Director, Companion Diagnostics Strategy Lead

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. 

AbbVie is seeking a creative and highly motivated individual with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to join our team as a Director, Companion Diagnostics Strategy Lead. In this role, you will have the exciting opportunity to develop Next Generation Companion Diagnostics (CDx) solutions that will revolutionize patient care in the fields of oncology (solid and heme), immunology, and neuroscience. As part of the Precision Medicine CDx team, you will be responsible for leveraging AI and ML technologies to develop and implement global diagnostics strategies to accelerate and enable the global development and commercialization of medically differentiated precision therapies. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment and be a key member of multidisciplinary development project teams. Join us and contribute to the advancement of precision medicine in multiple therapeutic areas through the development of innovative CDx solutions.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Develop and implement the global AI powered CDx strategies for targeted therapeutic areas, working closely with the Digital Pathology group
• Utilize AI and ML techniques for digital pathology to enable precision medicine
• Lead the development and implementation of diagnostic strategies for individual projects and/or therapeutic areas
• Direct the development, outsourcing and validation of clinically applicable companion diagnostic assays for FIH and registrational studies
• Design, implement and oversee diagnostic testing and data analysis
• Provide expertise to development project teams to ensure access to state-of-the-art thinking on appropriate diagnostic technologies, evaluating their scientific basis and clinical applicability, the validation status and any technical or statistical issues related to the proposed biomarker and companion diagnostics
• Experience in leading interactions with global health authorities regarding CDx development and submissions is a plus

Join our team and contribute to the advancement of precision medicine in multiple therapeutic areas through the development of innovative CDx solutions. Work closely with the Digital Pathology group and utilize AI and ML techniques to revolutionize patient care. Apply now and be part of our mission to transform healthcare.

• Highly experienced biomedical leader (PhD or MD) with a minimum of 10 years of post-doctoral and relevant industry experience with expertise in AI and ML for tissue diagnostics and digital biomarker development in oncology/immunology/neuroscience
• Demonstrated excellence in developing and implementing overarching therapeutic area CDx strategies
• Proven ability to independently lead and conduct research, evaluate, interpret and present complex scientific data
• Experience in implementing image derived biomarkers for clinical programs
• Strong background in human translational research with biomarker application in clinical trials and awareness of the challenges of implementing diagnostic technologies in the clinical setting
• Excellent leadership skills including motivation and delegation
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills in English
• High level of initiative and ability to work independently
• Strong business awareness

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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