Associate Director, Real World Data Strategy

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose: Data Science and Analytics is an ambitious team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers with a unique blend of Business, Scientific, and Machine Learning expertise that seeks to unleash the full potential of AbbVie’s data assets by bringing technology and/or data and insights to the forefront of decision making via fit-for-purpose solutions.

The Associate Director role in Data Science and Analytics is a leadership role and is responsible for strategy, talent management and operations delivery. Identifies new capabilities and opportunities to drive analytics innovation and value creation. Fosters a culture of experimentation to enable data-driven insights for complex business problems. Influences cross-functional leaders to unleash the full potential of data and advanced analytics techniques like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

The Associate Director, Real World Data Strategy & Utilization leads the sourcing, acquisition, management, and strategic utilization of RWD for use in Data Science and Analytics products and projects. This role partners with product owners and data science experts to ensure seamless integration of RWD to enhance advanced analytical insights and drive meaningful improvements to patient outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manages the acquisition of RWD including strategic sourcing, vendor quality assessment, ongoing access, cost/benefit assessment, competitive landscape assessment, and contract management.
• Partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders (including Product, Engineering, Clinical, and Compliance teams) to ensure ongoing data usability and reliability.
• Designs analytical data store