Senior Scientific Director for R&D Data and AI Convergence Strategy

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

• The Senior Director reports to the Vice President of R&D Data & AI Convergence. 
• AbbVie-wide multidisciplinary scientific expert and key opinion leader responsible for developing and driving the scientific and strategic objectives of the Convergence organization.

Responsibilities

• As the scientific leader for the Convergence organization, responsible for developing and executing strategies to generate and deploy novel analysis of large, cross-functional, internal and external datasets in a way that advances the objectives of the entire AbbVie R&D community and positions AbbVie as an industry-leading knowledge-based biopharmaceutical company. 
• Establishes relationships with leaders across R&D functions to develop a broader understanding of organizational needs and opportunities, enabling alignment between the Convergence scientific strategy and other functional strategies.   
• Partners with senior R&D leaders to ensure that the Convergence scientific strategy is in alignment with and supportive of functional objectives and is advancing AbbVie’s strategic priorities.
• Leads the cross-functional team of R&D Data & Digital Catalysts, both supporting their work and ensuring that their work is in alignment with the larger Convergence scientific strategy.
• Anticipates challenges and continually sets approaches to utilize newly proven technology.  Anticipates and prioritizes emerging scientific and technology trends.  Champions global use of innovation sourced internally or externally.
• Partners with Information Research (IR) to drive technology and capability builds that enable assembly of large data sets and advanced analytics.
• Leads the exchange of scientific knowledge across functions by leveraging the Convergence ecosystem along with other communication channels and proactively advising, sharing knowledge and expert opinions.
• Establishes scientific standards that position AbbVie as a global industry leader.  Leads and champions changes in standards through the senior leadership team.
• Partner with BTS Partnership leaders to establishes relationships with external scientific leaders and supports the exchange of expert opinions and visions of technology. 
• Develops industry reputation as a key opinion leader.  Participates on panel discussions at international meetings and on the standards committee for industry consortium/trade groups.
• Mentors more junior scientists in alignment with the Convergence scientific strategy.

• PhD in scientific discipline with at least 14 years of relevant work experience; Master’s degree in scientific discipline with at least 20 years of relevant work experience; or Bachelor’s degree in scientific discipline and at least 22 years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to innovate with robust history of publication.
• Ability to advise and influence discipline experts and leaders across AbbVie.
• Interacts well with diverse groups across functions and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens and understands others’ point of views and articulates tactfully and respectfully one’s own perspective orally, in writing and in presentations.
• Interpersonal skills capable of negotiating and reconciling interdisciplinary differences, optimizing AbbVie goals.

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• 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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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. 

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