Associate Director​/Director Clinical Pharmacology

Associate Director/Director Clinical Pharmacology

Apply for the Associate Director/Director Clinical Pharmacology role at Abb Vie.

Abb Vie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. Our focus spans therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, and our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. Learn more at

Communicates and presents key Clinical Pharmacology information and strategy to senior and executive management, regulatory agencies, and external peers. Supports strategic planning for drug development activities and projects to achieve departmental goals. Utilizes scientific expertise to interpret data and relate implications of results to management. Liaises with other departments for study or project needs, understands cross‑business linkages, and may lead teams within Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics.

• Lead Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD activities and multiple major projects.
• Assist R&D senior management in selecting action plans that meet drug development objectives.
• Identify issues, conduct risk assessments, and develop contingency plans to keep projects aligned with strategic objectives.
• Provide overall timelines to assess portfolio opportunities and negotiate with functional areas on project outcomes and deliverables.
• Offer scientific and strategic consultation to R&D, Regulatory, and all levels of management on critical decisions and development plans.
• Evaluate technical, scientific aspects of all Abb Vie projects and review clinical protocols and reports for regulatory filings.
• Lead the writing, submission, and response to regulatory agency comments.
• Conduct due diligence assessments, summarize results, and represent Clinical Pharmacology on business development teams.
• Identify and develop process improvement initiatives and present recommendations to management.
• Contribute to departmental goal development and influence strategic PK/PD decisions.
• Perform functions with highest regard for quality and timeliness, maintaining up‑to‑date knowledge of PK/PD data analysis, modeling, and simulation methods and software.
• Manage personnel, including development, mentoring, and delegation.

• PhD with typically 7+ years of experience or Pharm D with typically 9+ years of experience in a relevant field, MS or equivalent education with typically 15+ years of experience; BS or equivalent education with typically 17+ years of experience. Relevant field includes PK, PBPK, PK‑PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and experience in multiple therapeutic and/or functional areas.
• Experience across range of development phases.
• Knowledge of Abb Vie and pharmaceutical drug development processes.
• Must have demonstrated leadership competencies in PK/PD, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmacometric activities from planning, implementation through completion across multiple projects.
• Scientific project leadership or related experience.
• Project management skills such as scope management, progress tracking/driving, and time management.
• Participates in initiatives and advancement of Clinical Pharmacology.
• Key Leadership
  
  Competencies:
  
  Knows the business and cross‑functional contributions needed to deliver results;
  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;
  Communicates openly and honestly with all colleagues;
  Manages conflict and difficult conversations constructively and transparently.

• 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 with typically 12+ years of experience;
  Bachelors degree or equivalent education with typically 14+ years of experience. Relevant field includes PK, PBPK, PK‑PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug…