Senior Director, Search & Evaluation, Neuroscience

The Search and Evaluation (S&E) group is part of the Corporate Business & Strategy Office and actively supports global Business Development (BD) goals by sourcing and assessing external partnering opportunities that are aligned with AbbVie’s R&D and BD Strategies. The S&E team interacts with biotech and biopharma companies, academic institutions, venture firms, and other stakeholders from the life sciences industry ecosystem, for exploration of potential opportunities to collaborate, in-license, out-license, invest into- or acquire assets. The group is responsible for leading the global search efforts for assets of high strategic value across the entire spectrum, from early-stage Discovery alliances to the evaluation of programs that are in late-stage development or marketed. S&E is responsible for conducting all scientific/technical due diligence to ensure an in-depth understanding of the science behind each of these opportunities. Neurosciences represents one of AbbVie’s strategic therapeutic area pillars and is a major revenue driver for the company. The Senior Director, Head of Neurosciences Search & Evaluation will lead the Neurosciences S&E team that is responsible for coordinating due diligence and presenting assessments of individual partnering opportunities as well as related Neurosciences and BD strategy initiatives to therapeutic area leadership and senior governance committees. This is a very attractive opportunity for an experienced biotech or pharmaceutical industry professional who enjoys a high-energy, entrepreneurial environment, and a highly visible role that offers a chance to make significant contributions towards AbbVie’s BD goals, and to further strengthen AbbVie’s role as a leading pharmaceutical drug developer of innovative medicines for neurodegenerative diseases, movement disorders, migraine, psychiatry, and other emerging areas within Neurosciences.