AI-Driven Data Scientist, Trial Surveillance & Analytics

AbbVie Inc.; Irvine, Lake Forest (CA, CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in Irvine, CA is hiring a Data Scientist to design, develop, and scale analytics solutions for trial surveillance, medical monitoring, and safety evaluation.

You will translate complex clinical data into meaningful insights and leverage AI-enabled approaches to improve operational efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply machine learning and statistical methods, and contribute to automated reporting and data products that support decision-making and patient

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, analytics, bioinformatics, data science or equivalent field.
• 2-5 years of experience in data science, analytics, statistical programming, data engineering, or related disciplines.
• Complete or Full / Career proficiency in R, Python or other statistical languages and packages.
• Intermediate-level knowledge of statistical and data mining techniques.
• Experience applying machine learning, artificial intelligence, or generative AI technologies to business problems.
• Experience developing automated reporting, data products, or end-to-end analytical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to understand surveillance, analytics, and reporting needs and translate them into scalable, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Develop analytical products, automated workflows, and AI-enabled capabilities that support trial surveillance, medical monitoring, and safety assessment activities, including streamlined solutions from data to analytics to reporting.
• Apply statistical methodologies, machine learning techniques, and advanced analytics approaches to generate actionable insights from clinical trial data.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of integrated analytics platforms, data pipelines, and reporting solutions that support ongoing monitoring and safety surveillance.
• Transform complex clinical and operational data into clear visualizations, decision-support tools, and meaningful business insights for clinical and safety teams.
• Apply AI to transform statistical programming: use agentic coding and generative AI to generate, validate, and document code and outputs, contribute to migrating legacy SAS programs to R, and measure resulting efficiency gains.
• Collaborate with team members to establish best practices, reusable analytical assets, and standards that ensure high-quality and consistent user experiences.
• Support continuous innovation through experimentation, proof-of-concept development, and evaluation of emerging analytical and AI technologies.
• Contribute to operational excellence initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance data quality and reporting efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, GCP, ICH guidelines, AbbVie policies, and departmental quality standards.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data science

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Statistics/Data Science/CS

Master’s or PhD in a relevant field

Tools

R

Python

Spotfire/Plotly

Job description

AbbVie Inc. in Irvine, CA is hiring a Data Scientist to design, develop, and scale analytics solutions for trial surveillance, medical monitoring, and safety evaluation.

You will translate complex clinical data into meaningful insights and leverage AI-enabled approaches to improve operational efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply machine learning and statistical methods, and contribute to automated reporting and data products that support decision-making and patient