Director, Oncology Clinical Pharmacology Leader

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Director of Clinical Pharmacology (Oncology) to lead PK/PD activities, strategic drug development planning, and regulatory collaboration. You will manage teams across Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, shaping timelines, risk assessments, and cross-functional alignment with senior management.

The role requires global leadership across R&D, regulatory and business development, with extensive experience in PK/PD, pharmacometrics, and drug development programs within

Qualifications

• PhD with typically 9+ years of experience or PharmD with typically 11+ years.
• Master's Degree with typically 17+ years of related work.
• Bachelor's Degree with typically 19+ years or more of related work.
• Experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology.

Responsibilities

• Independently leads Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD activities and major projects.
• Assists R&D senior management in action plans meeting drug development objectives.
• Identifies issues across complex projects and leads risk assessments and contingency plans.
• Provides timelines to assess portfolio opportunities and negotiates with other functions.
• Provides expert scientific and strategic consultation to R&D, Regulatory and management.
• Leads regulatory documents writing, submission and responses to agency comments.
• Independently conducts due diligence assessments and represents Clinical Pharmacology on teams.
• Identifies and develops process improvement initiatives and reviews recommendations for approval.
• Leads departmental goals and strategic PK/PD decisions.
• Manages personnel development, mentoring, and delegation.
• Leads cross-functional teams and ensures high-performing teams.

Skills

Leadership

PK/PD

Pharmacometrics

Drug development

Cross-functional

Regulatory liaison

Team management

Communication

Education

PhD

PharmD

Master's degree in Science

Bachelor's Degree in Science

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a Director of Clinical Pharmacology (Oncology) to lead PK/PD activities, strategic drug development planning, and regulatory collaboration. You will manage teams across Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, shaping timelines, risk assessments, and cross-functional alignment with senior management.

The role requires global leadership across R&D, regulatory and business development, with extensive experience in PK/PD, pharmacometrics, and drug development programs within