Scientific Director, Immunology - Global Patient Safety
AbbVie
Summary
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets advanced therapies for some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. Founded in 2013 as a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie has established itself as a leader in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, and virology. The company's flagship product, Humira (adalimumab), was one of the world's top-selling drugs for treating autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. AbbVie maintains a robust pipeline of innovative medicines and has expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions, including Allergan in 2020. With research facilities across the United States and globally, AbbVie focuses on advancing science to improve patient outcomes while maintaining strong commercial operations worldwide. The company operates with a patient-centric approach and invests significantly in research and development to address unmet medical needs across multiple therapeutic areas.
Job description
Job Description
- Supports the planning and execution of the safety strategy for immunology assets during the entire lifecycle of the drug
- Leads development and implementation of an asset safety strategy with support of PST-L or management
- Supports in the review and synthesis of scientific safety data for critical regulatory and clinical documents — including IB's DSURs, PSURs, RMPs CSRs, etc. - ensuring medical accuracy, scientific rigor, and clarity of content across immunology assets
- Facilitates scientific connections and interactions, information exchange across assets within the safety teams
- Prepares material on competitive intelligence, current disease state, and standard of care for key indications/disease states
- Compiles draft slide presentations for internal and external meetings as required
- Interacts with and influences other cross functional departments (e.g. Clinical Development, Statistics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Affairs), as needed, to ensure the successful development, design and implementation of comprehensive safety assessments to support study participants in immunology studies
- Drives process improvement and change management for the Immunology Safety team in conjunction with enterprise-wide and functional area plans
- Deep dive in literature search and capable to deliver a strong analysis and summary and proposal for any additional needed safety action
Requirements
- Scientific or clinical degree (e.g. NP/PA, PharmD, MS, PhD, MPH, including combinations)
- At least 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably in patient safety/PV
- 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
- Strategic thinking and capacity of analyzing aggregate data and conclude
- Effectively present recommendations/opinions in group environment both internally and externally
- Ability to work effectively under circumstances of uncertainty and complexity
- Proven ability to critically evaluate and interpret complex safety data from clinical trials, supporting informed risk-benefit decision-making
- Strong ability to influence individual stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment
- Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills
- Work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams
- Good communication and influence skills
- Good organization and mastering Microsoft Office tools
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k)
- Long-term incentive programs
Company overview
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets advanced therapies for some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. Founded in 2013 as a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie has established itself as a leader in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, and virology. The company's flagship product, Humira (adalimumab), was one of the world's top-selling drugs for treating autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. AbbVie maintains a robust pipeline of innovative medicines and has expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions, including Allergan in 2020. With research facilities across the United States and globally, AbbVie focuses on advancing science to improve patient outcomes while maintaining strong commercial operations worldwide. The company operates with a patient-centric approach and invests significantly in research and development to address unmet medical needs across multiple therapeutic areas.