Factory and Lab Transformation Lead

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.

As a Factory of the Future and Lab of the Future Transformation Lead, you'd be responsible for orchestrating the integration of advanced technologies like automation, IoT, and AI into the manufacturing and laboratory processes. Your role involves strategic planning, project management, and ensuring a smooth transition to a more efficient and technologically advanced factory environment. The Factory of the Future and Lab of the Future Transformation Lead is responsible for developing the vision and leading the execution of the FotF and LotF transformation through the implementation of technologies throughout the Abb Vie manufacturing and laboratory sites worldwide.

This key strategic role will work closely with Manufacturing VP’s, Quality VP’s and Manufacturing site leaders to ensure a cohesive strategy development and implementation plan. Provide leadership and build the team to lead the continuous evolution of next generation technologies to define and develop standards, best practices, governance, application of Lean principles, and technical expertise in an organized manner that is secure, scalable, and sustainable.

FotF and LotF will include elements of digital, automation, robotics, data acquisition, internet of things, and artificial intelligence to accelerate growth and maintain/gain a competitive advantage and support the MEC and Quality strategic initiatives.

• Development of teams in the continuous improvement of Industry 4.0 initiatives; build, deploy, and upgrade digital technologies best practices.
• Responsible for Lighthouse use case implementations and value capture.
• Demonstrated ability to establish, implement, and sustain a FotF team.
• Networking roadmap and supporting LRP – Governance/alignment with Site Directors and VPs.
• Strong financial aptitude with proven ability to perform robust cost/benefit analyses.
• Strong strategic planning, project management, and to ensure a smooth transition to a more efficient and technologically advanced factory environment.
• Develop and implement strategies for integrating cutting‑edge technologies, fostering a culture of innovation, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and ensuring the overall success of the factory's digital transformation journey.
• Pivotal in driving efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness through the adoption of Industry 4.0 principles.
• Oversee the implementation of IoT solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to align IoT initiatives with business objectives, and ensuring a secure and scalable IoT ecosystem.
• Crucial leadership in leveraging IoT to enhance operational efficiency, data‑driven decision‑making, and overall business innovation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling the ability to influence decisions based on sound rationale.
• Strong computer skills, including effective use of email and virtual meeting systems for remote communication and organization purposes.
• Strong project management skills, including effective meeting and workshop facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving solving, and judgment skills.
• Proven interpersonal skills and leadership capability. Must be able to effectively communicate across the organization, from the manufacturing floor to senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to drive transversal change via “influence without authority”.
• Conduct assessments of corporate culture, performance, and change readiness while leading one or more teams to build and implement digital, data visualizations of our work products for customers.
• Define prospects for future learning that will allow the application of digital transformational…