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Associate Manager, Strategic Business Operations

BioSpace
North Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/29/2026
Company Description

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Purpose

Job Description

The SBO Contracting Team provides comprehensive procurement, contracting, and vendor management support across Clinical Sciences. Their work supports organizational goals such as accelerating research, reducing financial and operational risks, enabling business agility, and fostering strong stakeholder partnerships

This individual will support these goals by executing advanced/complex contract categories, provides SAP/SRM and process troubleshooting expertise, and supports onboarding, continuous improvement, and invoice/PO management in Clinical Sciences.

Role Responsibilities

  • Manage advanced contracting categories: training, consulting, CRO, CDA, collaboration, membership/sponsorship and oversee process-specific ownership (per matrix).
  • Lead troubleshooting and resolution for SAP/SRM, shopping carts, invoice upload/resolution, vendor master data, DSP requests.
  • Alternate bi-weekly invoice management, addressing related payment issues and coordinating DSP requests/reviews.
  • Fulfill PO/agreement documentation requests from business owners.
  • Support onboarding/training for advanced contract types and exception scenarios; guide team on best practices for process documentation.
  • Advise on templates, centralized recordkeeping (SET/ADCT forms, contract templates), and process improvement.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree required; science/business preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years relevant experience in business strategy and operational support.
  • Advanced knowledge of Conga, iHub, dashboard/reporting tools is a plus
  • Strong process troubleshooting and escalation skills.
  • Excellent training and onboarding capabilities.
  • Must have attention to detail along with an understanding of the quality/compliance environment.
  • Proficiency as a user of Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Word, and SRM/SAP.
  • Demonstrated strong communication skills, written and verbal.
  • The ability to manage internal and external relationships is a key success factor for this position.
  • Must be goal oriented; work with minimal supervision and show ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time.
  • Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.


Additional Information

Applicable 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 thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in 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 toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at 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. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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