Director, External Innovation, Immunology
Core
Sourcing and evaluating external innovation assets (platforms, drug candidates, pipelines) from the China biopharma and academic ecosystem to supplement AbbVie's R&D pipeline in Immunology, Oncology, Neurosciences, and Eye Care.
Role type
Director, External Innovation (Search & Evaluation)
Builds
Strategic partnering opportunities and acquisition targets for global therapeutic areas
Domain
Biopharmaceutical R&D, M&A, and Strategic Alliances
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Scientific/technical assessment, deal structuring, due diligence management, project leadership, stakeholder negotiation, network building, institutional memory creation
Preferred skills
Overseas education background, experience in 0 to 1 environments
Technologies
Opportunity management tools, information management systems
Responsibilities
Proactively search and evaluate partnering opportunities from China; lead scientific/technical assessment and due diligence; coordinate deal processes and term sheets; network with innovation ecosystem partners; support global affiliate initiatives; collaborate with AbbVie Ventures on equity investments.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & cross-functional management
