Senior Project Manager

Company DescriptionAbout AbbVieAbbVie'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 DescriptionAbbVie's in-house Advertising Agency, A3 is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead overall project implementation and optimize development with stakeholders in multiple functional areas both inside and outside of the group.The successful candidate will oversee multiple projects (high volume), ensuring they are delivered on time (rapid pace), within scope, and on budget, while driving innovation and strategic growth. Success in this role requires a change agent who is passionate, with high energy, and is results-oriented with a creative and analytical mind. Expert knowledge developing a diverse set of advertising tactics (print, digital) preferred. Ability to quickly adapt to and use advanced project management tools and processes is desirable. Individuals should have the ability to manage critical situations and high communication skills (written & verbal).This position will lead a therapeutic area product portfolio with assets in market and indications planned for launch leveraging Project Management processes and methodology and software platforms (Kantata, Workfront) within A3 to partner with other PMs and ensure consistency across the team, with an eye toward overall A3 processes and resources allocation for efficiency across the full A3 team.This is a hybrid position and requires the ability to commute to our Mettawa, IL office at least 3 days per week.ResponsibilitiesAbility to understand pharmaceutical marketing material development, the pharmaceutical review process (MRL) its steps and length and the risk posturePossess the ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environmentDevelop, implement and manage agency workflow processesPartner with Account and Project Managers to proactively move projects within the agencyGood judgement to understanding the risk posture when advocating for project agilityRun daily hot sheets including setting deliverables for the day and documenting next stepsWork collaboratively with internal teams to ensure client requests and ideals are being metUnderstand company guidelines including corporate branding, promotional material development, Veeva PromoMats review, and corporate complianceParticipate in cross-functional negotiations to ensure all teams are aligned on project resources and timelinesTake responsibility and create awareness for all project risks; actively collaborate with stakeholders to establish appropriate solutionsDemonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skillsDemonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workloadManage the onboarding, and on-going training for team agency project managers.Accountability/ScopeReports to a Associate DirectorPartners with account and creative team on project initiativesAdherence to all company-wide financial policiesQualificationsBachelor's degree required5+ years of advertising Project Manager experience required5+ years of pharmaceutical marketing experience within an advertising agency highly preferredExcellent communication skills: verbal, presentation, writtenHigh energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility roleGreat collaborator with the ability to focus on both the big picture and small detailsAdditional InformationApplicable 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 thisposting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin 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 toparticipatein our long-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 employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless anduntil paid andmay bemodifiedat 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. 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