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Genesis Project Senior Specialist

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Finance

Posted Aug 13, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a project where the timeline moved and you had to re-plan around it.

What they are checking: Replanning rather than reporting slippage.

A stakeholder resists a change you are delivering. How do you tell a real objection from general resistance?

What they are checking: Diagnosing pushback rather than pushing through it.

This is a senior specialist seat in Mettawa asking for a bachelor's in business administration or technology management, working inside a named program. What would you want to know about the program's scope before starting?

What they are checking: That they ask what the program actually is, since the posting never says.

What would you do

This role executes project management for technology changes inside procurement. How do you keep a technology project on track when the users are procurement professionals with day jobs?

What they are checking: Change delivery to a function that did not ask for the change.

You lead technology-related communications across the team. How do you communicate a system change so people actually prepare for it?

What they are checking: Communication as adoption work, not announcement.

All actions have to comply with procurement policy. Tell me about a time compliance made a project slower and how you handled it.

What they are checking: Working inside a control framework without resenting it.

You support alignment activities across a larger program. How do you keep your workstream connected to a program you do not control?

What they are checking: Working a piece of something bigger, which this role plainly is.

About the work

You would build and monitor risk mitigation plans with category managers, procurement managers and the procurement systems team. Walk me through identifying a risk early on a project like this.

What they are checking: Risk identification method rather than maintaining a risk register.

You would execute continuous improvement projects initiated by the procurement systems team. How do you pick which improvement is worth doing first?

What they are checking: Prioritization by impact rather than by whoever asked loudest.

How do you tell whether a technology change actually improved a procurement process after it went live?

What they are checking: Measuring outcomes instead of declaring completion at go-live.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Purpose: The Genesis Project Senior Specialist is responsible for executing project management activities for Genesis related technology changes in alignment with business goals and industry best practices. This role plays an essential part in connecting the Commercial & AA (C&AA) Procurement team with the Procurement Strategy and Capabilities (PSC) team, ensuring alignment on project milestones and raising and resolving risks and / or issues. Responsibilities: •Assist with project management processes in line with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring alignment with defined strategic vision. •Execute team alignment activities supporting higher level Genesis program timelines, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to project execution. •Build and monitor risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers, Procurement Managers, and the PSC team. •Execute continuous improvement projects initiated by the PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations. •Lead and / or inform Genesis technology related communications across the C&AA team. •Complete all actions in compliance with procurement policy. •Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully. •Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology Mgmt or related field. •Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, technology management, project management, or related business or operations function. •Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite. •Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred. •Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and clear communication at all organizational levels. •Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making. ​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 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. ​ 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. ​ 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: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html