Clinical Research Physician

BioSpace; Shanghai (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Clinical Research Physician to lead China local development projects, guiding trial strategy and regulatory planning while ensuring high-quality execution and scientific integrity.

The role collaborates with Global & JAPAC teams across Regulatory, Medical Affairs and CDO to align pathways for new compounds and registrations in China, ensuring compliant and efficient development programs.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree with strong medical background in the TA area; 3+ years in medical/clinical development in pharma or equivalent.
• Understanding of development program interactions among Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development and Commercial objectives.
• Experience in leading multiple diverse clinical development programs is a plus.
• Ability to analyze and summarize scientific/clinical data and develop regulatory-relevant recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Propose development strategies and clinical pathways for new Chinese registrations.
• Act as China Local Development Project Lead to assess new trial opportunities and prioritize diseases/ compounds.
• Design clinical development plans and protocols meeting local regulatory requirements for efficient registration.
• Initiate Development-led medical activities (surveys, Ad Board meetings, KOL visits) to support plans.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs to develop efficient regulatory filing materials and pathways.
• Establish partnerships with Chinese academia and key study centers for planning and execution.
• Provide medical training to CDO and investigators to ensure trial quality and compliance.
• Offer local medical support to global study teams including trial monitoring and data analysis.
• Ensure smooth handover to Medical Affairs for approved indications and launch activities.
• Maintain compliance with national laws, regulations, and AbbVie standards.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific communication

Clinical development strategy

Study design insights

English fluency

Education

Medical Degree

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

PURPOSE STATEMENT: Clinical Research Physician represents frontline scientific expertise for assigned AbbVie TA development in China. Provides clinical science insights on portfolio assessment, developmental plan formation, protocol discussion, trial quality and safety oversight, registration approval, and life cycle management. Supports decision of TA Science Lead for achieving the scientific goals with quality evidence and thoughts; establishes scientific partnerships with China academia. Within TA areas, the position works with Global & JAPAC development teams, Clinical Development Operations (CDO), Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Commercial Development, to: 1) identify unmet medical needs for related TA development assets, 2) lead China local development project team to propose development strategies and clinical pathways for new compound registration in China, 3) participate protocol discussion from China, 4) ensure study level safety and quality with CDO and investigators during the trial conduct, 5) support regulatory submissions.

1. Supports the TA Head and Global TA Science Lead, proposes development strategies and clinical pathways for new compound registrations in China.
2. Acts as China Local Development Project Lead to assess new trial opportunities. Provides scientific expertise in prioritizing diseases and compounds for China, including opportunities for alliances and partnerships. Provides China scientific inputs to the global TPP.
3. Provides China clinical expertise to design clinical development plans and protocol discussion, ensuring the study design meeting the local regulatory requirements, aiming for efficient development tactics for registration.
4. Initiates proper Development-led medical activities, i.e. medical surveys, Ad Board meetings, KOL visits and other insights development, to support clinical development plan formation and execution.
5. Works closely with Regulatory Affairs to develop efficient pathway for registration with scientific justification, generating and reviewing China regulatory filing materials, based on clinical expertise from CTA through NDA approval.
6. Establishes scientific partnership with Chinese academia and key study centers for effective planning and high-quality implementation in China.
7. Provides medical/scientific training on program specific standards to CDO and investigators to ensure consistency through the process of design, conduct and reporting of clinical trials.
8. Provides local medical support to Global study team, including trial medical monitoring, responding to protocol-specific site questions, resolving data queries, and performing analysis to address questions on efficacy and safety etc.
9. Ensures seamless communication and handover to medical affairs of approved indications and support launch activities.
10. Ensures all activities are in compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie's policies, procedures and accepted standards of best practice.

KEY INTERFACES:

1. Affiliate: RA, Commercial Development, CDO, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Public Affairs
2. JAPAC R&D and NPI members
3. Global ADT members
4. Chinese academia
5. Regulatory authority
6. Health authority

Qualifications

1. Medical Degree. With a strong medical background of related TA area, some knowledge of the drug development process and the regulatory framework for clinical development. Working experiences (≥ 3 years) in medical and clinical development group of pharmaceutical (or biopharmaceutical) company or equivalent clinical practice is essential.
2. Understanding of the developmental program interplay among Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development and Commercial objectives. Experienced in leading multiple, diverse clinical development programs is plus.
3. Have insights to study design, good knowledge of data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation are required.
4. Strong verbal and written communication skills are required to complement the ability to analyze and summarize scientific/clinical data and develop recommendations that affect the conduct of trial and the content of regulatory documents.
5. Effective collaboration with peers, stakeholders and partners to achieve positive impact to development results.
6. High customer orientation and patients-centric thinking.
7. Strong commitment to be compliant with all the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity.
8. Fluent spoken English and solid written English skills.

Additional Information

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