About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionCommunicates/presents key Clinical Pharmacology information/strategy to senior and executive management, regulatory agencies, and external peers. Leads strategic planning for drug development activities and projects to achieve departmental strategies, goals, and objectives. Utilizes scientific expertise to provide appropriate interpretation of data and relates implications of results to management. Serves as liaison to other departments/divisions for any study/project needs. Influences and strategically manages linkages across businesses and understands the impact of business decisions and solutions. Leads teams within Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics and accountable for effective performance of the teams.
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.
- 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
- Key Leadership Competencies:
• 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
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 long-term incentive programs.
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.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Skills Required
- PhD with typically 9+ years of relevant experience, PharmD with typically 11+ years, Master's degree with typically 17+ years, or Bachelor's degree with typically 19+ years
- Relevant experience in PK, PBPK, PK-PD, pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, drug metabolism, or transporters
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Advanced knowledge and experience across multiple therapeutic or functional areas
- Experience across a range of drug development phases
- Expert knowledge of pharmaceutical drug development processes
- Leadership experience in PK/PD, biopharmaceutics, and pharmacometric activities across complex projects
- Strong scientific, business, and cross-functional leadership skills
- Demonstrated project management skills, including scope, progress, people, and time management
- Experience managing, mentoring, developing, and delegating to personnel
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
