Program Lead I - HYBRID

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.

About the role

AbbVie Data Science is the best-in-class team within its cross-industry peer group and is responsible for bringing people, process, and technology together to generate business value from clinical trials data. This role ensures successful delivery against the program- and study-level accountabilities assigned to Data and Statistical Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Aligns DSS study teams with program- and study-level strategies.
• For assigned studies, leads the DSS Study Team and represents DS as a member of the cross-functional study team.
• For assigned studies, acts as single point of contact and accountable operational lead from DSS.
• Coordinates associated DSS study teams to meet operational objectives.
• Engages and connects global functional and cross-functional teams.
• Interacts with and influences cross-functional team members to achieve program and study objectives.
• Utilizes operational analytics and project management tools to optimize execution of programs and studies, to manage internal and external resources, to track study progress, and to prepare study status reports.
• Anticipates and identifies issues that could affect timelines or quality and develops options and solutions.
• Ensures adherence to federal regulations and applicable local regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to functional quality standards.
• Stays abreast of new and/or evolving local regulations, guidelines and policies related to clinical development.
• Participates in oversight of vendors and provides feedback related to study operations, issues, and trends in performance.
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring Data Science Associates. May include indirect supervision of work for contract resources.
• Participates in DSS and cross-functional innovation and process improvement initiatives.
• Contributes to study execution “lessons learned” across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management information systems, computer science, life sciences or equivalent. Master’s preferred.
• PMP Certification or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt desired.
• Must have at least 3+ years of pharma / clinical research / data management / health care experience or 5+ years of project management experience (and / or applicable work experience).
• Strong understanding of clinical trial process and clinical technology. Experience in managing a clinical trial from initiation through to completion is preferred.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence others without direct authority.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated effective analytical skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• Eligible to participate in short-term incentive programs.