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. Description: AbbVie is offering a unique opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join the Precision Medicine Companion Diagnostics (CDx) team as a Scientific Director, CDx Strategy lead. We are seeking an experienced scientific leader to develop and implement global diagnostic strategies to support AbbVie’s early and late-stage clinical development pipeline for targeted therapies across multiple therapeutic areas (oncology/immunology/neuroscience). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment and will be a key member of cross-functional clinical development project teams. Essential Duties and Job Functions: Responsible and accountable for the overarching global CDx development strategy across multiple therapeutic areas (oncology/immunology/neuroscience) Support the launch and commercialization of CDx assays in key markets Lead interactions with global health authorities regarding companion diagnostics development and submissions Direct the development, outsourcing and validation of clinically applicable companion diagnostic assays for FIH and registrational studies Design, implement and oversee diagnostic testing and data analysis Provide expertise to development project teams to ensure access to state-of-the-art thinking on appropriate diagnostic technologies, evaluating their scientific basis and clinical applicability, the validation status and any technical or statistical issues related to the proposed companion diagnostic assay Lead joint development teams between AbbVie and Dx partners to ensure co-development timelines are met Expertise in biomarker testing technologies (immunohistochemistry, FISH, NGS, PCR, flowcytometry, etc) Qualifications Desired Skills and Experience: Highly experienced biomedical leader (PhD or MD/PhD) with a minimum of 10 years of post-doctoral and relevant industry experience with expertise in oncology/immunology/neuroscience biomarker and/or companion diagnostic development Demonstrated excellence in developing and implementing overarching therapeutic area CDx strategies Experience in CDx assay development preferred Demonstrated excellence in independently leading and conducting research and ability to evaluate, interpret and present complex scientific data Experience in human translational research with biomarker application in clinical trials and awareness of the challenges of implementing diagnostic technologies in the clinical setting Excellent leadership skills including motivation and delegation Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills in English High level of initiative and ability to work independently High level of business awareness Significant Work Activities Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Travel Yes, 15 % of the Time Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code D 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.