Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology

About the role

The Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology will conceive, execute, and manage multi-disciplinary Clinical Pharmacology development plans and strategies that align with commercial goals and regulatory requirements. They will lead the PK/PD aspects of multiple projects, anticipate and evaluate advancements, and develop new strategies accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for Phase 1-4 studies design and clinical pharmacology strategy; acts as the representative for project(s).
• Executes strategy, leads teams, and performs data analyses and interpretations, providing necessary context (explaining MoA and disease specifics, relevant data, analysis plans, and model results).
• Author regulatory documents including protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses reports, CTDs, label sections, investigator brochures, white papers, and other similar documents.
• Leads clinical pharmacology and biopharmaceutics meetings, serves as CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY representative at Clinical Strategy Team/Asset Development Team, and presents at various departmental and cross-functional teams.
• Drives small teams with members from CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY functional groups to provide a unified clinical pharmacology position to clinical, CMC, and regulatory teams.
• Authors scientific publications and presents at national and international conferences, interacts with KOLs/external stakeholders.
• Conducts due diligence assessments, summarizes results, and represents CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY on business development teams.
• Represents Clinical Pharmacology at regulatory meetings.

Requirements

• PhD with typically 4+ years of experience or Pharm D with typically 6+ years of experience in a relevant field, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 12+ years of experience, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 14+ years of experience; (*relevant field includes experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with functional representatives and KOLs externally and internally and lead team(s)
• Strategic thinking and enterprise view
• Proven scientific track record and technical skills to perform the role
• Key Leadership Competencies:
• Delivers business results while also positioning AbbVie for long-term success
• Persistent and resilient finds the way to move good ideas forward
• Acts respectfully yet courageously
• Connects unrelated concepts, generates original or unique ideas
• Influences colleagues to achieve cross-functional alignment
• Gives full accountability when delegating and accepts full accountability when delegated to by others

Qualifications

• PhD with typically 4+ years of experience or Pharm D with typically 6+ years of experience in a relevant field, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 12+ years of experience, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 14+ years of experience; (*relevant field includes experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters)

Skills

• Strategic thinking and enterprise view
• Proven scientific track record and technical skills to perform the role
• Leadership competencies as outlined above

Benefits

• Covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), and participation in long-term incentive programs

Pay

$141,500 - $268,500 USD

Schedule

Hybrid