Program Manager, IBT - job 1 of 3

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The IBT Program Manager will lead a team of senior managers supporting new product launches. Key responsibilities include supporting brand planning, strategic and tactical planning, and resource planning. In addition, they will be responsible for planning, organizing, and tracking progress of integrated launch plans. Other responsibilities include planning launch related events, and project management of key initiatives identified by the integrated brand team. They will work closely with key leaders of the Marketing team and other internal groups to deliver excellence and ensure successful product launches and on market support. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Relationship Management
  • Establish and maintain high-quality relationships with key leaders, across all cross-functional areas within the company and develop a thorough understanding and knowledge in the science of the diseases, the business, and challenges.
• Program/Project Communication
  • Communicate program progress by producing timely and accurate program/project status reports to program/project teams, and senior commercial leadership. Makes recommendations based on current program/project status to resolve issues and manage risks.
• Initiate and Plan Program/Project
  • Works with commercial business partners to establish and gain consensus on program goals, objectives, and deliverables across the franchise. Responsible for building the plans and resource needs to accomplish business objectives.
• Program/Project Control
  • Assess the degree to which changes to scope, issues and risks will affect the program working with the brand/product lead and business partners to gain agreement for resolution. Measure performance to assure the program is progressing as compared to original plan and budget.
• Executing and Closing Program/Project:
  • Lead program/project teams in developing and executing a program plan ensuring that authorized resources are obtained to ensure all activities are performed. Gather lessons learned and obtain final program approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
• Quality Management
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and functional policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7-10 years of overall non-technical program/project management experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, proficiency with oral and written communication skills.
• Can motivate and influence others without direct management authority.
• Ability to understand and organize programs and project tasks for several different cross-functional business teams.
• Highly organized, meets project deadlines and proactively delivers on business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmaceutical experience. 
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Smartsheet Experience.
• Microsoft Office & MS Teams Management experience.
• Product launch and commercial market-access experience.
• Experience with AbbVie brands, products, and teams.

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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