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Project Manager, New Product Introduction (NPI)

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and manage front-end planning, due diligence, and technical feasibility assessments for new product introductions (NPI) and new business opportunities from AbbVie's pipeline or third-party customers, overseeing projects up to handover to manufacturing teams.

Role type

Senior Project Manager, New Product Introduction (NPI)

Builds

New product introductions and business development opportunities for AbbVie's therapeutic areas (immunology, oncology, neuroscience) and Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, drug development, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Deliverable

Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic decision making, stakeholder management, scheduling, budget management, supplier and customer management, technical input for feasibility, site program strategy, governance board leadership, team building, matrix management, project charter development, risk management, cost and resource projection, compliance oversight.

Preferred skills

None stated.

Technologies

None stated.

Responsibilities

Lead NPI projects from strategic decisions to handover; manage a team of 5-8 project managers; provide technical input for front-end planning and feasibility; set and lead NPI site program strategy including stage and gate meetings; develop project development plans and governance deliverables; build teams of Subject Matter Experts; matrix manage site operations personnel; develop project teams, charters, and risk management plans; assess cost and resource projections; ensure consistency and compliance across NPI programs.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership.

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