AbbVie · 4 hours ago
Senior Scientific Director, Eye Care Clinical Development
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines that address serious health issues. The Senior Scientific Director will lead the direction and planning of clinical trials in eye care, ensuring the generation and dissemination of high-quality clinical data.
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Responsibilities
Leads and demonstrates ownership of the interpretation and internal/external data dissemination of multiple clinical development and exploratory programs in eye care development, based on strong medical and scientific principles, knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements, AbbVie’s customers, markets, business operations and emerging issues. Oversees project-related education of investigators, site personnel and AbbVie study staff
Leads all medical writing and scientific communications at the AbbVie Eye Care Research Center including, but not limited to protocols, procedure manuals, regulatory/ethics committee submissions, clinical study reports, memos, abstracts, and manuscripts
Has responsibility for leading data interpretation, monitoring overall study integrity and review, interpretation and communication of accumulating data pertaining to safety and efficacy of the molecule
Primary responsibility for and ownership of, analysis, interpretation and reporting of scientific content of protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study reports, regulatory submissions and responses and other program documents
May oversee the work of Medical and/or Scientific Directors and of Clinical Scientists working on the same or related programs
Serves as an in-house clinical expert for internal and external scientific communications, coordinating and leading appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders as they relate to ongoing projects
Leads clinical interpretation and actively solicits opinion leader interactions related to the disease area(s); partners with Medical Affairs and other functions in these activities as required, consistent with corporate policies, to ensure that broad cross-functional perspectives are incorporated into Clinical Development Plans, protocols, and publications as appropriate
Stays abreast of professional information and technology through conferences, medical literature and other available training, to augment expertise in the therapeutic area. May represent AbbVie at key external meetings
Responsible for understanding the regulatory requirements related to the clinical studies and global drug development and accountable for complying with those requirements
Ensures adherence to Good Clinical Practices, pharmacovigilance standards, standard operating procedures and to all other quality standards in conducting research
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in the sciences; advanced degree (e.g., MS, PhD) preferred
At least 8 years of clinical trial experience in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, or equivalent
Ability to run a complex clinical research program independently
Proven leadership skills and ability to bring out the best in others on a cross-functional global team. Must be able to lead through influence
Ability to interact externally and internally to support a global scientific and business strategy
Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory and compliance requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development of clinical strategy and the design of study protocols
Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills
Ability to exercise judgment and address complex problems and create solutions for one or more projects
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-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
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