Section Manager, Automation

Benefits

Parental leave

12 weeks Source: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/life-at-abbvie/well-being-in-the-workplace.html. source Last checked May 7, 2026.

Non-birth-parent leave

12 weeks Source: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/life-at-abbvie/well-being-in-the-workplace.html. source Last checked May 7, 2026.

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Source-linked checked May 7, 2026

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401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Section Manager, Automation North Chicago, IL, United States 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 www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube. Job Description: Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the automation area assigned. Drive and lead the automation department to meet the site/automation business strategies; accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs. Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies. Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes. Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies. Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance. Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution. Analyzes business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations)

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