Associate Director - R&D Information Research IT; Hybrid

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.

The Associate Director, IT – Business Relationship Manager plays a pivotal role in managing strategic partnerships between R&D and multiple areas within the global Discovery R&D organization, with a primary emphasis on Precision Medicine and Aesthetics discovery. This leader is accountable for guiding and developing a team of business systems analysts and consultants, fostering strong collaboration with R&D leaders to ensure the effective design, development, implementation, and support of process, software, and data systems that drive Abb Vie’s Drug Discovery initiatives.

Through proactive relationship management and a commitment to people leadership, this role aligns R&D IT capabilities with scientific objectives, empowering innovation and operational excellence across the organization.

• Build and maintain productive partnerships across global leadership, scientists, external collaborators, and other stakeholders to develop and execute integrated technology strategies within the R&D organization.
• Collaborate with R&D Scientists/executives and IT executives to initiate, plan, and set strategic direction for R&D IT projects.
• Oversee the deployment and integration of scientific technology tools, including AI solutions and high‑performance computing resources to support R&D discovery research.
• Champion continuous improvement through ongoing education, evaluation of best practices, and implementation of innovative solutions.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement strategies to inform, consult, and involve stakeholders in key initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant corporate and divisional policies and procedures.
• Lead and develop a distributed team of scientific, technical and business analysts and consultants, fostering a positive, collaborative, and high‑performing culture.
• Promote a strong customer‑focused mindset, ensuring team commitment to engaging stakeholders in process and service development.
• Drive team members’ professional growth through mentorship, training, and development initiatives.
• Proactively advise leadership on risks and issues to ensure effective management and communication.

• Bachelor's degree with 9 years’ experience;
  Master's degree with 8 years’ experience;
  PhD with 4 years’ experience in life sciences, computer science or business.
• 9+ years’ experience: business relationship management, business systems analysis, project management, software development or deployment, with a minimum of 9 years managing projects, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience managing teams and direct reports or contractors, or other direct management experience.

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related scientific field.
• Proven experience in business relationship management within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare/scientific research organizations.
• Strong understanding of drug discovery and development, precision medicine, and scientific data management.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams, ideally in IT, R&D, or other scientific environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to align technical strategy with scientific and corporate objectives.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, data privacy), compliance, and quality management in research.

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time…