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About DJS-AbbVie Oxford:
DJS-AbbVie is an AbbVie R&D hub based in Oxford, born out of the acquisition by AbbVie, Inc. of the Oxford-based biotech firm DJS Antibodies. As part of AbbVie, we aspire to create new medicines to improve the lives of patients with immunological and neurological diseases, and cancers. To do this, we are building a hub in Oxford that integrates human centric biology, drug design and discovery, and mechanistic clinical testing. Practically speaking, this involves leveraging our on-site capabilities in mAb discovery and biology to discover and develop new pipeline assets, alongside uncovering of new biology and delivering assets to the clinic by working with the international AbbVie R&D organisation, local academic and biotech partners. This hub model has delivered a number of first-in-class drug candidates and clinical assets. As well as a broad network of local collaborations spanning drug discovery technologies, novel disease biology, and novel clinical trial paradigms. The breadth of innovative activities taking place here makes it a unique place to work and a vital part of AbbVie’s aspiration to turn science into cures.
About the role:
The ‘Director, Research Partnerships� will play an essential role in delivering on the vision above, reporting directly to the site head. Their purpose will be to identify opportunities for strategically-aligned collaborations and drive seamless partnership with the UK biomedical research ecosystem, establishing partnerships led locally by the DJS-AbbVie Oxford hub as well as internationally by functions within the broader AbbVie R&D organization. These will cover basic and translational research as well as mechanistic clinical experimentation. As well as driving external collaborations, they will also aid in the further development of internal strategy.
The role will have 4 key aspects:
Initially there will be a focus on identifying opportunities in immunology, particularly in the AbbVie Disease areas of Rheumatology, Gastroenterology and  Dermatology and well as the biological Interest Areas of Immune Tolerance and Tissue Homeostasis. We envisage that initially the role will focus on consolidating relationships and driving the successful execution of projects with our existing collaborative network, while subsequently looking to expand that network to include further capabilities.
Because of the breadth of activities that the DJS-AbbVie Oxford hub integrates, this role will allow exposure to a wide range of biological science, drug discovery and clinical activities. The successful applicant may be drawn from a wide range of industrial or academic backgrounds, including: academic alliance management; biotech venture investment; business development and partnering; or other roles that bring experience of identifying opportunities; project development; and stakeholder management.
Successful applicant's key responsibilities
Required attributes
Desirable characteristics
Experience in drug discovery or early clinical developmen
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