Associate Director, Operations AI Adoption

Associate Director, Operations AI Adoption Full-time 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 www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube. Job Description As Program Manager at ME&C, you are responsible for leading cross-functional teams to bring new or updated medical devices and combination products into commercial manufacturing. You oversee the transfer of products to manufacturing, integrate new suppliers into the supply network, and set up large-scale operations to support clinical trials, market registration, and product launches. Your role involves turning business goals into actionable project plans, establishing clear deliverables and milestones, removing barriers to success, managing risks, and driving collaboration across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain. You are expected to be proactive, organized, and a strong leader, ensuring all teams work together to achieve program goals and deliver exceptional value. Responsibilities Using a collection of program management tools, independently define and document the program scope, execution strategies, resources, deliverables and milestones. Create, implement and maintain PM tools. Develop cost estimates, secure funding/resources through Financial Planning and Long-Range Planning processes, manage the program per plan, report actual and forecasted spend and resolve financial variances. Assemble and lead cross-functional resources in a manner that results in the formation of effective, inclusive, high-performing teams with success-oriented focus. Mentor and develop program and project managers. Articulate the program execution strategy, deliverables and milestones to appropriate internal and external stakeholders maintaining a clear, consistent narrative to foster engagement, understanding and alignment. Work collaboratively with the program team to implement effective program governance structures, work breakdown structures, roles and responsibilities, integrated timelines and communication plans. Develop risk mitigation and contingency plans; implement as needed to keep the program on track. Identify and realize opportunities that result in acceleration, efficiency and cost avoidance/reduction. Understand and integrate changes in the global landscape for device and combination product industrialization, global quality and regulatory requirements and pathways for approval/market access in programs to deliver acceleration and value. Ensure the program team and stakeholders are aligned and the program is being executed efficiently. Manage competing timelines and make difficult decisions regarding priorities across the program. Drive rapid identification, communication and resolution of issues. Enable informed decision making, robust cross-functional problem solving and continuous improvement of program management practices and tools. Plan and facilitate program meetings, document minutes and actions, follow-up on closure, and hold team members accountable for decisions and deliverables. Ensure that programs and projects are technically and financially closed out upon completion and any on-going responsibilities are formally transferred to appropriate parties. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, science, or a closely related discipline. Advanced degrees and certifications such as Program Management Professional (PMP) are a plus 15+ years of combined professional experience in manufacturing, engineering, technical operations or supply chain for a pharma/biotech/device