Data Science Program Lead – Clinical Trials

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a senior CDSO leader to align study teams with program strategies and to act as the operational lead from DSS. You will coordinate global resources, drive execution, and ensure compliance with GCP/ICH and AbbVie SOPs.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, with mentoring responsibilities for Data Science Associates and potential vendor oversight. This is a full-time position based in the United States.

Qualifications

• 3+ years pharma/clinical research/data management/healthcare experience, or 5+ years of project management experience
• Strong understanding of clinical trial process and clinical technology
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence without direct authority
• Demonstrated effective communication and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Aligns CDSO study teams with program- and study-level strategies and leads the CDSO Study Team
• Acts as single point of contact and coordinates DSS study teams to meet operational objectives and engages cross-functional teams
• Interacts with cross-functional team members to achieve program and study objectives
• Utilizes operational analytics and project management tools to optimize execution, manage resources, track progress and prepare status reports
• Ensures adherence to GCPs, ICH Guidelines, AbbVie SOPs and evolving regulations
• Participates in oversight of vendors and provides feedback on study operations and trends
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring Data Science Associates and may supervise contract resources
• Participates in CDSO and cross-functional innovation and process improvement initiatives
• Contributes to study execution “lessons learned” across functions

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Influence

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, MIS, CS, or life sciences

Master’s degree preferred

PMP or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt desired

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a senior CDSO leader to align study teams with program strategies and to act as the operational lead from DSS. You will coordinate global resources, drive execution, and ensure compliance with GCP/ICH and AbbVie SOPs.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, with mentoring responsibilities for Data Science Associates and potential vendor oversight. This is a full-time position based in the United States.