Company DescriptionAbbVie'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 AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Job DescriptionThe Associate Director, Crisis Management implements strategies that gives AbbVie the ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from global crisis events which threaten AbbVie people, assets, and business. Responsibilities include working with the Senior Director, Crisis Management and Business Resilience with leading the company’s global crisis management program, which is comprised of more than 80 Crisis Action Teams, as well as facilitation of the Executive Crisis Management Team. The Associate Director in this role will have the opportunity to work in a high-performing team that delivers crisis management, business continuity, business risk intelligence, and global security command center programs on behalf of the organization.Responsibilities
Development, implementation, and execution of business-specific crisis management and business continuity plans in partnership with the Associate Director, Business Continuity and relevant Regional Security teams.
Validate crisis management and business continuity plans through regular tabletop exercises, primarily of functional Crisis Action Teams (CATs), but also collaborating with the Regional Security teams with site and country CATs as needed.
Monitor potential and active crisis situations and provide regular updates to the Senior Director.
Serve as a backup to the Senior Director for facilitation of the Executive Crisis Management Team, and and as a Global Security representative on select Crisis Action Teams allowing for the Senior Director to focus more on the ECMT while the Associate Director focuses on the sites.
Influence decisions around training and awareness programs on crisis management for employees enterprise wide.
Provide insight in the preparation and analysis of crisis management metrics and reports for senior leadership and other high-visibility products, e.g., annual Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Action Report.
Lead and serve departmental and cross-functional teams/committees for LRP projects and culture initiatives. Work collaboratively with, and provide Crisis Management subject matter expertise to, Global Security functions including, but not limited to: Business Risk Intelligence, Global Security Operations Center, Regional Security, and Security Systems.
Manage competing priorities, including concurrent crisis events, escalating to senior leadership and stakeholders as necessary. Time management and continuous task prioritization is crucial to delivering timely support services in this dynamic, fast paced environment.
Keep updated on industry trends and best practices in crisis management.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in crisis management or a related field.
Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated proficiency in risk assessment and crisis mitigation strategies.
Familiarity with crisis management and business continuity tools/systems.
Certification in crisis management, business continuity or related field preferred.
Experience in project management and team management preferred.
Additional InformationApplicable 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.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-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 committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.