Director, Clinical & Performance Insights (remote)

AbbVie Inc; North Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc is seeking a Director for Clinical & Performance Insights, focusing on strategic leadership in analytics for clinical development operations. This role will drive the enhancement of AbbVie’s performance analytics systems, working closely with multiple departments to ensure data-informed clinical trials and operational excellence.

Benefits

Paid time off, including vacation and holidays

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) participation

Short-term and long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience in pharma, biotech, or healthcare.
• Demonstrated leadership of platform teams related to performance management.
• Experience in translating complex needs into actionable strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and execution for VISION and CATALYST platforms.
• Oversee a team ensuring platform excellence and continuous improvement.
• Guide platform governance and investment decisions through collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Change Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MS) preferred

Tools

Tableau

Spotfire

Power BI

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

The Director, Clinical & Performance Insights is a critical leader responsible for the strategy, delivery, and evolution of AbbVie’s performance analytics platforms within Clinical Development Operations (CDO). This includes VISION—AbbVie’s study performance tracking and forecasting system—and CATALYST, a machine learning–driven site selection engine. The Director sets the strategic direction, leads cross-functional governance and change management efforts, and ensures these systems are enabling smarter, faster clinical development. As a senior leader within CDO, this individual will partner closely with BTS, DSS, and other R&D stakeholders to advance AbbVie’s data-informed trial execution model.

Responsibilities:

Lead the end-to-end strategy and execution for VISION and CATALYST, AbbVie’s enterprise platforms for study tracking and site selection, ensuring alignment with CDO and R&D priorities.

• Oversee a team of system owners, analytics leads, and strategy/change management professionals who ensure platform excellence, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Translate platform strategies into clear roadmaps with defined short- and long-term milestones, in collaboration with BTS, DSS, and clinical function leaders.
• Guide platform governance, enhancement prioritization, and investment decisions through stakeholder forums and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure platforms provide integrated, forward-looking insights to internal stakeholders, driving action and accountability across study teams.
• Serve as a senior advisor and interface to business and technical leaders on the use of predictive analytics and study performance data.
• Continuously evaluate system capabilities, user feedback, and industry trends to ensure AbbVie remains at the forefront of clinical trial analytics innovation.
• Champion strategic change initiatives to drive adoption and impact, including targeted communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with cross-functional peers to align platform outputs with enterprise data standards, R&D portfolio metrics, and performance improvement goals.
• Represent CDO in internal and external forums related to data visualization, predictive analytics, and operational insight generation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, business, or technical field (e.g., data science, clinical research, IT, public health); advanced degree preferred (e.g., MBA, MPH, MS)
• Minimum 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare industry, with strong exposure to clinical trials, operations, and analytics
• Demonstrated leadership of platform teams or enterprise tools related to data visualization, performance management, or predictive analytics
• Experience translating complex business needs into actionable system strategies, roadmaps, and technology investments
• Excellent communication and executive engagement skills; demonstrated ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders
• Familiarity with predictive analytics, machine learning models, and modern visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Spotfire, Power BI)
• Understanding of clinical operations data flows, performance KPIs, and cross-functional trial management
• Strong background in change management, governance, and strategic planning across technical and business functions
• Prior consulting experience in life sciences and/or product ownership in a GxP or regulated environment is a plus

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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