Associate Director, Biotherapeutics
Company Description 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.co.uk. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
About the role
Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine (BGM) at AbbVie is entering an exciting phase of team growth at the AbbVie Oxford, UK site. To support this next phase, we are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate Director/Director to establish and lead an integrated Biotherapeutics team focused on advancing large molecules from early exploration to IND. Close partnerships with co-located Immunology colleagues will be required to drive transformative ideas to the clinic. The ideal candidate must possess a solid foundation/expertise in Immunology with a proven track record of building cross-disciplinary teams and working cross-functionally to deliver large molecule portfolio assets to the clinic.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a Biotherapeutics lead and subject matter expert on cross-functional teams, providing scientific expertise across multiple projects and partnering with local therapeutic areas (e.g., DJS-Abbvie) to advance large molecule assets within the portfolio.
- Ensures scientific excellence and the use of best practices across teams.
- Along with Director and VP, shares responsibility for delivery of clinical candidates/technologies
- Identifies project targets and/or innovative technologies and prioritizes goals and milestones within the context of overall strategy, resource availability, competitive dynamics, and functional goals.
- Leadership responsibilities will