Senior Program Specialist - Engagement and Culture (Hybrid)

Job Description

Job Description

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

Responsible for contributing to the development and execution of employee programs and initiatives set out in the employee communications strategy and plan, with accountability for the management and oversight of specific initiatives as assigned, including onboarding, town halls, engagement activities and leading the culture committee, post-event surveys, and “all employee” emails/newsletters; to create visibility into the department roadmap, priorities, projects, and work across the full department; influence greater connection and collaboration across teams; and strengthen employees’ sense of belonging and connection to the department, its mission, and its work in order to enhance employee engagement and department culture, create visibility into departmental priorities, strategic roadmaps, and key initiatives. 

Responsibilities:

• Support strategies and initiatives that engage employees through compelling communications outreach, programs, and initiatives. 
• Contribute to developing employee communications strategies that are aligned and support the department strategies and priorities. Contribute to the development and effective use of a communications plan for employee communications relevant for the department and engagement in departmental activities, meetings, and events.
• Contribute to the development of multifaceted plans with initiatives and programs that each contribute to advancing team engagement and are effective vehicles to drive clearly defined messages across all channels of distribution, reaching, and engaging employees.
• Collaborate with peers and team engagement committees to continually identify opportunities to enhance department engagement, increase visibility among department projects, colleagues and work, engage leadership, plan and execute related internal programs and initiatives. 
• Manage content for the engagement program and department resources that enhance onboarding, team information sharing, and access to department and team supporting materials.
• Manage all planning logistics for department town halls and leadership meetings, including liaising any vendors, colleagues, and partners to ensure event is flawlessly executed. Responsible for tracking and measurement on administering and analyzing post-event surveys in order to inform future efforts and monitor progress. 
• Prepare and send specific “all-department” emails/newsletters including VP messages on important initiatives, activities, and events for the department. Manage timing and appropriate flow of communications developed, partnering with Associate Director on editorial calendar planning and coordination with internal communications, sites, and materials.
• Coordinate with BHR and other functions communications teams, as needed, to ensure all communications are coordinated and delivered most effectively to the greatest readership and drive employee engagement and participation. Identify new communications channels/solutions that allow for more efficient publishing of content, while building greater engagement with employees. 
• Work closely with Brand & Communication functions to support business initiatives across the enterprise.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years experience OR Masters Degree with 4 years experience
• Respective years of relevant experience and proven history of success in managing employee communications initiatives which protect corporate reputation, citizenship, crisis planning, and company values. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with knowledge of emerging communication trends and technologies 
• Strong business acumen with the ability to anticipate company and team needs 
• 4+ years of experience and proven track record of success in managing employee communications initiatives which protect corporate reputation, citizenship, crisis planning, and company values.
• Experience in the healthcare/bio-pharma industry a plus

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. ​

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