Associate Director, CMC Dossier Strategy and Leadership

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior regulatory CMC leader in the Chicago area to drive global dossier preparation and coordinate cross‑functional teams across chemistry, manufacturing and controls.

You will ensure high‑quality CMC submissions, align strategy with development plans, and mentor staff while driving continuous process improvements in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of CMC experience including late-stage development.
• 2+ years of leadership experience managing a team of technical professionals.
• Interdisciplinary CMC experience required.
• Laboratory-based CMC function translating experimental work into at-scale manufacturing.
• Excellent scientific writing skills including INDs/marketing applications and regulatory knowledge.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to summarize findings timely.

Responsibilities

• Author and coordinate submission documentation for all phases of clinical development of synthetic molecules, emphasizing late-phase programs and marketing applications.
• Lead the global cross-functional CMC Team in completion of regulatory submission documents and ensure awareness of global requirements.
• Develop standard processes and lead CMC project teams in planning, preparation, review and approval of CMC submission sections.
• Mentor/supervise dossier authors and guide performance.
• Collaborate on control strategy development and data package planning to support strategies.
• Identify opportunities for cross-functional process improvements and benchmark industry trends.

Skills

Leadership

Interdisciplinary CMC experience

Scientific writing

Communication skills

Laboratory-based CMC

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Leads global regulatory dossier preparation activities for novel synthetic molecules by coordinating cross-functional teams of subject matter experts, from internal and external third parties. The primary function is to ensure consistent preparation of CMC regulatory submission documents of high scientific and technical quality that are compliant with global regulatory requirements. Implement well-defined, efficient processes for preparation, review and approval of these CMC sections. Plays a critical role in ensuring that the CMC submission strategy is aligned closely with the clinical/regulatory development strategy and provides drug development experience and advice to the CMC team. Influences development of new regulatory guidance, assure timely impact assessment, and implementation of new regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Author and coordinate submission documentation for all phases of clinical development of synthetic molecules, with emphasis on later phase programs and marketing applications, often under significant time pressure. Drive team resolution and author responses to questions from regulatory authorities.
• Leverage extensive drug development experience to lead the global cross-functional CMC Team in completion of global regulatory submission documents. Maintain awareness of global regulatory requirements on pharmaceutical development. Ensure necessary changes to regulations are implemented in local practices and procedures.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, ability to develop important relationships with external collaboration partners and key internal stakeholders. Demonstrate strong negotiating, influencing, and leadership skills.
• Develop standard processes and lead CMC project teams in planning, preparation, review and approval of sections of CMC submission documentation. Develop and maintain submission document templates for CMC regulatory documents in collaboration with CMC Regulatory.
• Embedded in the CMC team throughout development to collaborate on control strategy development and the planning of the data packages that will support the strategies.
• Participates in benchmarking activities to gather insights in industry trends and identify & implement opportunities ensuring control strategies are up-to-date.
• Independently identifies opportunities for improvement of departmental work processes and contributes to cross-functional process improvement projects.
• Actively facilitate the establishment of high performing teams. May mentor/supervise a team of one or more dossier authors and guide and evaluate the performance of those individuals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s with 12, Masters with 10, or PhD with 7 years of CMC functional experience including late-stage development experience
• 2+ years of leadership experience managing a team of technical professionals.
• Interdisciplinary CMC experience required.
• Prior experience in a relevant laboratory-based CMC function (chemistry, analytical, formulation, etc) translating experimental work into at-scale drug substance or drug product manufacturing.
• Excellent scientific writing skills including contributions to INDs and/or marketing applications and knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with a demonstrated ability to summarize and communicate findings in a timely and efficient manner.

Additional Information

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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