Director II, Global Product Development Skincare R&D

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

At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more.

With our own research and development team focused on driving innovation in aesthetics, we’re committed to providing the most comprehensive science-based product offerings available.

The Director (II) Product Development, Global Skincare R&D will be based in Irvine, CA., reporting to the VP of Global Skincare R&D. The Director (II) is responsible for leading New Product Development initiatives leading  Formulation & Scale-up/Tech Transfer teams driving innovation pipeline for SkinMedica & Diamond Glow brands within Allergan Aesthetics, an Abbvie company. The Director (II) will be responsible for optimizing & executing the Skincare Franchise Strategy, co-chairing Product Presentation and Design Strategy Team to create and align development plan for pipeline initiatives.  The Director (II) will be a member of the skincare Asset Strategy Team, providing strategic direction on pipeline development and supporting proposals and presentations to skincare Governance Board. 

In addition, Director (II) PD will be responsible for building strong alliance and working model between R&D and Operations Organization (S&T, Brand-Ops, Packaging, Procurement). Director (II)  is responsible to optimize and right sized skincare processes to bring agility, innovation within the AbbVie operating model and quality systems. 

The individual will drive and manage all of SkinMedica’s Product Development efforts, which cover a wide variety of topical skin care products, includi