Associate Director, Business Development & Acquisition, Operations PDS&T

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

As an Associate Director, Operations Strategy and Pipeline Leadership (OSPL) within the Product Development Science & Technology (PDS&T) function, you will play a critical role in evaluating the feasibility of programs identified for potential license or acquisition, ensuring both the viability of the program itself and AbbVie's ability to execute it post-acquisition. This role demands both internal and external-facing responsibilities, utilizing tools such as Smartsheets, Microsoft Office, and protected document vaults.

• Serve as the PDS&T CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) lead for Corporate Licensing and Acquisition (L&A) diligence activities for external pipeline opportunities across various drug and combination product asset types and therapeutic areas.
• Represent Operations PDS&T and partner with Development Sciences, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial Organizations during all phases of the Licensing process including diligence, negotiations, deal execution, and transition to internal teams.
• Execute technical assessments and lead cross-functional Operations experts in a full diligence assessment of CMC and commercial launch readiness risks and opportunities for all L&A prospects.
• Interface with Corporate L&A to ensure the deal model includes appropriate CMC development plans/resources aligned with the Clinical Development Plan, commercial launch, regulatory strategy, and overall deal structure.
• Coordinate with all Operations functions and Development Sciences (R&D) CMC to establish a strategy and recommendations for assurance of supply, including product and process development and clinical/commercial supply chains.
• Communicate strategies, plans, and risks to Operations s