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A Director of Organizational Design leads efforts to structure an organization in a way that maximizes efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with strategic goals. This role involves analyzing current organizational structures, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes to roles, processes, and workflows. The director collaborates with senior leadership to ensure that the organization's design supports its culture, growth, and long-term objectives. They may also oversee change management initiatives and guide teams through transitions.
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Director, Organizational Design

Director, Organizational Design

AbbVie

North Chicago, IL • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 16 days ago

AbbVie rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 100 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

10th of 74 rated pharmaceutical

Job description

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

Job Description

Purpose

As the Director, Organizational Design, you will partner with leaders and teams to drive organizational design efforts throughout AbbVie. These efforts will increase performance in our quickly evolving business.
Critical responsibilities include influencing stakeholders, developing OE capability in others, consulting on, designing and delivering solutions in the areas of organization design, strategy, team effectiveness, culture, and change leadership. Through this work, experience and expertise, this role will contribute to increasing the organizational effectiveness capability at AbbVie.

Responsibilities

  • Leads enterprise and Function-level organizational effectiveness work that directly aligns with and supports the strategic roadmap, critical capabilities and top-level leader performance
  • Consults with senior business and HR leaders across AbbVie to identify opportunities to increase leader and team performance related to organizational effectiveness; and subsequently recommends, designs and delivers solutions that produce performance outcomes
  • Influences and guides HR partners and business leaders on areas of focus, prioritizing needs and best-fit solutions
  • Advises and develops organizational effectiveness colleagues on new areas of work and complex projects
  • Facilitates live and virtual solutions, from coaching conversations to multi-day engagements for in line and matrix teams
  • Designs, develops, and executes new organizational effectiveness offerings and materials that enhance OE capability at AbbVie
  • Recommends strategies that fit the culture and integrate across the organization
  • Coaches senior leaders on organizational effectiveness top
Qualifications

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required; Master’s Degree, a plus
  • Required significant background/experience in:
    o Internal consulting
    o Influencing and collaborating globally and with all levels of leaders
    o Instructional design and facilitation
    o Organizational design principles and application
    o Team effectiveness principles, design, and facilitation
  • A proven, strong performer with leadership experience in multiple aspects of the business and a record of driving business performance in times of change
  • Knows what it takes for leaders to develop others and create high performing teams

Additional Information

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 postingbased 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 orless 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 paidand 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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About AbbVie

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Industry

Scientific research and development services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

North Chicago, IL, US

Year founded

2013

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