AbbVie · 5 days ago
Associate Director/Director Clinical Pharmacology
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $296K/yr
4+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. The Associate Director/Director of Clinical Pharmacology will lead Clinical Pharmacology activities, support strategic planning for drug development, and provide scientific consultation to management and regulatory agencies.
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Responsibilities
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 and help with issue resolution. Conducts risk assessments and assists 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 scientific and strategic consultation to R&D, Regulatory, and all levels of management on critical decisions and development plans
Responsible for 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
Contribute to development of departmental goals. Influences strategic PK/PD decisions for the department
Performs functions and responsibilities with the highest regard for quality and timeliness. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of PK/PD data analysis, modeling and simulation methods and software
May manage personnel including development, mentoring, and effective delegation
Qualification
Required
PhD with typically 7+ years of experience or Pharm D with typically 9+ years of experience in a relevant field, MS or equivalent education with typically 15+ years of experience; BS or equivalent education and typically 17+ years of experience; (relevant field includes experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters)
Excellent interpersonal skills
Knowledge and experience in multiple therapeutic and/or functional areas
Experience across range of development phases
Knowledge of AbbVie and Pharma drug development processes
Must have demonstrated leadership competencies in PK/PD, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmacometric activities from planning, implementation through completion across multiple projects
Scientific project leadership or related experience
Project management skills such as scope management, progress tracking/driving as well as time management
Participates in initiatives and advancement of CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Key Leadership Competencies: Knows the business and the cross-functional contributions needed to deliver results
Persistent and resilient finds the way to move good ideas forward
Acts respectfully yet courageously
Connects unrelated concepts, generates original or unique ideas
Influences colleagues to achieve cross-functional alignment
Communicates openly and honestly with all colleagues
Manages conflict and difficult conversations in a constructive transparent way
PhD with typically 4+ years of experience or Pharm D with typically 6+ years of experience in a relevant field, Master's Degree or equivalent education and typically 12+ years of experience, Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and typically 14+ years of experience; (relevant field includes experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters)
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to interact with functional representatives and KOLs externally and internally and lead team(s)
Strategic thinking and enterprise view
Proven scientific track record and technical skills to perform the role
Key Leadership Competencies: Delivers business results while also positioning AbbVie for long-term success
Persistent and resilient finds the way to move good ideas forward
Acts respectfully yet courageously
Connects unrelated concepts, generates original or unique ideas
Influences colleagues to achieve cross-functional alignment
Gives full accountability when delegating and accepts full accountability when delegated to by others
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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
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