AbbVie

Associate Director, AI Transformation

AbbVie$130K — $180K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelors required; advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) preferred.
  • 4+ years experience with Bachelors, 3+ years with Masters, and 2+ years with PhD in management consulting or biopharma.
  • Experience with AI applications deployment at enterprise scale preferred.
  • Project management experience in a complex organization as an internal or external consultant.
  • Strong ability to present data to executive teams for informed business decisions.
  • Proven facilitative leadership skills with cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills for complex issue evaluation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic transformation initiatives across the enterprise, ensuring alignment among stakeholders.
  • Research and solve problems with stakeholders, providing data-backed insights for key initiatives.
  • Prepare and present executive-level communications and recommendations to leadership.
  • Foster a culture of innovation and agility within the organization.
  • Drive individual modules within larger transformation efforts, addressing AI and operational aspects.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off and medical/dental/vision insurance.
  • Eligibility for short-term incentive programs.
  • Hybrid work model requiring three days onsite in AbbVie offices.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Innovation, Insights & Transformation (IIT) group partners closely with the AbbVie executive team to advance key strategic priorities across the organization. The work of this team plays a vital role in shaping AbbVie's continued growth and success.

The Associate Director of AI Transformation will support major change initiatives and drive organizational transformation to enable AbbVie's strategic and operational objectives. This role partners with senior stakeholders to design, implement, and sustain transformation programs that accelerate business outcomes, improve operational efficiency, and enhance organizational agility.

The Associate Director will be accountable for driving high-impact workstreams within larger Transformation efforts. They will create cross-functional collaboration to understand key issues and foster long term sustainable change. Focus areas may include functional strategy, the deployment and impact of AI/ML solutions, business process change or operating models.

The role is seeking a high performing individual who has demonstrated expertise and strong desire to advance our strategic agenda, support mission-critical initiatives that will make a difference for AbbVie's patients, especially with new technologies and in the biopharma industry. In return, the Transformation Team will provide high profile, high impact projects and professional development experience spanning the drug development and commercialization value chain.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead workstreams as part of strategic transformation initiatives (both AI-driven and non-AI focused) across the enterprise, managing and driving alignment among stakeholders across the enterprise including senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external partners.
  • Lead individual modules within complex initiatives, including researching and problem-solving with stakeholders, distilling insights and pragmatic recommendations to inform data-backed solutions to mission-critical topics for AbbVie's future success. Areas of focus include product development and manufacturing, organizational transformation, AI and digital acceleration, clinical trial acceleration, functional and asset strategy.
  • Prepare executive-level communications and present recommendations to AbbVie leadership.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and agility within AbbVie.


Qualifications
  • Bachelors or equivalent degree required. Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) highly preferred.
  • Minimum years of experience: 4+ with Bachelors, 3+ with Masters and 2+ with PhD in a competitive, fast paced environment such as management consulting, pharmaceutical R&D, and/or manufacturing.
  • Highly preferred: experience with AI applications and their deployment at enterprise scale. Professional experience at a product-focused technology company, especially with an AI/ML focused role
  • Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed organization as a consultant to a pharmaceutical organization, either as an external consultant or an internal cross-functional lead.
  • Demonstrated ability to present data and metrics to executive leadership teams that will lead to better business outcomes.
  • Recognized team player with proven facilitative leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Proven performance in a matrix environment with ability to influence and align stakeholders.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to interact externally and internally to support business strategy.
  • Strong analytical skills. Recognized ability to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives to ensure that balanced risk assessments are made.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • This role is a hybrid work model requiring three (3) days onsite, Tuesday through Thursday, in the respective AbbVie offices.


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.

About AbbVie

AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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Joining AbbVie means becoming part of a global team dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, our employees are united in the pursuit of groundbreaking innovation and are committed to transforming the future of healthcare with leading-edge science.

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We believe in nurturing our team's professional growth through comprehensive training programs, leadership development opportunities, and continuous learning. Our commitment to your career growth is reflected in our robust offerings that enhance your skills and knowledge.

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AbbVie is dedicated to supporting our employees' well-being both inside and outside of work. Our benefits package includes health, financial, and social benefits that are designed to support the diverse needs of our employees. Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration and innovation, fostering a workplace where all can excel.

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Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
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