Associate Director, Research - Clinical Supply Operations

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Direct staff to meet production, quality, safety, and financial demands of the operation. Coordinate packaging support activities and achieve or exceed key performance metrics. Direct department personnel while building and maintaining a culture of high performance. Implement policies/procedures impacting activities across packaging support team. Assure compliance within the packaging support function while delivering high levels of customer service and complying with all regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Set, direct, and control all operational and financial goals and objectives of the clinical packaging support team. Track and trend performance levels and maximize output.
• Drive and lead the clinical packaging support area to meet the site business strategies and is accountable for delivering batch records, labels, commodities, and other packaging support materials to the clinical packaging department.
• Develop and implement business strategies to reduce costs, lead identification and recommendation of actions that adapt and transform the organization to meet changing business needs.
• Assist teams in troubleshooting packaging issues. Apply label and commodity knowledge to efficiently produce the highest quality clinical supply products.
• With staff and input from other organizations, demonstrate an ability to develop action plans, timelines, and budgets for project and product goals. Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing, performance, developing talent, and providing clear expectations.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all labor and equipment performance measures are met. Responsible for completing established goals, prioritizing project work, and coordinating all activities and improvement efforts across clinical packaging support staff.
• Manage the employee relations climate to ensure that our AbbVie Ways of Work are implemented and an environment exists where all employees have the opportunity to develop to their maximum potential.
• Coach the managers and supervisors in the area and establish clear expectations with them and all employees regarding responsibilities, goal, and behaviors. Champion and model exceptional AbbVie performance and talent management practices.

• Bachelors degree required in a technical field with 16 years of related work; Masters Degree Science or PharmD with 14 years of related work; PhD in Science or related field with 8 years of related work.
• 10+ years experience including work in clinical supply chain functions. Progressively increased responsibility and performance as supervisor, manager, and leader of diverse teams in multiple areas of the clinical supply chain.
• Business acumen coupled with functional leadership experience is required to drive high performance in a complex clinical supply packaging environment.

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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