Senior Business Systems Analyst, Transportation

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 – 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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative Business technology team! As an Senior Business Systems Analyst in AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you’ll have opportunities to contribute to the digital transformation of a leading biopharma company, helping to create solutions that impact patients and their communities for the better.

***This is a hybrid role based in Lake County, IL***

Purpose

Are you passionate about driving solutions to complex business problems? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, where teamwork and innovation are valued? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Transportation Senior Business Systems Analyst in our Global Distribution and Logistics Team.

Take the next step in your career and provide input into business strategy in areas where technology plays a significant role. The AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS) team shapes the digital transformation necessary for our treatments to positively impact patients’ lives. In the role of Transportation Senior Business Systems Analyst, you’ll combine functional and technical expertise with business strategy aptitude to drive results for business partners, customers, and patients around the world.

Responsibilities 

In this role you’ll be the expert technical resource for new projects or tasks required by the Global Logistics team and be responsible for:

• Delivering in-depth technical and functional expertise & direction in the selection, design, and engineering of applications to support transportation business needs (e.g., new solutions, enhancements, or maintenance of home-grown, SaaS, or configured enterprise tools). Identifying the best technology solutions to support business growth and productivity.
• Partnering with key stakeholders to define business case including problem statement, alternatives, cost/benefit analysis of alternatives and recommendation. Being highly knowledgeable of upstream and downstream processes, their integration touchpoints and potential implications. Proactively sharing data with others to help them make informed decisions.
• Leading local work team to design, engineer, and develop applications and processes through use of technologies.  Understanding and solving business and technical issues (systems/process) while coaching/mentoring work team. Demonstrating core business systems configuration and customization expertise in one or more functions within a module; develops technical standards and test/validation procedures.
• Encouraging team members to utilize best demonstrated development practices and methodologies e.g. performance tuning optimization; Developing knowledge of other technologies to assist in support of area; Assisting co-workers and other areas with technology adoption; Mentoring others on approved technology standards and development of complex routines e.g. to access, transform, and load data; Sharing development skills with other team members to enhance overall team skill sets.
• Facilitating and driving process mapping sessions, challenging business stakeholders’ and end-users’ assumptions as needed to align technology solutions with business strategies.
• Hands on technical involvement to prototype, configure, and develop solutions as needed, or partnering with vendor partners to bring new tools into AbbVie. Ensuring the technical solution addresses the business needs.
• Driving project completion through Agile frameworks and collaboration with various internal & external groups. Develop project scope, objectives and resource estimates for small projects.
• Ensuring Compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures (on behalf of yourself as well as internal and external groups under your scope of responsibility), including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle. Ensuring ethics & integrity are engrained in the system design & development processes.

Tools and skills you will use or develop in this role:

• Knowledge of Advanced Supply Chain Visibility applications, freight tracking and booking systems, and temperature data tracking tools, among others (e.g.P44 & FourKites, Controlant)
• SDLC (systems development life cycle) process for the web development delivery including the deployment of code.
• Familiarity with SaaS environments.
• Vendor management and managing delivery releases.
• Code reviews for safety and compliance; best practices for a safe and controlled environment.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years technical experience, or master’s degree plus 4 years of experience.
• Knowledge of Advanced Supply Chain Visibility applications, freight tracking and booking systems, and temperature data tracking tools, among others (e.g.P44 & FourKites, Controlant)
• 1-3 years of experience operating, configuring, and/or integrating lead freight transportation management software (TMS) packages (e.g. SAP TM, MercuryGate, BluJay, JDA, Manhattan, OTM, etc.)
• Jira, Confluence, SNOW
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Demonstrated well-developed verbal and written communication skills (Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business teams as well as Ability to develop effective and compelling visualizations of key business and technology concepts.)
• Strong analytics background related to supply chain or operational KPI’s
• Must be deliverable-focused and detail oriented. Must have a strong customer focus.

Beneficial

• Experience working supply chain or operations teams; knowledge of logistics systems highly preferred.
• Work experience in the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry and working on GxP systems.
• System analysis, development, testing, and/or project management experience
• Leadership of cross-functional teams; experience working within a global environment in multiple time zones. Knowledge of outsourcing methodologies and operating models and working with professional services firms.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• 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. ​

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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. ​

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