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Company Description
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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.
Job Description
The Contracting Solutions and Innovation Lead, Global Operations, Global Site Contracting (GSC) plays a key role in the implementation of Contract Solutions and Innovations strategy, developed with guidance from directors and VP-Level business stakeholders. This role is responsible for assisting projects with stakeholders within and outside of AbbVie’s site contracting functions to ensure that contracts required for Clinical Studies are executed in a compliant and timely manner. This position works both independently and under the direction of department leadership to develop and implement the clinical contracting strategy, tools and systems to streamline contracting workflow and ensure the quality of contracts and budget produced. This includes Clinical Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), Clinical Study Agreements (CSAs), Master Clinical Study Agreements (MCSAs), and other contract types, as applicable. CSIL will implement data and process analysis, change management, country, regional and global level issue resolutions and drive consistency in strategy and process wherever possible. Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for specific focus areas (e.g., global site activation processes and strategies, global implementation of best practice, system superuser etc.). The ability to foster internal and external relationships is a key success factor for this position. This role assists in project management of strategic initiatives to ensure excellence in all activities and compliance with policy. This role reports to Contracting Solution and Innovation Manager.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage data and process analysis, change management, country, regional and global level issue resolutions and drive consistency in strategy and process wherever possible.
- In collaboration with department leadership, resolves issues that may be identified in support of site contracting.
- Provides project management support of assigned programs and initiatives.
- Support the development and implementation of tools, templates and processes to streamline site contracting activities.
- Collaborate with the global site contracting team to identify pain points and propose innovative solutions.
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives aimed optimizing efficiency and compliance in contracting workflows.
- Contribute to training, change management, and communication plans related to new contracting solutions.
- Monitor metrics and KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements and systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; a Health Care, business or scientific discipline required. Advanced degree preferred.
- Experience (at least 3 years), in clinical research or contracting within the pharmaceutical industry is required. Understanding of compliance and regulatory matters in clinical research. Knowledge and overview of clinical studies and how they work is required for this role.
- Experience participating in cross-functional interactions and working within a global environment an advantage. Capabilities in influencing and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate across projects /programs/timelines.
- Superior written and oral communication skills including written and verbal fluency in English and local language (if not English), with the ability to convey objectives and maintain open lines of communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and identify trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Experience with Power BI (or similar BI tools) for data visualization, report building, and dashboard maintenance; and/or dax coding will be an advantage.
- Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, and data management tools.
- Proven negotiation, tact and diplomacy skills including conflict resolution and problem solving.
- Strong multitasking and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and address urgent/critical issues. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while effectively managing ad hoc requests.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and eager to contribute to innovation and efficiency in GSC. Taking initiative to seek out new knowledge and experiences, whether through formal courses, workshops, self-study, or on-the-job learning.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders across different teams within the Organization.
- Willingness to adapt to changing project requirements and business needs as well as feel comfortable with changing priorities.
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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