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Associate Director, Program Supply Chain

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United States only

From the listing details: Source listing states candidate location: "North Chicago, IL, United States, North Chicago, IL, us, Remote"

Employer listed it 5 days ago · Added 2 days ago

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Salary

$142k to $269k per year

Location

United States only

Timezone

US East

Contract

Full-time

Experience

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Work from home

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  • Source listing states candidate location: "North Chicago, IL, United States, North Chicago, IL, us, Remote"

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  • “10+ years Pharmaceutical, Device Engineering or Operations Experience preferred ”

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About the role

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.

The Associate Director, Program Supply Chain is responsible for leading the end-to-end establishment and management of external clinical drug product manufacturing partnerships supporting pharmaceutical development programs. The position serves as the primary operational relationship lead for designated third-party manufacturers and provides project and supplier management leadership from initial supplier engagement and onboarding through manufacturing execution, product release, and delivery to AbbVie. 

The role leads cross-functional teams to establish new third-party manufacturing relationships, define project requirements, coordinate agreements and supplier readiness, develop integrated project plans, and oversee execution against program objectives. The position ensures that external manufacturing activities are effectively planned and executed to meet quality, regulatory, schedule, supply, and financial expectations. 

The Associate Director leads a team of approximately 5–7 direct reports responsible for project and supplier management activities. The position is accountable for establishing clear priorities, developing organizational capability, coaching and developing talent, and ensuring effective deployment of resources across the external manufacturing portfolio. 

Through direct people leadership and cross-functional matrix leadership, the Associate Director proactively identifies and mitigates project and supply risks, manages supplier performance, drives issue resolution and continuous improvement, and ensures effective communication and escalation to senior leadership. 

Responsibilities: 

Lead establishment and onboarding of new third-party manufacturing partners  

Serve as the primary operational relationship lead for assigned third-party manufacturers  

Lead cross-functional project teams supporting external manufacturing  

Provide end-to-end project oversight of third-party drug product manufacturing 

Represent projects at supplier governance and manage supplier performance 

Lead proactive project and supply risk management  

Coordinate contractual activities supporting external manufacturing D 

Drive cross-functional issue resolution and provide program visibility to leadership 

Lead, develop, and build capabilities within a team of 5–7 project and supplier management professionals  

Drive continuous improvement of the external manufacturing operating model

Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering or related degree, required; MBA or higher education desired but not required 

10+ years Pharmaceutical, Device Engineering or Operations Experience preferred 

6+ years of Program Management Experience 

Project Risk Management 

Demonstrated success as a collaborative team player 

Proven ability to communicate and deliver results, actions, decisions and concerns with little direction or supervision in a timely manner 

Broad, diverse, cross-functional or cross-divisional experience 

Requirements

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How to apply

  1. 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
  2. 2Tailor your CV to the role at AbbVie, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
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