Company Description The Director, Study Management Association Organization (SMAO) plays a pivotal role in driving operational excellence across AbbVie's clinical study execution. The Director, SMAO ensures that we have the right talent pipeline and resource planning strategies in place to deliver best-in-class study execution. This role is accountable for the comprehensive strategic resource planning and capability development of the SMAO organization. This includes setting the geographic footprint strategy, rigorous resource forecasting, and dynamically shifting resources to support evolving business priorities. This experienced, adept, and inspirational people manager reports to a Clinical Study Leadership (CSL) Vice President and is a people leader for up to 15 SMAO Line Managers and approximately 200 indirect reports.
Spearhead strategic workforce planning and resource management to maintain business continuity, respond agilely to changes, and meet or exceed organizational deliverables and goals across the portfolio.
# Develop and implement a robust, role-focused training program to standardize skills, elevate performance, and enable exemplary study execution from each SMA.
# Cultivate an inclusive, innovative community that promotes continuous learning, empowers professional growth, and develops future leaders of AbbVie.
# Drive a high-performance culture by implementing an evergreen performance feedback process focused on setting clear expectations, coaching, providing growth opportunities, and proactive performance management.
# Apply structured problem-solving to navigate complex challenges, leverage data for decision-making, and reconcile diverse perspectives to achieve business goals.
# Contribute expertise to developing operational policies and procedures, including Quality Systems Documents (QSDs), change management, and the SMAO training curriculum.
# Bachelor's degree required; healthcare, life sciences, or scientific field preferred.
# Minimum of 10 years of relevant clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech setting and/or relevant clinical research organization.
# At least 5 years of direct people management experience.
# Strong collaboration, coaching, mentoring, and leadership skills.
# Extensive knowledge of GCP and the regulatory environment for drug development.
Study Management Associates, SMAO Line Managers, SMAO Directors, CSL TA Heads/Directors, CSL Program Leads, CSL Study Project Managers, CDO Chief of Staffs, CDO-LT, R&D Strategic Resourcing (RDSR), Vendor Strategy & Relationships (VSR)
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