Associate Director, Pharmaceutical Development

About AbbVie

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

As an Associate Director in Supply Chain and Program Strategy Group (SCPS), you will develop and lead short- and long-term manufacturing and supply chain strategies for AbbVie’s SM, t-LNPs, Peptides, Biologics DS, and ADC assets. They will guide leadership team on the critical decisions and CMC budgetary implications. Consistently phase gate external spend and align with Dev Sci LT on any at-risk spend. They will collaborate across multiple disciplines and will have strong ability to influence in matrix organization and senior leaders. They will represent AbbVie on high profile partnerships and in-licensing of externally developed assets. They will either lead and support Dev Sci strategic initiatives. Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Quality, Process Safety, People Management, Digital Transformation, CMC clinical development experience and knowledge are highly desired.

Responsibilities:

• Perform SCPS responsibilities on multiple AbbVie projects and mentor API teams and PPDST to develop robust internal and external manufacturing strategy for AbbVie’s SM, t-LNPs, Peptides, Biologics DS and ADC clinical assets
• Take ownership of CMC timelines, DS supply/demand, proactively gating and aligning at-risk spending. Develop Cost of Goods estimates for R&D projects
• Proactively identify and communicate program level critical supply chain issues to the Dev Sci LT and work with appropriate SMEs on mitigation plan
• Influencing without authority at cross functional meetings to achieve best solutions - balancing and aligning both the functional and asset team needs.
• Successfully recruits and retains key personnel. Provide career development opportunities for team members and create a diverse pool of talented performers which are well knowledgeable in outsourcing activities and can effectively work in a matrix environment
• Seek cross-functional collaboration opportunities for improving workflows, supply chain management, in-licensing and CMC development
• Work closely with AbbVie’s purchasing, fiancé, regulatory and quality organizations to ensure that all the third-party activities are performed in compliance with AbbVie’s internal requirements for quality, finance, ethics and regulatory. Facilitate TQA and MSA activities as appropriate.
• Establish durable leadership capability to address complex outsourcing challenges
• Drive suppliers spend diversification and actively manage core suppliers relationships   
• Lead due-diligence and on-boarding CMC activities for in-licenses assets. Identify key gaps and mitigation plan for DS and DP supply chain.
• Manage and support development and manufacturing activities at CROs/CDMOs and available to participate in call across multiple international time zones.
• Drive implementation of AI & ML and operational excellence in SCPS workflow

• Experience obtained through a combination of appropriate education in chemical engineering and related fields with PHD 8+ and/or MS 10+ years of relevant pharma/biotech industry experience
• Experience in Tech Transfer & Lifecycle Management for SM, ADCs, Biologics DS, Peptides, and t-LNP
• Experience working in large scale production facility and pilot plant. Technical Operations and cGMP manufacturing experience is a plus
• Knowledge of CMC regulatory, quality and process safety is highly desired
• Experience driving digital transformation and automation to achieve operational excellence in workflow is desired
• Exceptional program management skills and act as owner, ability to collaborate and influence effectively cross functionally
• Established SME and strategic thinker, ability to support multiple projects, and keep pace with fast moving organization
• Ability and willingness to domestic and international travel up to 25%

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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. ​

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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