Associate Director TLC

Responsibilities:

• Work with Director, who is single point of contact for R&D assigned Therapeutic Area and/or Functional area with regard to agreements within TLC, to work proactively with R&D, Scientific Assessment and others as a partner to effectively define contracting/licensing strategy.
• Serve as limited scientific support within TLC for protocols/questions, etc. for agreements
• Negotiate, in conjunction with Legal-draft, and execute complex agreements (such as research, development, collaborative, consortium, license, CDx, device, etc..), including determination of major terms, termsheets and effective negotiation strategies.
• Manage interactions with external parties (working cooperatively with SA, VESC and L&A where they are also involved to determine lead and roles/responsibilities).
• Communicate status of negotiations with key stakeholders timely.
• Provide alliance management support for both new and legacy R&D agreements that do not otherwise garner "assigned" AllianceManagement support.
• Work cooperatively as a team with Scientific Assessment, Ventures, Licensing & Acquisitions and Legal to effectively execute agreements in furtherance of R&D's strategies.
• Ensure compliance with Global Purchasing delegation, including signatory authority and its delegation, and ensure TLC compliance with all applicable Purchasing, OEC, R&D, Finance, Legal and Corporate policies.
• Promote AbbVie as a partner of choice in all external communications and dealings and work to build the AbbVie brand.

Requirements:

• 10+ years business experience
• 7+ years pharmaceutical industry experience. Some science required (BS, MS, PhD.). JD., MBA, LLP or equivalent licensing experience required.
• Expert knowledge of multidisciplinary operations.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing complex processes and high impact projects.
• Excellent cross-functional negotiating skills and multi-faceted operational skills.
• Ability to communicate/present key information to senior/executive management stakeholders..