AbbVie

Associate Director, Study Feasibility

AbbVie$140K — $170K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years in the pharmaceutical industry, with 5 years in clinical research or project leadership.
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in a scientific field preferred.
  • Experience in drug development and/or scientific project leadership is advantageous.
  • Background in therapeutic areas like Oncology, Neurology, or Immunology is preferred.
  • Solid understanding of pharmaceutical drug development processes.
  • Recognized for complex scientific analysis and decision-making contributions.
  • Demonstrated leadership with strong scientific, strategic, and business skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and facilitate strategic discussions among senior AbbVie leaders to assess operational feasibility for clinical trials.
  • Support global phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trial planning across a vast portfolio involving large teams and budgets.
  • Drive analytical insights and recruitment planning in collaboration with various AbbVie functional teams.
  • Conduct scientific and operational analyses to prepare for study team interactions.
  • Provide consultation on country strategy, site selection, and recruitment considerations.
  • Identify and analyze interconnections across therapeutic areas to enhance study performance.
  • Manage projects aimed at improving the capabilities and outcomes of the Study Feasibility & Recruitment team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Eligibility for long-term incentive programs.
  • 401(k) plans for eligible employees.
Full Job Description
As a Study Feasibility Associate 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 • Dynamic leader who designs, prepares, and facilitates cross-functional global strategy discussions that can include 20 or more senior level AbbVie leaders to assess operational feasibility and optimize/develop effective execution strategies. • Responsible to support strategic planning for delivery of global phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials within Abbvie portfolio. Large Scale studies may be conducted in over 35 countries, supported by teams of 250 or more AbbVie study team members with study budgets exceeding 200 million dollars. • Responsible for matrix management to help drive analytical insights and study recruitment planning across multiple AbbVie functional teams. • Conducts detailed scientific, analytical, and operational analyses to prepare for and support study team engagements. • Provides scientific and strategic consultation on country strategy, site selection, protocol and patient burden, recruitment, and timelines. • Identifies and analyzes important connections within and across therapeutic areas to optimize study performance at the portfolio level. • Leads and manages projects to continuously improve Study Feasibility & Recruitment team capabilities and impacts. Qualifications • Minimum of 8 years of pharmaceutical related experience with at least 5 years in clinical research/project leadership. • Bachelor's or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences • 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 • Recognized contributor in complex scientific analyses and decision making • Demonstrated leadership skills with broad scientific, strategic, and business orientations Additional Information 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.

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Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
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