International Safety Operations and Capabilities Lead

Company Description Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

Purpose:

Lead, plan and execute key strategic initiatives to operationalize and maintain high-performance of the Regional PV model. Represents Regional PV input in Global PV operational initiatives and is accountable for successful deployment across Regional PV teams. Reports directly to Senior Director, International Safety Operations and Capabilities.

• Leads implementation of the Regional PV operating model and monitors performance to drive operational excellence. Maintains the Regional PV operating model playbook and makes updates to further clarify interactions and decisions in partnership with stakeholder groups. Accountable for gathering metrics relevant to monitoring the health of the operating model. Drives consistency, agility, continuous improvement and flexibility in the day-to-day implementation of the model.
• Manages day-to-day business operations for the Regional PV model including budgeting, resourcing, compliance and performance metrics, governance, strategic planning and business reviews. Prepares content for Global Patient Safety (GPS) operational and compliance review governance meetings. Collaborates with Literature and Vendor Management Team (LVM), Business Operations and the financial planning processes (e.g. forecasting, resourcing and LRP). Develops and implements operational oversight tools and mechanisms within the Regional PV model in partnership with the Business Process Owners.
• Analyzes and proactively addresses trends in operational and compliance metrics, audit and inspection observations, insights from site visits and feedback from Global PV teams. Prepares presentations to share trend insights with key leaders. Partners with Regional PV Leads to implement operational improvement initiatives to maintain stability and health of Affiliate PV systems.
• Leads regular operational review meetings with Regional PV leaders to review metrics, facilitate information and best practice sharing, identify operational challenges within the model and align on improvement initiatives. Leads initiatives to improve operations of the Regional PV model. Builds a strong sense of community across Regional PV leaders.
• Facilitates the integration of regional input in global initiatives and acts as the Regional PV representative on Global PV initiatives that have a cross-regional impact. Serves as a transformation champion, across Regional PV teams, in the implementation of global PV operational initiatives. Accountable for the timely and successful implementation of global PV initiatives across the Regional PV model.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of global PV processes and systems. May be required to be an SME, within the Regional Model, for assigned PV processes and be the go-to leader for routine process-related guidance.
• Develops the Affiliate Safety Representative (ASR) and Medical Director technical PV learning strategy and curriculum, in partnership with Regional PV Leads, Office of the QPPV and Area PV Product Leads. Works with subject matter advisors to create content. Drives consistent implementation of the learning strategy through the Regional PV Leads, measures impact and implements continuous improvement actions.
• Leads Regional PV transformation initiatives to align with structural changes to the Commercial or Medical operating models at the affiliate or regional levels (e.g. consolidation of affiliates).
• Partners with Literature and Vendor Management team to co-lead new outsourcing initiatives for affiliate PV operations work.
• Manages operations of the International PV ecosystem including planning, agendas, content and…