Senior Specialist, Business HR - Allergan Aesthetics

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Irvine, CA, USA
Hybrid
85K-162K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Serve as a strategic HR partner to Allergan Aesthetics US, delivering HR solutions, headcount analytics, workforce reporting, coordinated communications, exit/termination processing, and partnership with COEs. Lead HR initiatives, support leadership, drive meeting agendas, and help integrate AI processes to improve BHR efficiencies.
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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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Sr Specialist, BHR will be a trusted partner to the Allergan Aesthetics BHR Team, helping to shape our culture, support our business strategies and talent strategies to make a remarkable impact. They will leverage best-in-class HR practices to continually construct, deliver and support initiatives and communications for Aesthetics BHR and the clients, and make an impact on all employees at all levels of the organization. This incumbent partners strategically with our HRConnect organization, Total Rewards, Employee Relations and Talent Management for key initiatives around the Allergan Aesthetics US business.  This position will also help integrate AI processes where applicable to help the BHR team increase efficiencies in key activities.

Responsibilities:

•Serve as a strategic partner to the AA BHR Team and AA Commercial Business, developing and supporting strategies, needs assessments and resulting HR solutions. Assist or lead proposals and recommendations to resolve strategically important issues affecting a business segment. Prioritize projects based on business need and available resources. 

• Support key strategic activities in strong partnership with Director BHR, to support SVP of US Aesthetics division and the US AA Leadership Team.

• Proactively review and create tools and decks around HR analytics to help leaders understand workforce trends.  Partner with BHR to ensure alignment customization for different functions.

• HR lead for headcount analytics and auditing, in strong partnership with AA Finance team.  Monitor headcount trends, ensuring hiring accuracy and management of workforce in alignment with headcount plans.

•Lead and deliver coordinated communications on HR levers for the US Aesthetics organization, from the US AA BHR mailbox. Centralize communications for BHR Team, as well as communication plans for HR COE initiatives.

•Complete exit interviews, and process terminations, coupled with analyzing and providing metrics on workforce analytics for US AA trends.

• Establishes, builds and maintains strong relationships with key HR partners from all Practice Areas and Centers of Excellence to ensure elements of HR are successfully coordinated to meet business needs; includes relationship management, leadership, HR roles/responsibilities, and service delivery commitments.  Some examples include (but not limited to) partnering during key cycles (year end processes, mid year reviews, promotion cycles, etc.)

•Be the ambassador of the HR organization to represent the services and resources available to the business and help manage the collective reputation of the HR organization.

•Must be able to understand and utilize historical and broad organizational data when weighing business HR decisions and actions. Able to understand all the options available and the potential impact of those options across the respective business units, as well as within the larger AbbVie/Allergan Aesthetics business.

•Identification of trends and new approaches to business processes should be both incremental as well as “ahead of the curve”. Initiatives and changes to current business processes must have a clear linkage with other organizational efforts being proposed or already ongoing in the respective business.

•Assist in the diagnosis, development and delivery of HR strategies, programs and services that influence and drive the needs of the respective business. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures

•Develop and drive agenda content for BHR Team meetings on routine basis.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 5+ years experience, with experience managing projects in prior roles.
  • Understanding of functional HR roles and responsibilities and impact on the business.
  • Strong knowledge and passion for data analytics and reporting.
  • Demonstrated understanding of organizational development activity preferred.
  • Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
  • Learns fast, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated.
  • Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
  • Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint required.  Preference for experience with Workday and Visier.

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. 

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years experience, including project management experience
  • Understanding of functional HR roles and responsibilities
  • Strong knowledge and passion for data analytics and reporting
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Experience with HR cycle processes (year-end, mid-year reviews, promotion cycles)
  • Demonstrated understanding of organizational development activity
  • Experience with Workday
  • Experience with Visier
  • Experience integrating AI or HR automation processes

AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.

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HQ: North Chicago, IL
56,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.

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