Director, Digital & Data Excellence

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Job Description

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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 Data & Analytics at is a strategic leadership role that combines business ownership with data-driven influence. This position is crucial for steering the data strategy and leveraging analytics to provide actionable insights across the organization. As a strategic leader, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data-driven decision-making, improve business processes, and apply data and insights to drive business activities. 

This role involves storytelling through data by translating complex analytics into actionable insights and narratives that resonate with stakeholders at all levels, while proactively identifying key data trends to influence business goals. The Director drives value and fosters a culture of data literacy and continuous improvement to empower the organization to achieve its strategic objectives. 

The Director will engage with functional leaders while leading a team of professionals, to develop comprehensive analytics roadmaps, guide the adoption of data-driven practices, and ensure the delivery of high-value analytics products, all aimed at achieving our objectives.  

• Envision and articulate the overarching strategy for data and analytics within OneHub, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving digital transformation.  
• Lead the development of integrated data and analytics roadmaps and develop business cases with respective funding in collaboration with the Business Technology Solutions (BTS) Data Office, to set the direction for capability enhancement.  
• Oversee the translation of business needs into data and analytics solutions, ensuring data and analytics delivery aligns with stakeholder expectations and adds value to OneHub operations.  
• Champion the adoption and utilization of data assets and analytics products, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous learning.  
• Direct the governance of data processes, establishing maintenance routines, quality standards, and reporting mechanisms to ensure ongoing data integrity.  
• Envision and maintain the infrastructure necessary for advanced OneHub analytics, including dashboards, applications, and other enabling tools.  
• Actively participate in Program Increment (PI) planning and agile ceremonies to drive alignment on data product priorities for each release.  
• Monitor and report on the health and value of data assets, institute improvements and best practices to maintain the organization's competitive edge.  
• Provide visionary leadership for the data and analytics teams, nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and encouraging professional growth.  
• Build and maintain a high-performance culture within the data and analytics teams, ensuring they are equipped to meet current and future challenges. Builds positive culture and develops team members while overseeing the department. Monitors team workload, guides team through complex work issues, and answers questions. Interviews, hires, and recommends salary adjustments for team members as needed. Collaborates with team members to establish performance goals, conducts performance reviews, and assists with succession planning.  

Hybrid position in our North Chicago site. We expect 3 days in the office plus 2 days remote.  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, or other quantitative field. Master’s degree preferred. 
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, or related business or operations function. 
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing senior internal business and functional leaders. 
• Proven expertise in data analytics and strategic capability development in an Operations function. 
• Experience developing strategic roadmaps for digital transformation and leading adoption cross-functionally. 
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills. 
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred. 

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.​

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