Director I, Study Feasibility

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.

As a Study Feasibility Director, you will be part of AbbVie’s Clinical Development Operations (CDO) function, which is responsible for running clinical trial operations around the world.

In this role you will partner with and advise study teams on design feasibility and certain aspects of design strategy, including country and site selection, protocol review and assessment of patient burden, and related implications for patient recruitment and study timelines. This is a highly collaborative and analytical role, which will rely on your expert facilitation skills, your ability to influence without authority, and your strong experience in clinical study design, operations, and management.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop Direct Reports: Managers and Associate Directors; Leads cross-functional clinical study team, Integrated Evidence Strategy Team and Asset Strategy Team interactions to assess overall design and operational feasibility; Conducts detailed scientific, analytical, and operational analyses to prepare for and support team engagements; Provides scientific and strategic consultation and recommendations on country strategy, site selection, protocol and patient burden, recruitment, and timelines; Leverages broad and deep scientific and organizational knowledge to work within and across therapeutic areas; Identifies risks from multiple perspectives and proposes potential mitigation strategies and solutions; Designs, prepares, and runs cross-functional meetings and forums to be effective and for clear outcomes; Identifies and analyzes important connections within and across therapeutic areas to optimize study performance at the portfolio level; Leads and manages cross-functional initiatives and organizational change workstreams Design and develop study, program and portfolio level feasibility tools and processes; Improves and standardizes the clinical trial development process across the portfolio

Requirements

Bachelor’s or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences; Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical related experience, 8 years in clinical research/project leadership/consulting, 4 years in a managerial role or Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD, or MD in a health care or related field) desirable with minimum of 2 years in clinical research/project leadership/consulting; Drug development and/or scientific project leadership experience preferred; Therapeutic area background in Oncology, Neurology, or Immunology preferred; Strong working knowledge of pharma drug development processes at a study, program, and portfolio level; Recognized leader in complex scientific analyses and decision making; Demonstrated leadership skills with broad scientific, strategic, and business orientations