Manager, IT Operations - 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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive IT Operations activities within  AbbVie Endocrinology, Inc. (AEI) Business Unit. Responsible for supervising job responsibilities for 5 direct reports 1 Business Systems Analyst, Patient Care Solutions & 4 Consultants).
• Utilize ITIL or ITSM framework for IT service delivery using Service Now & similar tools.
• Responsible for overall operations & governance of AEI’s applications in line with AbbVie’s operations &ITIL service delivery framework.
• Measure, monitor & provide transparency of AEI’s application health to AEI business & leadership.
• Establish & maintain strategic level working relationship with functional counterparts in Technology Domain teams.
• Employ understanding of pharmaceutical business & experience with HIPAA guidelines.
• Serve as initial contact point for strategic initiatives initiated by  Technology Domains teams that require AEI’s support & resources.
• Responsible for employing Relationship Management & influencing skills for both technical & non-technical audiences.
• Manage & certify compliance with the Change, Release, Deployment & other Service Transition processes.
• Employ design & development experience using various programming languages, databases & technologies such as Java, .NET, Python, XML, JSON, Webservices, PL-SQL, Oracle, Teradata, Redshift, Informatica PowerCenter, Mercury Quality Center, Spotfire, etc.
• Employ experience working in Agile & scrum using JIRA and confluence, & Data Governance & Master Data Management (MDM) using Informatica MDM, IBM Infosphere.
• Responsible for Function as overall Governance lead, to ensure common practices and processes across AEI applications.
• Employ experience with Program Management (e.g. Service Delivery, Budget, Performance Management, etc.) using Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tools such as Broadcom’s Clarity and SAP Fieldglass.
• Employ experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) including inception, planning, requirements, design, development, quality assurance, deployment & operations.
• Responsible for overall Demand, budget & resource management for applications under the area to interact with  business users, Technology Domain team & infrastructure team to understand prioritize minor enhancements demand & drive the enhancements with service provider.
• Employ experience with business processes improvement, transformations, digitization, & modernization. Serve as an AbbVie primary contact point & Primary level of escalation for Incidents & Problems.
• Assist prioritization & escalation of systems recovery issues with service provider, cross functional teams, domain teams & infrastructure teams.
• Manage  relationship with vendors & AbbVie’s internal IT groups to ensure superior service delivery for all application maintenance & activities.
• Employ understanding of systems & infrastructure such a Cloud, networks, datacenters, storage, VDI, VPN, different service models- PaaS, DbaaS, IaaS &  business continuity Plan (BCP).
• Provide guidance & direction to other professionals, act in consulting &/or advisory capacity, coordinates highly complex problems & tasks, & processed to meet & operate under deadlines.

Must possess Bachelor’s degree or foreign academic equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a closely-related field of study with at least 4 years of experience as an analyst or related position.

Must also have 4 years of experience in:

1. ITIL or ITSM framework for IT service delivery using Service Now & similar tools;
2. pharmaceutical business & experience with HIPAA guidelines;
3. Relationship Management &  influencing skills for both technical & non-technical audiences;
4. design & development experience using various programming languages, databases & technologies such as Java, .NET, Python, XML, JSON, Webservices, PL-SQL, Oracle, Teradata, Redshift, Informatica PowerCenter, Mercury Quality Center, Spotfire, etc.;
5. experience working in Agile & scrum using JIRA & confluence, & Data Governance & Master Data Management (MDM) using Informatica MDM, IBM Infosphere;
6. Program Management (e.g. Service Delivery, Budget, Performance Management, etc.) using Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) tools such as Broadcom’s Clarity & SAP Fieldglass;
7. all phases of software development lifecycle (SDLC) including inception, planning, requirements, design, development, quality assurance, deployment & operations;
8. business processes improvement, transformations, digitization, & modernization; &
9. Understanding of systems & infrastructure such a Cloud, networks, datacenters, storage, VDI, VPN, different service models- PaaS, DbaaS, IaaS &  business continuity Plan (BCP).

Apply online at https://careers.abbvie.com/en. Refer to Req ID: REF23444Q. 

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.  This job is eligible to participate in our short-term and long-term incentive programs.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.