Manager/Sr. Scientist Digital Health Technologies (DHT) Search & Evaluation - job 1 of 2

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Purpose: 

​AbbVie’s Digital Science Team is a novel capability team with a unique blend of medical knowledge, digital technologies, regulatory and data science expertise that lead the development and validation of digital health solutions to objectively measure aspects of diseases, detect treatment benefits, unlock new value for our portfolio, and drive the future of the business. As a part of AbbVie’s Digital Science Team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of medicine development with Digital Health solutions. The Manager of Digital Science is the subject manner expert of Digital Health Technology (DHT). He/She plays a vital strategic leadership role within the Digital Science Team and may interact with internal and external stakeholders. In this role, you will lead various categories of Digital Health Technology (DHT) search and evaluation, as well as manage DHT vendors, to support DHT implementations in drug development. These efforts help bring medicines to market faster and elevate the standard of care. Furthermore, you will have opportunities to apply AI/ML to automate and accelerate DHT S&E outputs and bring those DHT . 

Responsibilities: 

• ​​​Collaborate closely with Digital Health Strategists and other R&D stakeholders to ensure the best-in-class and fit-for-purpose DHT is identified and evaluated with rigor to meet the scientific, regulatory, operational, quality, and strategic requirements. 

• ​Lead multiple categories of DHT search & evaluation (S&E) and deliver high quality DHT S&E results to strategists and R&D stakeholders in a timely manner. 

• ​Provide DHT subject expertise input in various internal meetings when needed 

• ​Use appropriate software, AI tools to manage DHT website, catalog and vendors relationships  

• ​Lead and manage planning and establish strategic partnerships when necessary 

• ​Stay abreast of new and evolving regulations, guidelines and policies related to digital health and clinical development 

• ​May participate in external collaborations and help influence external stakeholders, such as regulatory agencies, HTAs, advocacy groups, consortia, industry trade organizations, and investigators. 

• ​Over time, establish internal and external presence and thought leadership in the field of DHT S&E, and maintain healthy relationships with various players within broader digital health ecosystem, including peers, vendors, and global agencies, and participate in peer-review journal publications and presentations at global meetings and conferences.​​ 

Preferred location: Irvine, CA 

This position will be hired based on the following qualifications:

Manager: 

• Master or PhD in technology, engineering, data science, healthcare, medical & regulatory science or a related field with relevant experience in pharma, academia, healthcare and/or medical device industries; MBA or consulting experience a plus. 

• MS with 5-6 years or PhD with 2 years 

• Good understanding of various sensors and imaging tools used in the medical and consumer devices, i.e. accelerometer, gyroscope, temperature, pressure, force, touch, proximity, microphone, radiofrequency, 2/3D optical imaging, cameras, lidar, EEG, MRI, fMRI, PET, etc. 

• Good understanding of digital health technology verification and validation processes, performance metrics, and their application to understanding human function, health, and disease state/progression. 

• Good understanding of the drug development process and ICH GCP regulations. 

• Strong ability to write/review evidence, manuscripts, and regulatory documents, and effective understanding and interpretation of data and results as well as synthesizing reports and presentations for different audiences. 

• Strong coding skills (Python, R, or similar) and the ability to use software applications (e.g. Power BI, smartsheet), AI tools to effectively manage multiple S&E projects simultaneously 

• Strong ability in managing and maintaining DHT material, catalog, and external vendors relationships. 

• Strong ability to collaborate and influence across functions in a highly matrixed organization. 

• Self-motivated, organized, attention to detail, collaborative, excellent time-management, can-do attitude, open-minded. 

• Expert communication in verbal, written, and presentation skills. 

Sr. Scientist: 

• MS with 3-4 years or PhD graduated 

• Good understanding of various sensors and imaging tools used in the medical and consumer devices, i.e accelerometer, gyroscope, temperature, pressure touch, proximity, microphone, radiofrequency, 2/3D optical imaging, cameras, lidar, EEG, MRI, fMRI, or PET etc. 

• Good understanding of technology validation processes and performance metrics  

• Basic understanding of contemporary behavioral and physiological measurement approaches and their application to understanding human health and disease 

• Basic understanding of the drug development process and ICH GCP regulations 

• Ability to review evidence, manuscripts, regulatory documents and interpretation of data, results effectively 

• Ability to effectively manage multiple S&E projects simultaneously 

• Ability to manage DHT vendors relationships effectively 

• Self-motivated, organized, collaborative, excellent time-management, can-do attitude, open-minded 

• Expert communication in verbal, written, slide-making, presentation skills 

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements understate or local law: ​​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that theCompany believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job gradefor this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors includinggeographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified 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. ​​

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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 otherform of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company'ssole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole andabsolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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