Manager - Design Intelligence & AI Catalyst (Hybrid)

AbbVie; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Manager, Design Intelligence & AI Catalyst to build, deploy, and maintain M&S and AI solutions that support decision-making within Data & Statistical Sciences. This role sits in the DAIA team and focuses on crafting tools that range from R packages to dashboards and agentic AI frameworks.

Applicants should have strong R development skills, experience with interactive dashboards, and familiarity with agentic AI, with knowledge of clinical development processes a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, CS, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience OR PhD in Statistics, Data Sciences, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years.
• Strong hands-on development experience in R.
• Experience building interactive dashboards and data applications.
• Experience with agentic AI development (tool-use agents, orchestration frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation).
• Good statistical knowledge to ensure analytical rigor in delivered solutions.
• Familiarity with clinical development processes and trial design concepts.
• Software engineering best practices (version control, testing, CI/CD).
• Ability to evaluate trade-offs between solution approaches and calibrate complexity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain solutions for prioritized M&S and AI use cases, from R packages and dashboards to agentic AI frameworks.
• Build tools and solutions that address adoption gaps, ensuring delivered capabilities meet end-user needs.
• Conduct upfront feasibility assessments and architect solution design — documenting design rationale for when to use deterministic approaches, interactive dashboards, or LLM-powered agentic workflows.
• Create and maintain comprehensive benchmark test sets to ensure output quality, accuracy, and reproducibility.
• Maintain and iterate on deployed tools based on user feedback, bug reports, and evolving requirements.
• Translate requirements into production-ready solutions through iterative collaboration with stakeholders.

Skills

R programming

Dashboards

Agentic AI

Statistics

Clinical development

CI/CD

Communication

Decision making

Education

Master’s in Statistics/Data Science/CS

PhD in related field

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Manager, Design Intelligence & AI Catalyst will build, deploy, and maintain M&S and AI solutions that automate and augment capabilities within Data & Statistical Sciences (DSS) to support development decision-making. This role sits within the Data and AI Acceleration (DAIA) team and supports the broader DSS organization. Develop solutions for prioritized use cases and build tools that close adoption gaps and meet end-user needs. Identify the right tool for the right problem — varying from R packages, dashboards, to agentic AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain solutions for prioritized M&S and AI use cases, from R packages and dashboards to agentic AI frameworks
• Build tools and solutions that address adoption gaps, ensuring delivered capabilities meet end-user needs
• Conduct upfront feasibility assessments and architect solution design — documenting design rationale for when to use deterministic approaches (e.g., R packages), interactive dashboards, or LLM-powered agentic workflows
• Create and maintain comprehensive benchmark test sets to ensure output quality, accuracy, and reproducibility
• Maintain and iterate on deployed tools based on user feedback, bug reports, and evolving requirementsl
• Translate requirements into production-ready solutions through iterative collaboration with stakeholders

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 5-7 years of experience OR PhD in Statistics, Data Sciences, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline with 2+
• Strong hands-on development experience in R
• Experience building interactive dashboards and data applications
• Experience with agentic AI development (tool-use agents, orchestration frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation)
• Good statistical knowledge to ensure analytical rigor in delivered solutions
• Familiarity with clinical development processes and trial design concepts
• Software engineering best practices (version control, testing, CI/CD)
• Ability to evaluate trade-offs between solution approaches and calibrate complexity to the problem at hand
• Good communication skills with ability to collaborate iteratively with stakeholders

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this roleat the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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