Strategy Lead, Submission Automation

Job Summary

Associate Director, Strategy Lead for Submission Automation – responsible for shaping and advancing the business strategy, roadmap, and cross‑functional execution approach for report automation supporting dossier submissions (e.g., INDs, BLAs) across modalities.

Abb Vie Development Sciences (Dev Sci) is an integrated, cross‑functional R&D organization that includes CMC, Biological Sciences, and Clinical Drug Supply Management functions. The Data & Digital Strategy CORE team defines and executes our data and digital strategy in collaboration with Dev Sci subject‑matter experts and Information Research (IR).

The incumbent serves as a strategic lead across business and technical stakeholders, translating reporting and submission needs into a forward‑looking automation roadmap and enabling the development of sustainable capabilities that support evolving regulatory and organizational priorities. Over time this role will lead other cross‑functional data, digital, and automation initiatives across Development Sciences.

• Lead the strategy and roadmap for report automation supporting dossier submissions, focusing on business value, scalability, efficiency, and compliance.
• Partner with the dossier management group and key stakeholders to understand current submission reporting processes, pain points, dependencies, and future‑state needs.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and modernize submission‑related reporting through automation.
• Work closely with IT and technical delivery teams to shape systems strategy and translate business needs into practical, scalable automation solutions.
• Serve as a bridge between business process owners and technical teams to ensure alignment on priorities, requirements, dependencies, and execution approach.
• Support development of business cases, strategic recommendations, and roadmap options for automation investments.
• Lead cross‑functional alignment across Development Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, dossier management, and other partner functions involved in submission content and reporting.
• Facilitate prioritization, decision‑making, and issue resolution across multiple stakeholders and work streams.
• Communicate roadmap, priorities, risks, and recommendations clearly to leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Influence without direct authority in a matrixed environment and build alignment around strategic direction and implementation priorities.

• Bachelor’s Degree with 9 years experience;
  Master’s Degree with 8 years experience;
  PhD with 4 years experience.
• Significant experience in strategy, business process enablement, program leadership, or digital/data initiatives in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build roadmaps and lead cross‑functional initiatives involving business and technology stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work effectively across matrixed organizations and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of data, reporting, automation, and governance concepts relevant to regulated business processes preferred.

• Experience working with submission processes, dossier‑related activities, regulatory documentation, or report automation strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering with technical teams to shape requirements and support delivery of business‑focused solutions.

• This is a hybrid (3x per week) role based in either Lake County, IL or Worcester, MA.
• This position reports directly to the Senior Director, Development Sciences Data & Digital Strategy.
• This position may acquire one direct report in the near term with the possibility of broader team building in the future.

• 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 long‑term incentive programs.

Abb Vie 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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