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. Position Description We are seeking a highly motivated scientist with expertise in Oncology, Immuno-Oncology, Hematology-Oncology or related field. In this role, you will join an experienced team and will work closely with the Precision Medicine Lead to implement biomarker efforts in support of Abbvie sponsored clinical trials. The ideal candidate will have experience in the development and execution of successful biomarker strategies in oncology trials. Responsibilities: Lead implementation of biomarker strategies for one or more clinical trials and serve as point of contact for all aspects of clinical biomarker strategy providing scientific expertise and leadership to programs Work in cross-functional teams with clinical, translational and discovery groups to design high quality clinical biomarker strategies to deliver on project needs Implement standard and innovative tools to identify biomarkers to characterize drug mechanisms, define patient selection strategies, and support back translational research Author biomarker sections of protocols, ICFs, IRB responses, regulatory documents, and scientific publications Present biomarker proposals and analyses to cross-functional teams; present at scientific conferences Pro-actively consult primary scientific literature, keeping current on state of art technologies and emerging concepts in oncology Qualifications Basic: PhD, MD or PhD/MD degree in life sciences (oncology, immunology, pathology, molecular biology, cell biology) and 6+ years industry experience of biomarker research in a clinical setting, preferably related to immunology or cancer biology Broad scientific and technical expertise in tumor cell biology, immune cell biology, and clinical trial design or execution Preferred: Strong scientific background in tumor biology and immuno-oncology supported by publication record in these areas Clinical development experience interacting with teams conducting clinical trials Demonstrated leadership in translational sciences, employing pharmacodynamic, predictive and exploratory biomarkers Experience in assay development, qualification and implementation of biomarker assays on diverse platforms including IHC/IF, gene expression profiling, flow cytometry Effectively work in a cross-functional team environment, interacting with various levels within the organization as well as vendors/academic sites/KOLs Organization, orientation to details, and effective time management with an ability to adapt to changing priorities Excellent written and oral presentation skills in the English language Significant Work Activities Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Travel No Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code M 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.