AbbVie

Medical Director, Neuroscience, Global Patient Safety

AbbVie$200K — $250K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MD/DO with 2+ years of residency and direct patient management experience.
  • Preferred Master of Public Health (MPH) alongside an MD/DO.
  • 2-5 years of experience in Pharmacovigilance or Clinical Development within the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Strong analytical skills to evaluate clinical data and epidemiological information.
  • Proficient in written and oral communication, with a focus on technical document presentation.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in collaborative settings.
  • Ability to work effectively in complex and uncertain environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Product Safety Teams (PST) to monitor and assess product safety profiles.
  • Conduct safety surveillance for pharmaceutical, biological, and drug-device combination products.
  • Set the strategy for key pharmacovigilance documents and regulatory responses.
  • Oversee safety surveillance activities for clinical and marketed products applying current regulatory guidelines.
  • Analyze aggregate safety data and communicate findings to regulatory bodies and teams.
  • Write, review, and present high-quality technical documentation independently.
  • Implement and guide risk management strategies for assigned products.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) plan offering for eligible employees.
  • Participation in long-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Purpose:
To lead Product Safety Teams (PST) and support one or more products as the PST Lead, ensuring that the safety profile of one or more products is adequately monitored and characterized throughout the product lifecycle (e.g., surveillance, signal detection and evaluation, risk management, etc.). Interpreting regulations related to pharmacovigilance supporting all patient safety activities.

Responsibilities:
• Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance.
• Responsible for safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug -device combination products
• Lead, oversee, and set the strategy for key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, medical safety assessments, regulatory responses, risk management plans, periodic safety reports (DSURs, PBRERs/PSURs, PADERs), etc.
• Lead and oversee safety surveillance and pharmacovigilance activities for products in clinical development and marketed products, applying current regulatory guidance as appropriate
• Analyze and interpret aggregate safety data and communicate these analysis and interpretation to cross-functional teams and regulatory authorities.
• Effectively and independently write, review, and present technical documents .
• Responsible for implementing risk management strategies for assigned products.
• Proactively engaging, inspiring, coaching and mentoring team and colleagues.

Qualifications
• MD / DO with 2+ years of residency with patient management experience.
• Master Public Health is preferred in addition to MD / DO, not required.
• 2-5 years of Pharmacovigilance / Clinical Development experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Effectively analyze and guide analysis of clinical data and epidemiological information.
• Effectively present recommendations / opinions in group environment both internally and externally.
• Write, review and provide input on technical documents.
• Work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment.
• Fluency, both written and oral, in English.
• Evaluate and make independent decisions. Ability to work effectively in the situation of uncertainty and complexity, ability to multitask.

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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AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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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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