Lead Clinical Pharmacology Scientist

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a lead PK scientist to conceive and execute innovative pharmacology research within CPPM. You will generate PK/PD proposals, lead methodological advances, and integrate regulatory science into development programs.

The role requires heading-up clinical pharmacology activities across Phase 1-4, with emphasis on strategy, data analysis, and external communications. AbbVie emphasizes collaboration and scientific leadership.

Qualifications

• PhD or PharmD with related PK/PD experience.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to clinical development by supporting Phase 1-4 studies including study design, and clinical pharmacology strategy.
• Author regulatory documents including protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses reports, relevant section of investigator brochures, common technical documents, white papers, and other similar documents.
• Conduct data analyses including non-compartmental analyses, modeling and simulation, literature data analyses.
• Participate and present at various departmental and cross functional teams such as study teams, clinical pharmacology and biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy team, CPPM leadership team, Journal club.
• Collaborate with scientific support from other Clinical Pharmacology functional groups to provide a unified clinical pharmacology position to clinical, CMC and regulatory teams.
• Author scientific publications and present at scientific conferences.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Scientific acumen

Leadership competencies

Education

PhD in relevant field

PharmD in relevant field

Master’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a lead PK scientist to conceive and execute innovative pharmacology research within CPPM. You will generate PK/PD proposals, lead methodological advances, and integrate regulatory science into development programs.

The role requires heading-up clinical pharmacology activities across Phase 1-4, with emphasis on strategy, data analysis, and external communications. AbbVie emphasizes collaboration and scientific leadership.