Chief of Staff, Search & Evaluation

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

As part of the Search & Evaluation Group within the Corporate Business and Strategy Organization (CBSO), the Chief of Staff will directly support the Vice President, Search & Evaluation and act as a driver for organizational development, execution of strategic initiatives, design and implementation of processes and process improvements, and scientific/technical assessment for special projects.  In addition, the Chief of Staff will work closely with S&E therapeutic area heads on specific projects, in support of projects that execute against AbbVie’s strategic BD priorities, to meet our TA and pipeline goals.  
 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide support to the Vice President, Search & Evaluation, to help achieve enterprise goals for External Innovation/BD.
• Lead cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives supporting achievement of goals set for External Innovation/BD.
• Lead and support planning processes (BD Strategy, Financial Planning, organizational development, business processes).
• Lead special projects (e.g., scientific/technical assessments in support of NBTS go/No-go decisions for M&A or partnering opportunities outside of current core TAs)
• Provide dedicated support when large or complex assessments or diligence processes are active, by acting as a bridge and integrator across functions.
• Lead developing materials for the VP S&E to enable executive leadership decision-making on large deals.
• Lead developing materials for the VP S&E for internal and external communication purposes.
• Provide support to S&E leads for ongoing assessments, diligence processes and transactions.
• Translate overarching strategies into various tactical plans for S&E that help achieve S&E-specific and shared CBSO goals for External Innovation/BD.

Qualifications

*Level of the role will be determined based on candidate experience level 

• Advanced scientific/medical degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent).
• Minimum years of industry experience: 5+, with experience driving large cross-functional initiatives / projects. Prior industry experience in R&D-related, External Innovation-focused, and/or Strategy-related roles highly preferred. MBA (or equivalent degree in a related discipline) or strategic management consulting experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of the drug discovery, pharmaceutical drug development, regulatory, and commercialization process required.
• Demonstrated ability to drive large cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, foster team consensus-building and deliver timely results.
• Strong communication skills, to effectively communicate assessments, plans, strategies and recommendations to key stakeholders across different functional domains as well as to executive audiences
• Strong analytical skills to drive scientific/technical assessments and to guide high-quality, fact-based decision making
• Demonstrated ability to lead and act with an entrepreneurial mindset.

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

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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​

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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 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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