Senior Manager, Scientific Engagement

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

AbbVie is seeking a dynamic and dedicated professional to manage External Scientific Engagement Initiatives across the US West Coast, and Internal Scientific Engagement initiatives in the San Francisco Bay Area. This key role involves strategic planning, relationship building, and operational leadership to strengthen AbbVie's internal and external scientific engagement and collaboration in this global Biotech and AI innovation hub.

Key Responsibilities

External Scientific Engagement:

• Collaborate cross-functionally with AbbVie Ventures, Business Development, and R&D to ensure top US West Coast Incubators, accelerators, leading startups, top universities, scientists, and professors understand AbbVie’s areas of strategic interest and position AbbVie as a partner of choice.
• Ensure AbbVie is well represented at key innovation events and forums throughout the West Coast.
• Support the organization of the AbbVie West Coast Partnering Day, Startup Competitions (e.g. Golden Tickets, etc.) and other external innovation and scientific engagement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of promising West Coast startups, leaders, scientists, and key industry and scientific events in the region.

Internal Scientific Engagement:

• Partner with AbbVie scientific leaders and scientists and event planning teams to design and implement engaging internal scientific events at AbbVie Bay Area (ABA).
  • e.g. Bay Area Celebration of Science, Scientific Presentations, Scientific Symposiums, hackathons, etc.
• Partner with scientific leaders and scientist across sites to ensure ABA based employees are actively participating in AbbVie companywide scientific meetings and events.
  • e.g. AbbVie Celebration of Science, R&D Pathway to Cures, etc.
• Partners with Lab Leaders, Managers and scientists to strengthen scientific engagement, collaboration and increase awareness of the science and projects being advanced across the different lab functions at ABA.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of promising R&D programs and marketing therapies being advanced by employees at ABA and key contributors.
• Develop and lead strategic initiatives to enhance internal scientific engagement and cross functional scientific collaborations.

• Bachelor Science degree in a relevant health, scientific or engineering field required. Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or Master's) preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including work with Discovery, pre-clinical-translational sciences and/or early drug development.
• Proven experience in external engagement and managing collaborations.
• Strong project management, interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Ability and flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and apply learnings to new situations.

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive program. 

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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