Director, Competitive & Strategic Insights (CSI) - Oncology
About The Position
The Competitive & Strategic Insights (CSI) Director drives insights at a global level (with a US focus) for pre-clinical to early clinical Immunology assets, providing an objective view of the competitive landscape and emerging trends. This individual will be a strategic partner to the asset strategy teams and influence the overall development of the assets or key mechanisms of interest. Responsibilities include informing the clinical target product profile, supporting go/no go decisions, tracking safety & efficacy data of competitors, assessing evolution of the standard of care, understanding clinical timelines and competitor status. The CSI team supports key governance decisions at asset milestones and partners with BD and S&E. The individual in this role will have high visibility and opportunities to influence key decisions to support AbbVie's Immunology pipeline.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree health/life sciences required
- 7-9 years of experience in Pharma/Biotech
- 3-5+ years of experience CI or market research in Pharma/Biotech pipeline assets
- Experience in US (required)
- Superior analytical skills are required with an understanding of R&D
- Proficiency with global and regional CI vendors necessary to assess clinical status and end to end overall strategy of competitive assets required
- Strong oral, facilitation, and written communication skills; ability to distill complex information synthesized into concise and impactful messages and communications; PPT proficiency
- Ability to interact effectively with/present to all levels of the organization; Stakeholder management and executive presence
- Demonstrated ability to leverage and develop tech-enabled CI solutions
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD) in Life Sciences/Medicine is preferred
- Immunology clinical development/regulatory experience preferred
- Expertise with broad range of CI methodologies (preferred)
- Multiple regions (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Scientific expertise for ease in informing and aligning with clinical and discovery scientists as this role will include evaluation of early development targets, trends and assets
- Develop R&D CI and generate insights across key Immunology indications (Ovarian, Gastric & HNSCC) as well as emerging MOAs (next-gen-IO, CCR8, etc.)
- Rapidly develop functional expertise in new disease-areas and technologies as priorities shift
- Drive and execute the CI plan to embed research and clinical insights across the portfolio of assets; ensure the CI plan is supported by robust methodology and delivered in a timely manner
- Be an influential voice regarding R&D/BD CI within the organization; advise senior management on CI topics and implications for AbbVie
- Create strategic partnerships with internal CI beneficiaries and resources (R&D leadership, TASCs, ASTs, Global Medical Affairs, Discovery Research, Development, Search & Evaluation, Business Development & Acquisitions, PCS, IMABI and APEX)
- Communicate competitive intelligence in a timely and actionable manner, including implications, in a succinct manner
- Advance and coordinate standard CI deliverables (conference coverage, alerts, landscapes, etc.) across the CI team; ensure consistency and create synergies across AbbVie assets by maintaining the same framework for key deliverables
- Develop and maintain a repository of clinical knowledge for each area of interest that will become a reference set of documents (e.g., on SharePoint) to develop strategies
- Act as a CI expert, demonstrating awareness and understanding of appropriate CI applications and key internal and external data/information sources
- Bring innovative methodologies and approaches into the organization
- Build and maintain required CI tools and platforms to enable process efficiency, ease of access and content management
- Effectively deliver against competing priorities in time-sensitive environment
- Manage CI vendors, as necessary
- Operate Competitive Intelligence within AbbVie SOPs and CI policy and highest standard of professional conduct
Benefits
- paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- long-term incentive programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
