Associate Director, Transformation

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 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. • 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 Thu