Senior Data Scientist II - Therapeutic Modality Insights & Competitor Intelligence

Overview

Abb Vie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We impact people’s lives across key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and through our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. Visit  for more information.

As a Senior Data Scientist on the Solutions for Published Insights & Client Enablement (SPICE) team, you will lead the creation of AI‑powered published insights solutions that address strategic knowledge gaps in emerging therapeutic modalities. You will design, develop, and deploy AI‑powered and data science solutions that support Abb Vie’s pipeline strategy, corporate strategy, and R&D initiatives.

• Conceive, design, and implement advanced AI‑powered published insights solutions (incl. agentic workflows) that address significant scientific and strategic trends.
• Develop and deliver innovative, high‑quality intelligence solutions that systematically extract, analyze, summarize, integrate and proactively monitor key knowledge about novel therapeutic modalities.
• Apply expertise in knowledge & information science, Generative AI/NLP, data warehousing, and software development to build robust data pipelines and analytical workflows for large and complex published data.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of pharmaceutical R&D, drug development, and therapeutic modality trends.
• Operate with high autonomy and productivity, proactively tackling complex problems and driving multiple projects with minimal supervision.
• Pursue and evaluate relevant external and internal leads in novel modalities and new technologies, rapidly incorporating new findings into project strategies and generating novel, actionable insights.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with scientific, corporate strategy, and other R&D teams to ensure solutions meet real‑world needs.
• Mentor junior data & information scientists.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging trends, methodologies, and technologies that can advance therapeutic modality & competitor intelligence at Abb Vie.
• Author high‑impact presentations and publications, communicating findings to diverse audiences.
• Ensure adherence to Abb Vie’s standards of compliance, data security, GxP, and code of conduct.

• PhD (4+ years relevant experience) in life sciences. Equivalent experience considered at Master’s (10+ years) or Bachelor’s (12+ years) level.
• Deep knowledge of emerging therapeutic modalities, including biotherapeutics and gene or RNA therapies.
• Hands‑on expertise with extraction and integration of knowledge from literature, patents, competitive intelligence databases, and news sources.
• Competence in using GenAI models for knowledge extraction, with solid knowledge of applications and pitfalls.
• Proficiency in Python, with familiarity with data engineering, software development principles, relational databases, and SQL.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new advances in therapeutic modalities and information technologies.
• Demonstrated leadership in designing and delivering creative technology solutions that advance business and scientific objectives.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills, with superior attention to detail and high reliability.
• Excellent written and oral English language skills and openness to travel (10%).

• Diverse work environment with real impact.
• Open corporate culture.
• Attractive salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Intensive onboarding process with a mentor.
• Flexible work models for healthy work‑life balance.
• Corporate health management programs.
• Company social benefits.
• Wide range of career opportunities in an international organization.
• Top‑tier development opportunities.
• Strong international network.

Abb Vie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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