Associate Business Systems Consultant

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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Advance your career with an organization that strategically invests in its long-term success, technology, and people. The AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS) team drives our digital transformation, vital to ensuring our treatments positively impact patients’ lives. As an Associate Business Systems Consultant, you will tackle complex challenges, broaden your professional experience, and help others grow their skills. 

This role is the primary point of contact for Information Research with the R&D Clinical business; Collaborates with business and other technology SMEs to provide expert advice on the selection, design, justification, and implementation of information systems that best meet business needs.  Analyzes business processes; elicits, analyzes, and documents business requirements; identifies alternative solutions, assesses feasibility and makes recommendations typically seeking to exploit and leverage new or existing technology components.  Translates business requirements into functional requirements; performs data and process modeling; manages change; and leads, coordinates / performs testing, verification and validation of requirements. 

Responsibilities: 

• Understand the organization’s business strategy; work directly with business unit clients to understand specific business processes and needs and opportunities for improvement; identify IT capabilities and information required to support the business processes and collaborate in the development of appropriate information management strategies, developing them as an integrated part of the business strategy. 

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. 

• Identify current and emerging business needs and evaluate alternative technology solutions using standard information system methodologies and best practices.  Proactively seek out strategic business opportunities with business stakeholders for the application of new or existing technology capabilities. 

• Develop technological solutions that meet the requirements of the business. Identifies the business benefits of alternative solutions. Ensures solutions are in compliance with business strategy.  Gives guidance to Testing Leads to prepare testing plans that confirm that requirements and system design are accurate and complete. 

• Supports training.  Support the identification of process disconnects and help translate them into improvement opportunities with cost savings or avoidance, productivity improvements, or revenue generating business benefits.  Develops business relationships and integrates activities with other BTO's to ensure successful implementation and support of project efforts. 

• Strengthens and help to manage relationships between clients involved and BTOs to assure effective communication between the groups is occurring. Brokers services within IR community on behalf of customers; coordinates system solutions. 

• Partners with other IR functional areas to remain current on project status and progress; conversely, keeps IR Project managers aware of issues and helps to resolve conflicts. 

• Identifies the impact of any relevant statutory, internal or external regulations on the organization's use of information. 

• Accountable for the accuracy of the fit of the proposed solution to the business needs and the information upon which the business justification and prioritization decisions are made. Also accountable for communicating business need and drivers to all development teams to assure the implementation phase can fulfill the business need. 

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years of relevant experience in business information systems or a closely related discipline; Master’s Degree with 5 years experience; PhD with 0 years’ experience.
• Proven experience in documentation, implementation, configuration, and operation of custom and purchased technology solutions. 

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. 

• Ability to effectively lead and facilitate meetings with customers and technical team members. 

• Strong attention to detail and focus on deliverables. 

• Exceptional teamwork skills. 

• Strong customer orientation. 

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• 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 incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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