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AbbVie Head, Global Oncology Pipeline, Medical Affairs in Mettawa, Illinois
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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) .
Job Description
*Hybrid 3x per week in Lake County, IL, Florham Park, NJ or San Francisco, CA preferred. Will consider remote candidates.
Purpose:
Lead global pipeline medical affairs strategy and develop compelling differentiation across the lifecycle, leveraging distinctive insights from the market to shape AbbVie TA pipeline
Shape initial value and evidence strategy and initiate Ev Gen plans, leveraging insights from payors, patients, and physicians.Direct pipeline execution team, ensuring pull through of strategy to Enterprise Research MSLs
Collaborate with counterparts in International TAs, Global Therapeutic Area BU and Development
Represent TA in pipeline governance, where aligned with TA BU Head
Interface with Operations and Medical Engagement teams to operationalize pipeline strategy
Responsibilities:
Lead and oversee pipeline (including BD) medical, value and evidence strategy development across all disease areas within TA to serve both US and International markets for all indications/ brands up to 24-36 months pre-launch (in any geography)
Drive compelling differentiation of medical, value and evidence strategy from discovery, leveraging distinctive insights from US and International markets
Coordinate across TAs to ensure that TA-level pipeline strategies coalesce into a coherent AbbVie pipeline strategy
Ensure HCP, Patients and Payor insights are incorporated into the developments programs to accelerate and differentiate clinical and commercialization strategies (e.g., streamlined patient data collection, patient finding)
Co-create the Brand strategy for all assets and ensure US and International market insights are embedded in the brand strategy
Represent medical affairs in pipeline-related governance, serving as the single point of contact for commercial and development counterparts
Serve as final decision maker (pre-BU head) for all pipeline-related strategy and decisions
Manage pipeline resources effectively, redirecting pipeline team to enterprise critical assets along the lifecycle as needed, starting as early as discovery
Ensure effective handover to US and International inline/ launch teams, onboarding with relevant TAs to share insights/ approach/ etc. from pipeline strategy efforts and minimizing duplication of effort across pipeline and inline teams
Lead cross-functional gap assessment and Integrated Evidence Planning (IEP) and collaborate with Value and Evidence
Define strategy for enterprise research MSLs in US and affiliates, leveraging pipeline insights to develop priorities and shape tactical plans
Coordinate with pipeline execution group in US Medical Engagement to drive execution
Collaborate with US Medical Engagement to track impact-focused KPIs and re-shape pipeline strategy based on impact or best practices
Qualifications
Qualifications:
M.D., or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., oncology/hematology)
15+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with a focus on oncology, specifically hematology
Demonstrated expertise in clinical development, regulatory requirements, and commercialization of oncology therapies
Proven leadership experience in medical affairs, including managing direct and indirect reports, cross-functional teams and influencing strategic direction at the senior executive level
Strong scientific knowledge of solid tumor biology, clinical trial design, biomarker development, and emerging treatment modalities (e.g., immuno-oncology, targeted therapies, precision medicine)
Proven ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate effectively with clinical development, regulatory, commercial, and other business functions
Exceptional communication skills, with experience presenting complex scientific information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with advanced cancer treatment modalities such as CAR-T therapies, combination therapies, and immuno-oncology
Strong publication and scientific communication track record in oncohematology, including contributions to peer-reviewed journals and major oncology conferences
Experience in managing global medical affairs activities across multiple geographic regions (focus on Global strategy and US region)
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 25-30%).
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.
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.
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 AbbVie’s 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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Salary: $175,000 - $475,000
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