At AbbVie, Neuroscience is an Industry-leading Therapeutic Area whose mission is to deliver effective therapies to patients with neurological and psychiatric disease. 

The Director, Strategic Management will be the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Vice President of Neuroscience Research.  This role serves as a strategic partner, responsible for optimizing operational activities, developing and implementing strategic initiatives, driving alignment with Discovery Research business priorities and ensuring follow through across the organization. 

Acting as a trusted advisor to the VP, the CoS provides candid feedback, strategic counsel, and enables decision making. The individual is detailed oriented and operationally savvy, adept at cross functional communication and synthesizing diverse inputs to drive alignment and organizational success in complex situations. Success in this role requires strong organizational and political acumen, excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, and broad strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Directly supports the VP, Neuroscience DR with development, communication, execution, and management of strategic initiatives as well as ensuring operational excellence across the organization.
• Serves as a core member and strategic thought partner of the Neuroscience Senior Leadership Team members, setting agendas and influencing both short- and long-term strategy
• Deliver results by aligning strategy and operations, building relationships, facilitating collaboration, and driving the execution of key initiatives.
• Facilitates collaboration across functions and sites, synthesizes diverse inputs, and monitors progress on cross functional projects
• Manages organizational change and transformation, optimizing effectiveness to deliver on strategic goals. Maximizes opportunities to capture institutional knowledge, highlight best practice, and share learnings across sites and teams.
• Maintains and optimizes the area’s business strategy through strong collaboration with Finance, Business Management, and Discovery Leadership.
• Responsible for framing complex issues, delivering management presentations, and leveraging operational knowledge to drive organizational improvement