quality leadership team with development, communication, and execution of strategic priorities and executive projects to advance the Quality organization.

• Defines and develops the QA business strategy through an innovative perspective, and defines the mission, strategic imperatives and goals with the QLT. Oversees the execution; utilizes results of the execution to refine Quality strategies.

• Identify the needs and gaps to support the strategic priorities. Including both internal priorities and needs as well as external trends and technology to build into the innovation strategy/plan. Work with leadership to fill gaps.

• Establishes and maintains metrics and monitors execution of QA’s business operations, including QMR and EMR.

• Manage change and transformation in QA to improve organizational effectiveness and deliver on strategic goals and maximizes opportunities to highlight best practices and shared learnings across QA teams.

• Understands QA’s evolution, business operations, and priorities to effectively communicate, interact, and influence key internal/external stakeholder groups on behalf of Quality and Operations.

• Leads and oversees the strategic planning and execution of the QLT staff meeting and strategic planning sessions. Drives preparation and follow-up actions across QA.

• Leads cross departmental and cross-functional efforts to achieve functional strategies and goals.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree required, advanced degree preferred (science, health care, technology/informatics, business management) and greater than or equal to 10 years of pharmaceutical experience, with demonstrated leadership success in a pharmaceutical or biotech company preferred.

• Previous experience in a strategic role with strong communication skills, both orally and written

• Able to adapt to changing circumstances and market conditions and be willing to take calculated risks to achieve their goals.

• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.

• Able to challenge leaders and project teams to deliver desired/required outcomes

• Acts with demonstrated ability to analyze complex change management issues and opportunities, foster innovation and the development of creative mechanisms for solving business issues, and plan/oversee effective implementation of business change projects

• Possesses knowledge and a skill set to operate within an environment that requires a high degree of urgency, strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously, and capable of performing as leader, team member and individual contributor.

• Demonstrates disciplined project management expertise, effective group facilitation skills, and the ability to drive consensus amongst team members.

• Preferred knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of biological and/or pharmaceutical technologies (sterile, biological, liquid, ointments, devices, solid tablets and caplets, suspensions, granulations, soft elastic capsules, gel caps, extended-release products, coating solutions, and/or active pharmaceutical ingredients).

Key Stakeholders

Operations and Quality executive and senior leaders; QA Site Leaders; Quality Systems organization

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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 committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.