Head of AI Transformation & Analytics for Medical Affairs

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 182,000 - 346,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Mettawa, IL seeks Head of AI Transformation & Analytics, Medical Affairs + Health Impact. This Senior Director leads AI, analytics, and technology strategy, ensuring compliant operations and data-driven insights across Medical Affairs and Health Impact.

The role drives multiyear roadmaps, oversees platforms, data quality, and governance, and partners with R&D, Commercial, Legal and Compliance to translate strategy into measurable outcomes. On-site Tue-Thu.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required; MD, PharmD, PhD, MPH, MS in Data Science, or related field preferred.
• 12+ years in Medical Affairs, Health Impact, Clinical Development, HEOR, Medical Excellence, Scientific Communications, analytics, digital transformation, or related fields.
• 7+ years leading enterprise digital, analytics, AI, technology operations, or transformation initiatives in matrixed organizations.
• Experience leading in regulated, cross-functional governance environments.
• Ability to partner across Medical Affairs, R&D, Commercial, Data/Technology, and Legal/Compliance.
• Translates strategy into operating models, investments, plans, governance, and measurable outcomes.
• Influences senior leaders, aligns priorities, and leads teams through ambiguity, transformation, and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Set MHI’s multiyear AI, analytics, and technology strategy, aligned to enterprise priorities and Golden Metrics.
• Build and deliver the MHI AI and analytics roadmap in alignment with enterprise digital, data, technology, and responsible AI strategies.
• Run MHI technology operations, including platform governance, systems maintenance, vendor/BTS partnership, releases, issue resolution, data quality, user enablement, continuity, and lifecycle management.
• Advance care gap analytics and insights transformation to align resources, priorities, and enterprise impact.
• Turn fragmented data into actionable insights for portfolio, field medical, scientific communications, and health impact decisions.
• Strengthen MHI’s enterprise value narrative through analytics, adoption metrics, and impact evidence.
• Scale AI-enabled workflows with clear value priorities, risk controls, human oversight, and impact measures.
• Build AI, analytics, and technology fluency through responsible AI practices, enterprise training, and human-AI collaboration.
• Embed responsible AI, data governance, and policy adherence with Legal, Regulatory, Privacy, Compliance, and Quality partners.
• Lead hub-and-spoke support for analytics, insights, technology operations, and workflows across global, area, affiliate, BTS, and enterprise partners.
• Define KPIs for AI adoption, enterprise value evolution, technology reliability, care gap closure, insight activation, efficiency, engagement quality, and health impact.
• Position MHI as a leader in responsible AI, analytics excellence, and technology-enabled Medical Affairs transformation.

Skills

Platform governance

Analytics roadmap

Vendor management

Data governance

Healthcare analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic influence

Education

Advanced degree in Medicine/Pharmacy/PhD/MPH/Data Science

Job description

AbbVie in Mettawa, IL seeks Head of AI Transformation & Analytics, Medical Affairs + Health Impact. This Senior Director leads AI, analytics, and technology strategy, ensuring compliant operations and data-driven insights across Medical Affairs and Health Impact.

The role drives multiyear roadmaps, oversees platforms, data quality, and governance, and partners with R&D, Commercial, Legal and Compliance to translate strategy into measurable outcomes. On-site Tue-Thu.