Biologics Data & Digital Transformation Lead

AbbVie Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. seeks a senior leader to drive digital transformation for PDS&T Biologics laboratory operations in Worcester, MA. You will design and execute a data strategy, delivering scalable digital solutions across development workflows to accelerate biologics R&D.

You will own ELN, sample management, laboratory automation and data platforms, advance FAIR data, define KPIs, and partner with scientists, QA, Data Science, and operations to secure investments and adoption.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech experience in R&D or operations.
• Proven ability to enable new digital/data management capabilities.
• Proficient in programming languages and cloud platforms; AI/ML familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for laboratory digital transformation across PDS&T Biologics Development.
• Drive integration of instruments and systems to automate data capture.
• Serve as digital product leader for ELN, sample management, lab automation, and data platforms.
• Advance FAIR data principles and data standardization for analytics and modeling.
• Own evolution of digital products including configuration, UX, scalability and adoption.
• Partner with scientists, Quality, Ops, Data Science, IR, and BTS to streamline workflows.
• Define KPIs and dashboards; communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Influence investments aligning digital transformation with business priorities.
• Represent scientists' needs and work culture for transformation.
• Support COE book of work for digital transformation in Biologics.
• Benchmark internally and externally to stay industry-leading.

Skills

Python

R

AI/ML concepts

Data integration

Education

M.S./Ph.D. in life sciences or informatics

10+ years pharma/biotech experience

Tools

AWS

GCP

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

AbbVie Inc. seeks a senior leader to drive digital transformation for PDS&T Biologics laboratory operations in Worcester, MA. You will design and execute a data strategy, delivering scalable digital solutions across development workflows to accelerate biologics R&D.

You will own ELN, sample management, laboratory automation and data platforms, advance FAIR data, define KPIs, and partner with scientists, QA, Data Science, and operations to secure investments and adoption.