Director, Clinical Data & AI Convergence

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Clinical Director for Clinical Data and AI Convergence to lead physician‑level oversight of data‑driven AI initiatives across R&D. You will identify opportunities to transform workflows, accelerate trial execution, and improve decision quality while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include setting strategic direction, architecting integrated analytics‑ready workflows, validating AI outputs for trial design and patient selection, and

Qualifications

• MD/DO with 8–10 years in pharma/biotech clinical development or translational medicine.
• Deep understanding of the clinical development lifecycle, trial design, regulatory submission.
• Proven success leading enterprise‑level workflow transformations integrating AI and digital tools.
• Ability to translate between clinical, technical and operational perspectives.
• Experience influencing across matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal clinical integration authority for Convergence initiatives.
• Architect integrated, analytics‑ready workflows and ensure interoperability and governance.
• Oversee validation of AI outputs for patient selection, endpoints, and trial optimization.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML concepts

Communication across disciplines

Regulatory knowledge

Clinical development knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Education

MD/DO or non-US equivalent

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Hugging Face

Airflow

Kubeflow

MLflow

Python

R

Job description

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Clinical Director for Clinical Data and AI Convergence to lead physician‑level oversight of data‑driven AI initiatives across R&D. You will identify opportunities to transform workflows, accelerate trial execution, and improve decision quality while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include setting strategic direction, architecting integrated analytics‑ready workflows, validating AI outputs for trial design and patient selection, and