Associate Director - R&D Information Research IT (Hybrid)

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 . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

The Associate Director, IT – Business Relationship Manager plays a pivotal role in managing strategic partnerships between R&D IT and multiple areas within the global Discovery R&D organization, with a primary emphasis on Precision Medicine and Aesthetics discovery. This leader is accountable for guiding and developing a team of business systems analysts and consultants, fostering strong collaboration with R&D leaders to ensure the effective design, development, implementation, and support of process, software, and data systems that drive AbbVie’s Drug Discovery initiatives. Through proactive relationship management and a commitment to people leadership, this role aligns R&D IT capabilities with scientific objectives, empowering innovation and operational excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities

• ​​Build and maintain productive partnerships across global leadership, scientists, external collaborators, and other stakeholders to develop and execute integrated technology strategies within the R&D organization.
• ​Collaborate with R&D Scientists/executives and IT executives to initiate, plan, and set strategic direction for R&D IT projects.
• ​Oversee the deployment and integration of scientific technology tools, including AI solutions, and high-performance computing resources to support R&D discovery research.
• ​Champion continuous improvement through ongoing education, evaluation of best practices, and implementation of innovative solutions.
• ​Develop and execute stakeholder engagement strategies to inform, consult, and involve stakeholders in key initiatives.
• ​Ensure compliance with all relevant corporate and divisional policies and procedures.
• ​Lead and develop a distributed team of scientific, technical and business analysts and consultants, fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing culture.
• ​Promote a strong customer-focused mindset, ensuring team commitment to engaging stakeholders in process and service development.
• ​Drive team members’ professional growth through mentorship, training, and development initiatives.
• ​Proactively advise leadership on risks and issues to ensure effective management and communication.

Qualifications

​•Bachelor's degree with 9 years’ experience; Master's degree with 8 years’ experience; PhD with 4 years’ experience in life sciences, computer science or business.

​•9+ years’ experience: business relationship management, business systems analysis, project management, software development or deployment, with a minimum of 9 years managing projects, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

​•Experience managing teams and direct reports or contractors, or other direct management experience. ​

Strongly ​Preferred:

​•Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related scientific field.

​•Proven experience in business relationship management within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare/scientific research organizations.

​•Strong understanding of drug discovery and development, precision medicine, and scientific data management.

​•Experience leading cross-functional teams, ideally in IT, R&D, or other scientific environments.

​•Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

​•Demonstrated ability to align technical strategy with scientific and corporate objectives.

​•Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, data privacy), compliance, and quality management in research.​

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. ​

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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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