Director, Global Alliances - Immunology

Company Description

Abb Vie'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 Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

At Abb Vie, we believe the power of partnership accelerates innovation and delivers transformative medicines to patients faster. As Director, Global Alliances
, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and managing Abb Vie’s most strategic external collaborations—from discovery through commercialization—with a focus Abb Vie’s Immunology partnerships
.

You will support alliance management for complex, high-value partnerships that advance Abb Vie’s pipeline
. As a bridge between Abb Vie and its partners, you will foster transparency, strategic alignment, and a shared vision for success. You’ll proactively anticipate challenges, resolve issues, and create the conditions for collaboration that drive scientific and business impact.

In this role, you will support strategic business reviews at key contractual decision points
, delivering clear, data-driven recommendations to senior leadership. When necessary, you will participate in the negotiation of the amendment or restructuring of existing alliances to ensure long-term value creation and performance. You will also play a role in supporting due diligence and business development
, assessing, structuring, and negotiating new partnership opportunities that strengthen Abb Vie’s global pipeline and enterprise strategy.

This position is a unique opportunity for a strategic, proactive, and future-oriented thinker
—a relationship builder and problem solver who thrives at the intersection of science, business and collaboration, and who is motivated by the opportunity to make a remarkable impact in patients’ lives worldwide.

• Abb Vie’s Immunology Alliances: Realize the potential of Abb Vie’s Immunology strategy, driving alignment between Abb Vie and its partners to ensure shared vision, effective governance, and seamless execution of AI programs across discovery, development, and commercialization. Build and maintain trusted partnerships across Abb Vie and with our Immunology collaboration partners, fostering collaboration and joint problem-solving.
• Strategic Reviews and Governance: Manage governance forums, including Joint Steering Committees, to drive data-informed decision-making, assess alliance performance, and provide recommendations at key contractual inflection points. Act as advocate for Abb Vie’s alliances, resolving conflicts and collaborating cross-functionally to facilitate relationships between the partners.
• Be a Strategic Advisor: Provide forward-looking insights to leadership on alliance health, strategic opportunities, and risk mitigation—helping Abb Vie make data-driven, value-maximizing decisions across its portfolio.
• Support Business Development and Due Diligence: Collaborate with the Search & Evaluation and Business Development team to evaluate, structure, and negotiate new Immunology collaborations; support due diligence and integration planning, ensuring strategic fit and executional readiness. Support Abb Vie’s corporate partnership events to build and strengthen external relationships with existing and future partners.
• Optimize our Partnerships: Implement and refine processes, tools, and communication frameworks that foster transparency, consistency, and operational excellence across partnerships.
• Promote Excellence and Partnering Culture: Establish best-in-class alliance practices and represent Abb Vie externally as a partner of choice in the global biopharma community.

• Experience: 5-10 years in pharmaceutical development, commercialization, alliance management, or corporate ventures/external innovation. Requires an understanding of the research, development, and…