Head, Global Oncology Pipeline, Medical Affairs

AbbVie•Mettawa, IL

5d•$258,500 - $491,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead global pipeline Medical Affairs strategy for AbbVie’s oncology therapeutic area, developing differentiated medical, value, and evidence strategies across the asset lifecycle. Use insights from patients, physicians, payors, and US and international markets to shape development and commercialization strategies. The role covers pipeline assets, including business development assets, across disease areas and indications up to 24–36 months before launch in any geography, and serves both US and international markets. The position directs pipeline strategy and execution, represents Medical Affairs in pipeline governance, and serves as the principal contact for commercial and development counterparts. It collaborates with international therapeutic areas, the Global Therapeutic Area business unit, Development, Operations, Medical Engagement, and Value and Evidence teams. The role also shapes strategy for Enterprise Research MSLs, oversees effective transitions from pipeline to launch and inline teams, and adjusts plans based on impact measures and best practices. This is a hybrid role based three days per week in Lake County, Illinois; Florham Park, New Jersey; or San Francisco, California. Domestic and international travel is required, up to 25–30%.

Requirements

M.D. or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline, such as oncology or hematology.
At least 15 years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, focused on oncology, specifically hematology.
Demonstrated expertise in clinical development, regulatory requirements, and commercialization of oncology therapies.
Proven Medical Affairs leadership, including management of direct and indirect reports and cross-functional teams, and ability to influence strategic direction at senior executive level.
Strong scientific knowledge of solid tumor biology, clinical trial design, biomarker development, and emerging treatment modalities, including immuno-oncology, targeted therapies, and precision medicine.
Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with clinical development, regulatory, commercial, and other business functions.
Exceptional communication skills and experience presenting complex scientific information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally; the posting specifies travel of up to 25–30%.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with advanced cancer treatment modalities, including CAR-T therapies, combination therapies, and immuno-oncology.
Strong publication and scientific communication record in oncohematology, including contributions to peer-reviewed journals and major oncology conferences.
Experience managing global Medical Affairs activities across multiple geographic regions, with a focus on global strategy and the US region.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee pipeline, including business development, medical, value, and evidence strategy across all therapeutic-area disease areas and indications for US and international markets, up to 24–36 months before launch in any geography.
Drive differentiated medical, value, and evidence strategy from discovery onward, using insights from US and international markets.
Coordinate across therapeutic areas so that therapeutic-area pipeline strategies contribute to a coherent AbbVie pipeline strategy.
Incorporate healthcare professional, patient, and payor insights into development programs to improve and differentiate clinical and commercialization strategies.
Co-create brand strategy for all assets and embed US and international market insights in those strategies.
Represent Medical Affairs in pipeline-related governance and serve as the single point of contact for commercial and development counterparts.
Serve as the final decision maker, before the business unit head, for pipeline-related strategy and decisions.
Manage pipeline resources and redirect the pipeline team to enterprise-critical assets as needed, including assets at the discovery stage.
Ensure effective handover to US and international inline and launch teams by sharing pipeline insights and approaches and minimizing duplicated effort.
Lead cross-functional gap assessment and Integrated Evidence Planning in collaboration with Value and Evidence.
Define strategy for Enterprise Research MSLs in the US and affiliates, using pipeline insights to establish priorities and shape tactical plans.
Coordinate with the US Medical Engagement pipeline execution group to drive execution.
Collaborate with US Medical Engagement to track impact-focused KPIs and reshape pipeline strategy based on impact and best practices.
Direct the pipeline execution team and ensure strategy is carried through to Enterprise Research MSLs.