Associate Director, AI Engineering

Company: AbbVie
Location: South San Francisco
Posted on: February 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description 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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok. Job Description Data Science & Analytics (DSA) is an ambitious team of Data Scientists with a unique blend of Business, Scientific, and Machine Learning expertise that seeks to unleash the full potential of AbbVie’s data assets by bringing technology and/or data and insights to the forefront of decision making via fit-for-purpose data analytics solutions. The Associate Director, AI Engineering is a leadership role within DSA and is responsible for strategy, talent management and operations delivery. Identifies new capabilities and opportunities to drive analytics innovation and value creation. Fosters a culture of experimentation to enable data-driven insights for complex business problems. Influences cross-functional leaders to unleash the full potential of data and advanced analytics techniques like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Develops strategies in anticipation for future Clinical Development and R&D needs. Lead and drive enablement of GenAI and Agentic AI into Data Science tools & capabilities across different phases of clinical development. Lead a team of data scientists engaged in the development of these applications. Partner with internal team and cross-functional stakeholders to capture business needs. Collaborate with internal team members to drive testing and rollout of AI solutions and data products. Responsibilities Manages a team of associates and data scientists in DSA; may also manage line-level people managers Responsible for coaching, mentoring and performance management of direct reports, as well as talent development in alignment with DSS strategy and R&D business needs Identifies new capabilities and opportunities to drive analytics innovation and value creation. Forms cross-functional teams to implement new capabilities Influences the cross-functional stakeholders and Sr. Executives to identify opportunities to unleash the full-potential of data and analytics, including advanced ML techniques and Artificial Intelligence Represents clinical analytics at critical governance, quality and compliance, and regulatory meetings Translate R&D strategy into functional area plans. Works with cross-functional leaders to gain alignment on project prioritization and timelines Fosters innovation and entrepreneurial culture within the team that attracts and retains top talent; creates an environment of continuous learning Responsible for crafting functional area strategies while ensuring alignment with the cross-functional stakeholder groups Ensures adherence to federal regulations and applicable local regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to functional quality standards. Stays abreast of new and/or evolving local regulations, guidelines and policies related to clinical development Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master's degree in statistics, mathematics, analytics, bioinformatics, data science or equivalent field with 10 years (BS), 8 years (MS) or 6 years (PhD) of related experience Must have 4 years experience with people management and talent development Intermediate-level proficiency in R, SAS or other statistical packages. Intermediate-level knowledge of statistical and data mining techniques Intermediate proficiency with visualization tools like Spotfire, Tableau or equivalent Demonstrated project management skills Experience with Machine Learning and other advanced analytics techniques preferred Demonstrated effective communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate analytical and technical concepts in layman’s terms Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills. Demonstrated history of successful execution in a fast-paced environment and in managing multiple priorities effectively Demonstrated ability to influence Sr. Executives and cross-functional leaders Good understanding of clinical development functional areas and related processes. Proven track-record with leading complex cross-functional initiatives in Clinical Development Preferred to have 2 years experience with agentic frameworks such as LangGraph, OpenAI agents, etc. (including orchestration with tool?use), LLMs, vector databases, and retrieval pipelines (RAG). Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ? 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 role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors 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. AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join -us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join -us/reasonable- accommodations.html

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