Senior Portfolio Director, Drug Discovery

AbbVie; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a strategic Discovery Portfolio Manager to oversee portfolio analytics, governance, and executive-level reporting across external studies. You will partner with multiple functions to align priorities, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement in early drug discovery programs.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, concise communication, and proactive problem-solving to support portfolio health and innovation.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD & 5+ years in Drug Discovery, ideally biotech/pharma.
• Strong portfolio analysis, project management, ops background.
• Understanding of early-stage drug discovery to development.
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Experience measuring KPIs like cycle time, throughput, and portfolio performance.
• Excellent written/verbal communication for executive updates.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven insights to support Discovery Research operations and leadership decisions.
• Create clear summaries, leadership updates, and executive slides.
• Synthesize complex scientific, technical, analytical, and business issues into concise insights.
• Anticipate challenges and propose proactive strategies for portfolio and operations.
• Balance quality, timing, budget, and strategic considerations for high-impact decisions.
• Analyze portfolio composition and performance to identify trends, gaps, risks, bottlenecks.
• Track and report KPIs including cycle time, success rates, throughput, budget performance.
• Investigate pain points and propose practical solutions, leading implementation as needed.
• Partner across functions and with indirect authority to align stakeholders.

Skills

Portfolio analysis

Project management

Operations

Written communication

Executive-level presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Influencing without authority

Education

BS/MS/PhD in a scientific or business field

Tools

None specified

Job description

AbbVie seeks a strategic Discovery Portfolio Manager to oversee portfolio analytics, governance, and executive-level reporting across external studies. You will partner with multiple functions to align priorities, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement in early drug discovery programs.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, concise communication, and proactive problem-solving to support portfolio health and innovation.