AI-Driven Trial Surveillance Data Scientist

AbbVie Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist for Trial Surveillance & Analytics (TSA) to design, develop, and scale analytics solutions for clinical trial surveillance, medical monitoring, safety evaluation, and data-driven decision-making.

The role blends statistical expertise, business acumen, and AI-enabled approaches to transform complex clinical data into actionable insights that improve operational efficiency and patient safety.

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.
• Intermediate proficiency with visualization tools such as Spotfire, PyDash/Plotly, or equivalent platforms.
• 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

Statistics

Data science

Machine learning

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in statistics or related field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

R

Python

Spotfire

Plotly

Job description

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist for Trial Surveillance & Analytics (TSA) to design, develop, and scale analytics solutions for clinical trial surveillance, medical monitoring, safety evaluation, and data-driven decision-making.

The role blends statistical expertise, business acumen, and AI-enabled approaches to transform complex clinical data into actionable insights that improve operational efficiency and patient safety.