Data Science Program Lead II/III (Remote)

AbbVie Inc; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in North Carolina seeks a Data Science Team Lead to manage clinical trial operations. This role involves aligning study teams, ensuring compliance with regulations, and utilizing analytics for program execution. Candidates should have extensive experience in clinical research and a relevant degree. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Short-term and long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• 8+ years of pharma/clinical research/data management/health care experience or 10+ years of project management experience.
• In-depth understanding of clinical trial processes and stakeholder involvement.
• Management of a clinical trial from initiation through to completion in a lead role.

Responsibilities

• Aligns DSS study teams with program and study-level strategies.
• Acts as single point of contact and operational lead from DSS.
• Utilizes operational analytics and project management tools.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Effective communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, management information systems, computer science, or life sciences

Job description

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

Job Description

AbbVie Data Science is the best-in-class team within its cross-industry peer group and is
responsible for bringing people, process, and technology together to generate business value from
clinical trials data. Our operational model is exemplified through execution and innovation. This role
is a key to ensuring successful delivery against the program- and study-level accountabilities
assigned to Data and Statistical Sciences.

Responsibilities:

• Aligns DSS study teams with program- and study-level strategies. Supports governance of assigned programs and studies, both within and outside DSS. Assigned programs may include programs of any size or any complexity
• For assigned programs, acts as single point of contact and accountable operational lead from DSS. Coordinates associated DSS study teams to meet operational objectives. Engages and connects global functional and cross-functional teams at both the program and study levels Interacts with and influences all levels of management and cross-functional team members to achieve program objectives. Represents DS in cross-functional forums and, if assigned, leadership meetings
• Utilizes operational analytics and project management tools to optimize execution of programs and studies, to manage internal and external resources, to track study progress, and to prepare study status reports. Anticipates and identifies issues that could affect timelines of own, as well as studies managed by the team. Anticipates and identifies issues that could affect timelines or quality and develops options and solutions
• Ensure adherence to federal regulations and applicable local regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to functional quality standards. Stays abreast of new and/or evolving local regulations, guidelines and policies related to clinical development. Coordinates and participates as the DS study owner in regulatory inspections and internal quality audits
• Participates in oversight of vendors and provides feedback related to clinical trial operations, issues, and trends in performance
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring team members, as well as providing input into their development
• Leads DSS and cross-functional innovation and process improvement initiatives
• If assigned, responsible for identifying training needs and standardizing and facilitating training solutions for DS roles. Conducts “lessons learned” across functions
• May include direct and/or indirect supervision of staff, as well as contract resources

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management information systems, computer science, or life sciences.
• 8+ years of pharma / clinical research / data management / health care experience or 10+ years of project management experience
• In-depth understanding of clinical trial processes and involved functional stakeholders, and clinical technology.
• Management of a clinical trial from initiation through to completion in a lead role is required.

**job level to be determined commiserate with experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• PMP Certification or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt desired.

Other Required Skills:

• Demonstrated performance as a cross-functional leader.
• Demonstrated ability to influence others without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully coach / mentor in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated effective analytical skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• 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, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in 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 to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in 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 employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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