AbbVie Posted November 5, 2026

Senior Administrative Assistant

North Chicago, IL Full-time
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About this opportunity

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

The Senior Administrative Assistant is an individual contributor role that provides administrative and basic technical support to the VP of Information Research (IR), the IR leadership team, and their extended team. They are an integral part of the IR assistant team. This role helps ensure smooth day‑to‑day operation of VP, IR activities by coordinating schedules and meetings, maintaining documentation and trackers, and supporting routine building and business processes.

Responsibilities:

Provide calendar and meeting support for VP, IR, leadership team and the broader IR team and visitors, including scheduling, rescheduling, and coordinating logistics for in‑person and virtual meetings.

Prepare, format, and proofread IR‑related documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and reports, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

Maintain organized electronic filing and shared repositories for IR documentation (e.g., team files, meeting notes, standard procedures, project trackers).

Support basic data entry and updates in IT trackers, logs, or systems (e.g., project lists, asset, or request trackers) as directed.

Assist with coordination of IR team events, workshops, and training sessions, including agendas, attendee lists, materials, and local logistics.

Help process routine administrative tasks such as invoices, purchase requests, basic vendor documentation, and expense reports in alignment with established processes.

Monitor and help coordinate local IR office or team supplies (e.g., standard office materials, meeting materials) according to guidelines.

Support onboarding logistics for new members of the IR team (scheduling introductions, sharing team materials/checklists, helping with standard setup steps as directed by IR staff).

Assist the IR leaders and team in travel scheduling and processing of expense reports.

Perform other administrative duties as assigned to support the effectiveness of the IR organization.

Serve as a point of contact for building issues. Communicate security issues, cleaning needs, and maintenance requests through the proper channels.

Qualifications

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience in an executive administrative or support role or technical environment, or relevant training.

Proficiency with standard office software and collaboration tools (email, calendar, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, and virtual meeting tools). MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.

Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.

Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize work, and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.

Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Key Competencies: Service orientation and responsiveness to stakeholder needs.

Collaboration and teamwork across functions and locations.

Problem‑solving and resourcefulness.

Flexibility, learning agility, and comfort with technology.

Preferred:

Prior experience supporting a technology function or other technical team.

Familiarity with common technology or business systems (for example, ticketing, asset, or document management tools) as a user.

Experience supporting multiple stakeholders or leaders simultaneously.

Ability to work independently with minimal day‑to‑day direction while knowing when to seek clarification.

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 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.

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Facilities & Administration
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
North Chicago, IL
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Facilities & Administration role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 51 comparable Senior Facilities & Administration roles across 29 biopharma companies.

51Comparable roles tracked
50Currently active
29Companies hiring similar roles
12Countries represented

Salary context

20 of 51 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $27/hr – $48/hr (≈ $56,160–$99,840/yr)
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Administrative Assistant · Johnson & Johnson $50,850/yr – $81,650/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director - HSE Management Systems · Lilly $117,000/yr – $171,600/yr
Peer group range $66,250 – $144,300 (median $110,025)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 51 comparable roles

United States32
China4
Ireland3
Australia2
Canada2
Switzerland2

+ 6 more countries

Seniority mix

51 of 51 peers have a known seniority level

Senior41
Principal7
Associate Director3

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 51 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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