M&A Integration Lead (Research & Development)

About the Role

This role represents the BTS-Information Research (IR) organization as the overall IR M&A Integration Lead working directly with cross-functional R&D business and cross-functional BTS teams to execute deal transactions to further grow AbbVie's Therapeutic Areas. This role performs as the primary IR M&A Integration Lead responsible for planning and executing deals addressing cross-functional dependencies to achieve AbbVie's desired end-state operating model as we integrate or divest companies.

Responsibilities

• Perform as the IR M&A Integration Lead over multiple AbbVie company-wide and R&D deal transactions responsible for overall program health, financials, and reporting.
• For each deal, establish the cross-functional IR team fully accountable to integrate or divest people, data, and systems.
• Develop business relationships and integrate activities with other BTOs to ensure successful integration execution and support of project efforts into long term execution.
• Manage relationships between BTOs, R&D Business, and Finance to ensure effective communication between the groups is occurring.
• Broker services within BTS on behalf of customers; coordinates portfolio of solutions and identifies interdependencies.
• Work with the R&D business and BTS functional leads to clearly define business decisions, solution options and recommendations for a given deal based on deal model, size, complexity, risk, and speed to business value.
• Allies with other BTOs to remain current on project status, and inform management and stakeholders of progress; conversely, keeps managers and stakeholders aware of user issues and resolves conflicts proactively.
• Responsible for escalating and driving risks and issues cross-functionally.
• Presenting IR updates in IR Leadership forums and R&D Integration Forums.
• Continuous improvement projects to drive speed and agility in BTS M&A services and capabilities.
• Identify and implement AI innovative solutions and capabilities to challenge status quo and bring value to the business faster.
• Responsible for compliance with BTS's SLC, Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline with 7 years experience; Master's Degree with 6 years experience; PhD with 2 years experience.
• Respective years of experience leading a portfolio of business applications and leading large, complex cross-functional global IT implementations with strong financial management experience.
• Respective years of experience working on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and collaboration.
• Skilled in leveraging generative and agentic AI to re-image or improve a process or capability.
• Led and implemented multiple projects that drove speed, efficiencies, and/or cost savings.
• Experience working with R&D business applications such as Veeva solutions, LIMS, ELN systems, clinical trial systems (i.e.: CTMS), scientific data management platforms, laboratory systems, research portfolio management tools, and document management systems.
• Strong Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Financial Management, Business Systems Applications and delivering complex cross-functional global programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years experience leading a portfolio of business applications and leading large, complex cross-functional global IT implementations with strong financial management experience.
• 6+ years experience working on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and collaboration.

Pay

The compensation range is 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.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• Long-term incentive programs