Director, Clinical Development AI Partnerships

AbbVie

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$182,000–$346,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 21, 2126

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $245k
This role $264k
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This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $208,139–$281,475 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $264k versus about $245k for comparable roles.

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About AbbVie

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.

AbbVie currently has 365 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $109,500–$208,500 across 331 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Clinical Development AI Partnerships

Director, Clinical Development AI Partnerships will join the Clinical Development team to advance an external innovation agenda for artificial intelligence applied to clinical development. This role involves identifying, assessing, and progressing partnership opportunities from the global AI and life sciences ecosystem to improve trial design, efficiency, quality, execution, evidence generation, and participant engagement. The individual will lead workstreams including deal sourcing, technical diligence, pilot design, benchmark planning, and internal governance recommendations. Key responsibilities include managing partner interactions, coordinating proof-of-concept studies, and developing operational playbooks for AI integration. The role requires expertise in clinical development workflows, AI/ML, generative AI, agentic AI, and data-enabled platforms. This position addresses the challenge of accelerating drug development through innovative technology while navigating complex requirements regarding data privacy, compliance, and regulatory standards within a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment.

What you'll do

  • Identify and evaluate potential AI partnership opportunities from startups, technology companies, and academic groups.
  • Lead structured assessments of external opportunities by coordinating diligence workstreams with cross-functional internal teams.
  • Design and coordinate pilots, benchmarks, and technical evaluations to assess the performance of AI models in clinical development.
  • Manage deal flow by tracking active assessments, partner interactions, and project risks for senior leadership reporting.
  • Support the execution of partnerships by contributing to term sheets, statements of work, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Build and maintain relationships with external partners to increase awareness of AbbVie’s AI priorities.
  • Align internal stakeholders on opportunity fit, value potential, and implementation requirements to drive informed decisions.
  • Develop reusable playbooks, including diligence templates and success metric frameworks, for the clinical development AI innovation process.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in clinical development, AI strategy, business development, consulting, or related life sciences technology roles.
  • Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, engineering, computer science, data science, business, or a related discipline.
  • Advanced degree such as MD, PharmD, PhD, MBA, or master’s in a quantitative discipline (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to understand clinical development workflows, including trial design, study start-up, and drug development processes.
  • Working knowledge of AI/ML, generative AI, analytics, clinical technology, digital health, or data-enabled platforms.
  • Experience contributing to external opportunity assessments, technical/business diligence, pilots, collaborations, or licensing discussions.
  • Strong communication skills to synthesize complex clinical, technical, and business information into concise recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Ability to operate in a 0-to-1 environment with strong project management, stakeholder management, and negotiation support skills.

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