GenAI and DevOps Technical 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.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Technical Leader to join our GenAI and DevOps team.  The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of hands-on DevOps and AI, GenAI, Python experience with a strong technical leadership background.  This position will play a pivotal role in driving the development and implementation of our GenAI and DevOps deliveries, ensuring seamless integration of AI technologies into our software development and operational support.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the GenAI and DevOps teams.


• Develop and deliver a container based approach to hosting apps


• Develop and execute the overall GenAI and DevOps process from a delivery and operational perspective.


• Drive innovation in GenAI and DevOps processes and technologies to enhance efficiency and productivity across our business.


• Ensure Python development and DevOps are working efficiently across the business groups


• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the CI/CD pipelines for GenAI.


• Define and deliver API access to GenAI services


• Collaboration with the business teams to streamline the software delivery process.


• Monitor, optimize and troubleshoot production systems to ensure high availability and performance.


• Lead the integration of GenAI and machine learning technologies into the DevOps ecosystem.


• Identify opportunities to automate tasks using AI-driven solutions.


• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to develop AI-powered tools and insights.


• Recruit, mentor, and coach team members to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.


• Promote best practices in GenAI and DevOps through knowledge sharing and training programs.


• Communicate GenAI and DevOps strategies and initiatives to stakeholders and executives.


• Act as a technical evangelist to promote the value of GenAI and DevOps across the organization.



 
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Tools and skills you will use in this role:

• Jira


• Azure Devops


• Python



 
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Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Experiences that make you a strong candidate for this role:

Required

• Bachelor's Degree with 9 years’ experience; Master's Degree with 8 years’ experience; PhD with 4 years’ experience.


• Minimum of 6 years of hands-on DevOps experience, with a track record of technical leadership


• Experience with leading Operational teams


• Expertise with API access for GenAI


• Proven expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and management.


• Proven experience with Python development and troubleshooting code


• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools


• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and infrastructure as code


• Multi year experience with AI and machine learning concepts and tools


• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills



 
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If you believe you’re a great fit for this job but don’t have all of the experiences listed above, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Why Business Technology Solutions

For anyone who wants to use technology and data to make a difference in people’s lives, shape the digital transformation of a leading biopharmaceutical company, and secure sustainable career growth within a diverse, global team: we’re ready for you.

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 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.