| Company Name: |
AbbVie |
| Location: |
Worcester, MA |
| Position Type: |
Full Time |
| Post Date: |
04/03/2026 |
| Expire Date: |
05/03/2026 |
| Job Categories: |
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Finance/Economics, Information Technology, Sales, Science, Quality Control |
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Program Manager, Operations Excellence
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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.
Job Description
Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs, increase efficiencies, and reduce errors. Lead Continuous Improvement events providing mentoring and leadership to sponsors and participants Structure and lead cross-function projects to address identified opportunities achieving demonstrable results. Assist with training and mentoring personnel on Business Excellence tools. Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Responsible for all aspects of project coordination, communication, and execution. Set and manage expectations with stakeholders. Develop project plans to achieve successful project delivery within budget, scope and schedule. Clearly execute the functional responsibilities for a project providing oversight and guidance to achieve the project deliverables. Responsibilities: - Executes data-driven analysis of opportunities and risks, and identifies and quantifies impacts and recommendations to the business or manufacturing site
- Demonstrates leadership in setting and aligning project direction while managing stakeholder relationships and expectations
- Ability to effectively execute and manage improvement projects leveraging Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools
- Identifies and executes continuous improvement efforts to meet service, quality and cost objectives
- Supports and motivates teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects
- Provide training and coaching to sponsors and Kaizen leaders, if needed
Qualifications
- 6-10 years experience in Operational Excellence roles
- Bachelors degree required; preferred disciplines: Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management
- Accredited (Lean Six Sigma) LSS Green Belt or or Black Belt Certification a plus
- Financial acumen and ability to assess project return on investment
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong problem solving, analytical and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrates a hands-on and proactive approach, capable of working independently with little oversight.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.
Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law. 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visithttps://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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