Senior Director, Scientific

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.

The Sr. Director has responsibility and accountability for Epidemiology strategic research plans and agendas, execution of studies and projects within those plans for a portfolio of assets/brands/indications across a therapeutic area and leads a team of scientists with global. Guides and council across TA worldwide management and senior leadership of  epidemiology’s role in generating impactful evidence across the multiple indications of the relevant TAs.  Able to influence the enterprise level, effectively manage and prioritize resources and develop and retain a high performing team. Reporting to the VP, Head of Epidemiology, the Sr. Director is a member of Global Epidemiology LT and is expected to influence and shape team culture and capabilities.             

Responsibilities:

•Highly effectively communicates findings to internal leadership (Executive Leadership, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and external (e.g. Regulatory Authorities, KOLs etc.)

•Accountable for the creation of strategic plans for all products within the TAs for which he/she has oversight and to ensure strategic plans within his/her TAs are constantly relevant to product development and the marketplace

•Lleads interactions with cross-functional leaders for that TA and direct the design, conduct, and analysis of projects within each product area strategy across multiple programs.

•Drive the design and aggressive execution of a high-quality Epidemiology program supporting the therapeutic area strategy for pipeline products as well as on-market products that effectively and efficiently meet ethical, scientific, regulatory, commercial, and quality requirements

•In the post-marketing setting, this position is responsible for developing and executing post-marketing commitments and requirements as well as other safety and effectiveness evidence.

•Accountable for end-to-end delivery of Global Epidemiology book of work under their remit, from strategy development to content pull through

•Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant Clinical Science  functions and Global Epidemiology CoEs to ensure a comprehensive voice is represented in cross-functional meetings

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•Advanced degree, MD, PharmD, PhD/MS, in (pharmaco)epidemiology

•Minimum of twelve years working experience with Master’s, ten years with PhD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in the health field (MD,PharmD, etc.) is a plus

•Typically 10+ years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CRO, academia or other health-related consulting company plus having expert knowledge in a relevant therapeutic specialty. Clinical research experience strongly recommended; within pharmaceutical industry preferred

•Must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures. At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed. For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Senior Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously

•Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support preferred

•Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development

•Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research. Must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success

•High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support

•Proven people leadership and ability to lead leaders

•Enterprise strategic influencer

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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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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