Senior Analyst, Language Systems and Processes at AbbVie in Chicago, IL

Job description

The Senior Analyst, Language Systems and Processes ensures the Center of Language Excellence (CoLE)’s language ecosystem, workflows, and governance operate effectively, consistently, and in alignment with business needs, quality expectations, and compliance requirements. The role translates business and functional needs into clear requirements, process designs, configuration standards, validation criteria, and adoption plans. It serves as a key interface between business stakeholders, the Change, Enablement and Communication function, Language Assets, Quality & Governance team, IT/vendors, the Managed Service Provider (MSP), and the Technical Lead (ITSO), who owns the underlying technical architecture, platform operations, and AI enablement. Responsibilities: Functional Consulting and Workflow Design  Serve as the primary functional consultant for the language ecosystem. Advise stakeholders on fit-for-purpose solutions and lead the onboarding of new business functions and use cases.  Gather, prioritize, and translate business needs into clear functional requirements and user stories for technical and operational teams.  Design and document end-to-end language workflows with the Language Assets, Quality & Governance team, making sure they meet regulatory, data privacy and compliance requirements. Define and maintain process standards and controls so language workflows run consistently and to a high standard.  Release Governance and Support  Partner with the Tech Lead, IT, vendors, and the MSP to evaluate new language technologies, including AI capabilities, and to confirm readiness before release.  Triage incidents and enhancement requests, identify root causes, and escalate to technical partners. Own the follow-up until each issue is resolved.  Run intake, prioritization, and release planning. Provide input to the technology roadmap and communicate scope, risks, and decisions to stakeholders.  Continuous Improvement, Documentation and Adoption  Drive continuous improvement through stakeholder feedback, standardization, and innovation.  Keep functional and process documentation up to date to support operational continuity and compliance.  Support the Change, Enablement and Communication function in developing training materials and driving adoption of new features, standards, and workflows.    Bachelor’s Degree in Information System or related discipline plus 5 years of experience; Master’s Degree plus 4 years of experience.  Respective years of experience in translation and language services, language operations, workflow design, and/or systems/process consulting. Profound knowledge of language technology, workflow tools, AI-enabled capabilities, and enterprise process governance.  Ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, IT, and vendors.  Strong project and priority management skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional and international collaboration. Strong understanding of regulated environments, documentation practices, and quality/compliance expectations.  Demonstrated creative outside the box thinking to improve processes and champion new technologies to achieve project and strategic goals.  Excellent written and verbal English skills. 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 positi