AbbVie Posted October 14, 2026

Scientific Director, Precision Medicine - Immunology

Waltham, MA Full-time
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About this opportunity

Company 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.

Job Description

Purpose:

As a recognized multidiscipline expert, drives scientific innovation by designing and implementing strategies and studies to advance novel therapies that deliver transformational efficacy and raise standard of care practices for patients with autoimmune diseases.

Responsibilities

Develops and achieves Precision Medicine strategy in alignment with functional goals and key scientific objectives. Collaborates with experts within Precision Medicine and key stakeholders to integrate scientific objectives into activities that support development of novel assets or technologies that advance standard of care in autoimmune disease.

Advances scientific expertise within Precision Medicine, Immunology and Gastroenterology. Proactively demonstrates leadership by advising and sharing knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues and assess current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement.

Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major project plans within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.

Sources and identifies emerging scientific trends from multiple internal and external sources and assess relevance. Integrates trends into functional short-term objectives. Advances cross-discipline technology and direction.

Presents scientific concepts and results for functional scientific and non-scientific leaders as well as potential and existing partners. Maximizes impact and value of expertise.

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Responsible for developing and implementing Precision Medicine and biomarker strategies for pipeline and/or on-market assets.

Applies imagination and innovation by creating, inventing, and implementing opportunities to develop and validate novel clinical endpoints across different therapeutic areas and indications.

Effectively communicates findings and results to cross-functional stake holders and senior management.

Interact with and maintain positive relationships with key external opinion leaders within the field.

Eligible Locations in Consideration: Waltham, MA; North Chicago, IL; South San Francisco, CA

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education in Science related field with extensive (typically 18 years) of related work; Master’s Degree or equivalent education Science or PharmD or equivalent education with extensive (typically 16 years) of related work; MD, PhD or MD/PhD in Science or related field with typically 10 years of related work experience.

Experience in clinical research and/or development environment. Proven ability to innovate with a history of supporting new and/or existing product launches and/or scientific narratives.

Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.  Demonstrated ability to influence others across areas of scientific disciplines.

Experience in the field of Gastroenterology research, clinical development and/or clinical trial execution required.

Experience in the field of medical and/or clinical imaging preferred.

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 long-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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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Immunology
Location
Waltham, MA
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 258 comparable Director Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 44 biopharma companies.

258Comparable roles tracked
241Currently active
44Companies hiring similar roles
18Countries represented

Salary context

134 of 258 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $160,500/yr – $305,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Scientist / Principal Scientist, Global Sample Management · Lilly $65,250/yr – $169,400/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Director, Toxicology · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $242,000/yr – $403,300/yr
Peer group range $117,325 – $322,650 (median $201,800)

Where these roles are based

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United States189
China17
United Kingdom10
Germany9
Switzerland5
India5

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Seniority mix

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Principal172
Director60
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Therapeutic area mix

46 of 258 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology18
Immunology17
Neuroscience5
Cardiovascular / CVRM2
Gastroenterology1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1
Respiratory1
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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