Director, AI Partnerships for Clinical Development

Allergan; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Director, Clinical Development AI Partnerships to advance external innovation in AI for clinical development. Lead strategy, operations, and governance, partnering with clinical development leaders, AI strategy, legal, procurement, and R&D stakeholders.

The role focuses on clinical trial acceleration, AI-enabled capabilities, and building a disciplined external innovation pipeline across pilots, diligence, and partnerships.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in clinical development, clinical innovation, or related life sciences technology roles.
• Strong knowledge of AI/ML, analytics, and clinical technology.
• Experience with external opportunity assessments, diligence, pilots, collaborations, or licensing discussions.

Responsibilities

• Deal sourcing: identify and evaluate external opportunities in AI for clinical development.
• Evaluation and diligence: coordinate structured assessments with cross‑functional teams.
• Pilots and technical evaluations: design pilots and benchmarks for AI models in clinical development.
• Deal flow management: track assessments, governance materials, and next steps.
• Partnership and deal execution: contribute to term sheets, SOWs, risk mitigation, and negotiations.
• Ecosystem development: build relationships with external partners and ecosystem participants.
• Internal alignment: align leadership and stakeholders on opportunity fit and value.
• Operating model: contribute playbooks, templates, and decision criteria.

Skills

Clinical development

AI strategy

Partnerships

Due diligence

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences/related

Advanced degree preferred (MD/PhD/MBA)

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a Director, Clinical Development AI Partnerships to advance external innovation in AI for clinical development. Lead strategy, operations, and governance, partnering with clinical development leaders, AI strategy, legal, procurement, and R&D stakeholders.

The role focuses on clinical trial acceleration, AI-enabled capabilities, and building a disciplined external innovation pipeline across pilots, diligence, and partnerships.