Associate Director, Study Feasibility

ABBVIE; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentive programs

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Study Feasibility Associate Director to lead global feasibility and recruitment discussions for phase 2/3 trials. You will partner with study teams across multiple countries, guiding site selection and protocol review while coordinating with clinical development operations to optimize timelines and outcomes.

The role requires extensive pharma experience, leadership and strategic consulting skills, and the ability to influence without formal authority in a highly collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in pure, applied, or technical sciences.
• Pharma drug development experience preferred.
• Strong leadership in scientific analyses and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Designs, prepares, and facilitates cross-functional global strategy discussions with AbbVie leaders to assess operational feasibility.
• Supports strategic planning for global phase 2/3 trials across multiple countries with large study budgets.
• Drive analytical insights and recruitment planning across AbbVie functional teams.
• Conducts detailed scientific, analytical, and operational analyses for study teams.
• Provides consultation on country strategy, site selection, and recruitment timelines.
• Leads projects to improve Study Feasibility & Recruitment capabilities.

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences

Job description

• Compensation: USD 141500 - USD 268500 - yearly

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 atwww.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn, Facebook ,Instagram ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

As a Study Feasibility Associate Director, you will be part of AbbVie's Clinical Development Operations (CDO) function, which is responsible for running clinical trial operations around the world. In this role you will partner with and advise study teams on design feasibility and certain aspects of design strategy, including country and site selection, protocol review and assessment of patient burden, and related implications for patient recruitment and study timelines. This is a highly collaborative and analytical role, which will rely on your expert facilitation skills, your ability to influence without authority, and your strong experience in clinical study design, operations, and management.

Responsibilities

• Dynamic leader who designs, prepares, and facilitates cross-functional global strategy discussions that can include 20 or more senior level AbbVie leaders to assess operational feasibility and optimize/develop effective execution strategies.
• Responsible to support strategic planning for delivery of global phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials within Abbvie portfolio. Large Scale studies may be conducted in over 35 countries, supported by teams of 250 or more AbbVie study team members with study budgets exceeding 200 million dollars.
• Responsible for matrix management to help drive analytical insights and study recruitment planning across multiple AbbVie functional teams.
• Conducts detailed scientific, analytical, and operational analyses to prepare for and support study team engagements.
• Provides scientific and strategic consultation on country strategy, site selection, protocol and patient burden, recruitment, and timelines.
• Identifies and analyzes important connections within and across therapeutic areas to optimize study performance at the portfolio level.
• Leads and manages projects to continuously improve Study Feasibility & Recruitment team capabilities and impacts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of pharmaceutical related experience with at least 5 years in clinical research/project leadership.
• Bachelor’s or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences
• Drug development and/or scientific project leadership experience preferred
• Therapeutic area background in Oncology, Neurology, or Immunology preferred
• Strong working knowledge of pharma drug development processes
• Recognized contributor in complex scientific analyses and decision making
• Demonstrated leadership skills with broad scientific, strategic, and business orientations

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.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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