AbbVie · 17 hours ago
Director, Clinical Pharmacology
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
9+ years expAbbVie is dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines that address serious health issues. The Director of Clinical Pharmacology will lead strategic planning for drug development activities, communicate key information to management and regulatory agencies, and manage teams within Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics.
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Responsibilities
Independently leads Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD activities and multiple major projects. Assists R&D senior management in the selection of action plans that best meets drug development business objectives
Identifies issues impacting multiple complex projects and leads issue resolution. Conducts risk assessments and leads the function in development of contingency plans. Assures project remains in alignment with strategic objectives
Provides overall timelines to assess portfolio opportunities. Negotiates with other functional areas on project outcomes and deliverables to meet conflicting demands (time, cost, quality/performance)
Provides expert scientific and strategic consultation to R&D, Regulatory, and all levels of management on critical decisions and development plans. Connect scientific, regulatory, and business implications from multiple teams. Influences and strategically manages linkages across businesses and understands the impact of business decisions and solutions
Responsible for critically evaluating technical, scientific aspects of all AbbVie projects along with CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY management. Reviews clinical protocols and scientific reports for regulatory filings and anticipates regulatory questions. Leads CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY regulatory documents writing, submission and response to Regulatory agency comments
Independently conducts due diligence assessments, summarizes results and represents Clinical Pharmacology on business development teams
Identifies and develops process improvement initiatives and reviews recommendations with management for approval and sponsorship
Responsible for leading efforts to develop departmental goals. Makes strategic PK/PD decisions for the department. Provides leadership on strategic clinical pharmacology and drug development
Manages personnel including development, mentoring, and effective delegation
Leads teams within department, across Clinical Pharmacology and across functions. Responsible for leadership of cross-functional teams and accountable for effective performance of the team. Actively manages project team behaviors, mediates internal team disputes, and facilitates establishment of healthy and high performing teams
Qualification
Required
PhD with typically 9+ years of experience or Pharm D with typically 11+ years of experience in a relevant field, Master's Degree in Science or related field with typically 17+ years of related work, Bachelor's Degree in Science or related field with typically 19+ years or more of related work; (relevant field includes experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters)
Excellent interpersonal skills
Advanced knowledge and experience in multiple therapeutic and/or functional areas
Experience across range of development phases
Recognized as an expert with global knowledge of AbbVie and Pharma drug development processes
Must have demonstrated strong leadership competencies in PK/PD, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmacometric activities from planning, implementation through completion across multiple complex projects
Demonstrated leadership skills with broad scientific and business-related orientations
Demonstrated project management skills such as scope management, progress tracking/driving as well as people and time management
Key contributor to initiatives and advancement of Clinical Pharmacology
Knows the business and the cross-functional contributions needed to deliver results
Manages conflict and difficult conversations in a constructive transparent way
Develops direct reports and capable successors through coaching, stretch assignments and learning opportunities
Respectfully provides transparent, accurate and timely feedback to help direct reports improve performance
Creates an inclusive environment where all direct reports can succeed
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Long-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
Recent News
2025-12-31
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