Director, Partnership and Program Management, Device & Combination Product Development

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn, Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X and  YouTube.

Job Description

The Director of Partnership and Program Management is accountable for leading the global team of program and partnership managers who co-lead cross functional teams focused on the development of drug-device combination products and medical devices. The Director ensures that the strategy and plans defined for assigned programs are aligned with the needs of the patient and customer and the business objectives of the CMC and Asset team.  This position reports to the Senior Director of Device Technology and Program Management, Device and Combination Product Development.

Summary of Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

The Director will be accountable to functional leadership under the Device & Combination Product Development organization.  Team members are accountable to the CMC team, the CMC Product Development Director and departmental senior leadership to deliver on the development strategy, plans and budget defined for the project portfolio.  

Responsibilities include:

• Establishing and maintaining robust and consistent external and internal collaborations.
• Providing guidance on project management principles, strategies, and best practices to the PM team:
  • Co-leadership of drug delivery system product development projects
  • Tactical and strategic management of external device partners including acting as a key interface, managing the project governance process and forward-looking evaluation of potential partners
  • Representing the R&D organization to cross functional leadership through effective and timely communication
  • Ensuring effective use of meetings by clearly defining objectives, agendas, and attendees, and capturing minutes, decisions and action items for dissemination.
• Effective and efficient resource allocation and forecasting for future growth
• Driving continuous improvement on program/project management processes and tools

External Partnerships : The Director ensures Program Managers lead the team in managing the relationship and performance of key external device development partners.  This includes establishing an effective and efficient governance process, such as defining key interfaces, establishing meeting cadences, performance monitoring, project scope/change control, issue escalation, risk management, and financial tracking.  The Director will ensure timely and efficient communication regarding partner performance to the broader AbbVie organization as required. The Director will provide accurate and timely estimates for resourcing, budgeting, and forecasting.  

Functional Management: The Director directly manages a global group of Program Managers through efficient assignment and distribution of project responsibilities, establishing team norms and best practices, support of opportunities for professional development, and actionable and timely feedback on performance.  This includes a focus on continuous improvement of the group’s competency in project and program management and product development related processes.  

Impact on AbbVie : This role has broad influence and impact on the development of AbbVie assets. Devices and combination products are often technically complex, involve multiple sub-systems, and must meet global industry and regulatory requirements.  The Director must frequently interact with cross functional senior leadership and key internal stakeholders through effective communication and influence.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in life sciences (chemistry, biology, etc.), engineering, or related technical field. Master’s degree (technical or MBA) or doctorate in life sciences or engineering is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in the medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry with proven experience in developing and/or launching drug-device combination products or medical devices. This includes stage-gate development processes and experience in design controls, user research, human factors studies, and design verification/validation.
• Leadership of technical professionals and/or a project/program management team. Experience leading global teams at multiple sites is preferred.
• Fluent in project/program management IT tools, such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, etc. Ability to create detailed multi-year project plans is required.
• Conflict resolution skills including persuasive management techniques, effective oral and written communications, executive presence, and people management capability required.
• Experience managing external partnerships in the pharmaceutical and/or medical device space.
• Must have a working understanding of the application of GMP principles, concepts, practices and standards as well as relevant related regulatory requirements for commercialization in diverse global markets (United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America).
• Up to 25% travel may be required to effectively manage communication between multiple AbbVie sites and third-party suppliers

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 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 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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