Head, Foundational Unit, Immunology Discovery

Company: AbbVie, Inc.
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Head, Foundational Unit, Immunology Discovery

• Cambridge, United States of America
• Research and Development
• 2009356 Job Description About AbbVie
  AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its 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 a scientific thought-leader for AbbVie Immunology, the successful candidate will develop and execute a scientific strategy that delivers compelling opportunities to the AbbVie pipeline and ultimately breakthrough new therapies for treating immunologic diseases. This will involve driving a deep understanding of human disease biology and using this understanding to maximize the probability of success of clinical development programs. The candidate will specifically be responsible for AbbVie's Foundational Immunology organization composed of a significant number of highly dedicated, experienced immunology researchers. This organization is devoted to the selection and validation of high quality target mechanisms for drug discovery programs as well as translational strategies to enable clinical proof of concept studies in collaboration with groups across AbbVie. The individual will leverage a global network within the Immunology research community to establish research collaborations with leading academic and biotech laboratories. He/she will align and partner with the broader AbbVie organization to provide scientific insights that advance compelling targets into the pipeline, including access to appropriate cellular and animal models, selection of optimal pharmacodynamic and predictive biomarkers, development of appropriate companion diagnostics and introduction of new technologies. He/she will advise on and share accountability for transitions across major drug discovery/development milestones. The individual will help access and evaluate the scientific merits of potential biotechnology alliances, help to extract value from AbbVie's participation in public-private consortia, and evaluate both internal pipeline and external licensing opportunities.
  Qualifications
  Skills and Expertise Requirement
  • A minimum of 15 years of post-doctoral experience in the field of Immunology.
  • A demonstrated passion to translate basic science into transformational therapies, and back-translate clinical findings into discovery programs.
  • A widely recognized reputation of innovation and ability to recognize transformational opportunities, including an exceptional publication record, demonstrated ability to obtain significant funding for innovative research proposals, influential participation in study sections, membership on editorial boards, and intellectual property generation.
  • Ability to anticipate and prioritize industry emerging scientific trends and continually develop, pioneer and implement breakthrough solutions and technology.
  • Keen understanding of state-of-the-art Immunology clinical practices, translational strategies and biomarker technologies.
  • An extensive network of connections with leading investigators in the global immunology field actively supporting open exchange of expert opinions and visions of technology.
  • Prior pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience including the advancement of innovative new approaches to early development is a plus.
  • Track record of attracting, retaining and developing talent in the academic or commercial setting.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience in interacting with executive-level management. Educational Requirements MD, MD/PhD, or PhD in immunology
    Significant Work Activities
    N/A
    Travel
    Yes, 25 % of the Time
    Job Type
    Experienced
    Schedule
    Full-time
    Job Level Code
    E
    Equal Employment Opportunity
    At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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