Associate Director, Biologics DPD

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Company Description

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 . on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Description

The Associate Director, Biologics DPD, is responsible for overseeing the evaluation and advancement of pipeline compounds from LO to FIH as well as advancing biologics drug product research initiatives. This individual has multi-disciplinary scientific expertise, influences all aspects of science and strategy for multiple projects through a matrixed organization, and is an effective communicator to all levels of the organization. Responsibilities include building highly effective research teams that deliver on aggressive goals by defining clear developability criteria, overseeing team members who design and execute the right experiments in the most efficient manner, critically analyzing extensive and complex data to make scientific decisions, and clearly communicating program status and updates.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing and continuously updating our Tier Screening process to evaluate late Discovery assets and bring forward to FIH as appropriate.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-career scientists.
• Responsible for direction and execution of the scientific strategy in alignment with cross-functional, cross-disciplinary goals and key scientific goals.
• Establish scientific standards for excellence by collaborating with multi- disciplinary functional leaders and experts to integrate standards into strategies and tactics associated with development of new or improved products or technology.
• Keep senior leaders and stakeholders informed by presenting scientific concepts and results for functional and non-scientific leaders and potential and existing partners. Maximize impact and value of expertise.
• Anticipate challenges and continually sets approaches to utilize newly proven technology. Proactively establishes scientific standards within AbbVie. Anticipates and prioritizes emerging scientific trends.
• Prepare all necessary documents and presentations that demonstrate progress of projects to a variety of audiences including functional heads and other senior leaders.
• Review and/or author/co-author internal reports/memos as well as Regulatory filings such as INDs, briefing books, etc.

Qualifications

• PhD with 8+ years experience or MS/BS with equivalent experience
• Demonstrated multi-disciplinary scientific expertise and critical knowledge of all relevant disciplines to facilitate Discovery program advancement, preferably served as lead on a minimum of 10 late Discovery stage/early Development stage projects.
• Broad scientific experience across multiple projects spanning the range of Preformulation developability assessments, Biologics formulations, and aseptic process development
• Recognized key scientific opinion leader with strong and active publication track record
• Drives divisional performance by designing and implementing innovative studies aimed at new or improved products and technologies
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills
• Extensive leadership experience and proven ability to inspire and motivate team members with or without direct reporting relationships

Additional Information

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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