Safety Data Science Lead (Pharmacovigilance)

ABBVIE; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in South San Francisco, CA, seeks Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences to lead surveillance and signal management across the product lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare regulatory submissions and safety communications for senior management and authorities.

The role requires a Health Sciences degree with pharmacovigilance knowledge, strong data analysis, and leadership to mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Degree in a Health Sciences field (e.g., Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Nursing).
• Knowledge of drug development, regulatory requirements, and safety science.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary, matrix team with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform standard surveillance for products across lifecycle by reviewing safety data.
• Collaborate with safety/clinical teams to develop signal assessment strategies.
• Analyze data for signal assessment and prepare materials for regulatory requests.
• Assess impact of safety issues on benefit-risk and inform risk minimization.
• Prepare safety sections of CSRs, CSMS, and risk management plans.
• Mentor and train new safety scientists.

Skills

Surveillance

Signal detection

Pharmacovigilance

Data analysis

Regulatory awareness

Education

Health Sciences degree

Masters/PhD in related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Regulatory databases

Job description

AbbVie in South San Francisco, CA, seeks Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences to lead surveillance and signal management across the product lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare regulatory submissions and safety communications for senior management and authorities.

The role requires a Health Sciences degree with pharmacovigilance knowledge, strong data analysis, and leadership to mentor junior staff.