Business Systems Analyst, MES

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

Job Description

The MES Associate Business Systems Analysts are individual contributors responsible for supporting business applications including manufacturing systems. The BA will be playing a critical role in developing business requirements, configuring, building, testing, certifying, installing, and maintaining all changes and modifications to the MES application. The BA will work with several functional teams to support the applications and drive improvements projects to increase efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Consults with functional areas to develop understanding of the varied and complex business needs supported by the system. Responsible for determining how changing business needs will affect the system. Understands the role of the system in the big picture and provides ideas and recommendations regarding the evolution of the system.
• Responds to questions and influences the users regarding current and potential system inputs, processes, and outputs. Conducts research and analysis into the nature, effect and results of system problems. Develops detailed business user requirements, system documentation, work flow procedures, and data modeling. Negotiates plans, time frames and trade-offs while ensuring client understands the final results of the project.
• Reviews and routes requested system changes and develops detailed specifications for implementation. Communicates system changes and issues to next level of management.
• Ensures current and accurate system documentation, coordinates and or performs testing of system modifications, both validated and non-validated systems. Provides systems expertise and supports system training, educational tools and materials. Involved with the Purchasing Systems Manager regarding planning/scheduling and resource allocation.
• Produces requirements for mainframe reports, time lines, and graphics using advanced functions of a personal computer. Creates reports from existing client databases to satisfy user requests, development of ad-hoc database reporting, data sampling, project analysis, or testing verification.
• Monitors and audits the use of the systems; executes system control practices and purchasing procedures for regulatory and compliance.
• Accountable to the purchasing customer and purchasing management for the control and administration of purchasing systems. Systems implemented must meet projected timelines and customer expectations. The incumbent supports various mainframe, Lotus Notes, stand-alone applications, divisional interfaced systems that impact the overall purchasing process.
• Provide functional and technical support through phone or via e-mail, which includes working hours outside of the assigned schedule to cover operational needs 7 days a week/24 hours a day based on a defined rotation schedule.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field and from two (2) year of experience are required.
• Master's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, preferred. 
• Experience or knowledge in MES Systems, System validation, Database system design and maintenance, programming and project management are desired.
• Exceptional teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong Costumer focus.
• Deliverable focus and detail oriented.

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 roleat the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors 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. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount isearned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits thatare 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 andabsolute 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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