Senior Specialist, Ops Change Management

Company: AbbVie
Location: Waco
Posted on: January 15, 2023

Job Description:

Purpose:Responsible for leading and supporting Operations Change Management processes to ensure successful change control implementation for drugs, biologics, and medical devices. This position collaborates with stakeholders across businesses, functions, and sites in order to develop robust change strategies and maintain them in the Change Management IT system. Other functions of the role include (but are not limited to) change planning, meeting facilitation and management, change proposal review, developing communications, and leveraging data to drive continuous improvement.Responsibilities:

• Manages key processes in the development and execution of Global and/or local change plans related to new product introduction, growing products, product discontinuations, and other business-driven initiatives that span multiple franchises
• Plans and leads Change Review Board meetings and other cross-functional team meetings to facilitate the review and approval of change plans
• Collaborates with requestors of change through the development of new change plans and with plan owners to drive progress of open plan/task completion
• Drives accountability and is responsible for the compliance of change plan documentation, in accordance with established procedural requirements
• Leverages data/metrics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement; provides recommended solutions to the Change Review Board that drive efficiency/effectiveness of the change management process or enhance business prioritization
• Develops communications around process improvements and lessons learned to support the governance of the change management process
• Serves as a member of the Change Management Community of Practice and Center of Excellence
• Bachelors degree plus 5 years of relevant professional experience OR high school degree plus 10 years of relevant professional experience required
• 5 years of Medical Device or Pharma industry experience required
• 3 years of Change Management experience required
• In-depth knowledge of FDA regulations, ISO standards, and ICH guidelines required
• TrackWise and SolTRAQs experience required
• Technical writing experience required
• Proven ability to communicate to diverse audiences and across all levels of the organization required
• Proven ability to provide sound guidance based on data and/or stakeholder feedback required
• Project Management experience is preferred
• Support of marketed products experience preferredAt AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. If you would like to view a copy of the companys affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email CorpJat_ABV@abbvie.com.

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