Senior Medical Director - Patient Safety

PowerToFly; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Pharmacovigilance Lead within the Product Safety Team to guide late‑stage oncology programs. You will set safety strategies, oversee surveillance, signal detection, risk management, and contribute to pre‑NDA and NDA submissions with cross‑functional partners.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, mentor colleagues, and ensure regulatory compliance while shaping dose selection and safety monitoring in clinical trials.

Qualifications

• MD/DO with internal medicine residency required; PhD or Clinical Pharmacology fellowship preferred in addition to MD/DO, not required
• 2–5 years of Pharmacovigilance / Clinical Development experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Previous experience supporting regulatory submissions (IND/BLA submissions) is required
• Oncology patient safety experience is required

Responsibilities

• Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance
• Responsible for safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combined products
• Lead and set the strategy for key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, medical safety assessments, regulatory responses and risk management plans, NDA/sNDA submission – safety component
• Apply current regulatory guidance as appropriate for safety surveillance and authorship of PV documents
• Analyze and interpret aggregate safety data and communicate these analysis and interpretation to cross-functional teams, executive leadership and externally, as needed
• Effectively write, review and provide input on technical documents independently
• Over oversight and responsibility for leading the strategy for periodic reports (DSURs, PSURs, PADERs etc.)
• Responsible for implementing risk management strategies for assigned products
• Proactively engaging, inspiring, coaching and mentoring team and colleagues
• Opportunities to co-author publications and participate in initiatives to continue developing and growing as a safety leader
• Strong team player, able to adapt and work in a fast pace environment
• Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Skills

MD/DO with residency

Pharmacovigilance experience

Clinical development experience

Regulatory submissions experience

Oncology patient safety experience

Education

MD/DO degree

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The Product Safety Team (PST) lead for late stage oncology products, under the direction of the Group Lead and TA Head will be actively and closely collaborating with the development medical lead, setting the strategy for the oncology programs. PST lead will be responsible to one or more products and will ensuring safety through the product lifecycle (e.g. surveillance, signal detection, validation and assessment, risks assessment and mitigations strategies, tox management, etc…) together with the other members of the safety team (safety scientists, safety architects, safety PM, and other cross functional colleagues). The PST lead will also closely collaborate with a PK and toxicology leads, regulatory and clinical development leads as well as medical affairs colleagues to help guide dose selection and regimen, inclusion/exclusion criteria and safety monitoring for first for clinical trials as well as PMOS.PST lead will be interpreting regulations related to pharmacovigilance supporting all patient safety activities, and will be leading the safety components of pre-NDA and NDA/sNDA submissions, regulatory responses, label and label updates, RMPs.

Responsibilities

• Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance
• Responsible for safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combined products
• Lead and set the strategy for key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, medical safety assessments, regulatory responses and risk management plans, NDA/sNDA submission – safety component
• Apply current regulatory guidance as appropriate for safety surveillance and authorship of PV documents
• Analyze and interpret aggregate safety data and communicate these analysis and interpretation to cross-functional teams, executive leadership and externally, as needed
• Effectively write, review and provide input on technical documents independently
• Oversight and responsibility for leading the strategy for periodic reports (DSURs, PSURs, PADERs etc.)
• Responsible for implementing risk management strategies for assigned products
• Proactively engaging, inspiring, coaching and mentoring team and colleagues
• Opportunities to co-author publications and participate in initiatives to continue developing and growing as a safety leader
• Strong team player, able to adapt and work in a fast pace environment
• Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Qualifications

• MD / DO with 2+ years of internal medicine residency with patient management experience required; PhD or Clinical Pharmacology fellowship is preferred in addition to MD / DO, not required
• 2-5years of Pharmacovigilance / Clinical Development experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Previous experience supporting regulatory submissions (IND/BLA submissions) is required
• Oncology patient safety experience is required
• Effectively analyze and guide analysis of clinical data and epidemiological information
• Effectively present recommendations / opinions in group environment both internally and externally
• Write, review and provide input on technical documents
• Work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment

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, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin 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 toparticipatein 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 employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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What AbbVie Has to Offer

Our work can—and does—have a tangible, lasting impact on millions of people. But it’s not just the results that matter. How we achieve them matters, too. Leading with purpose, we work to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. We do that by putting our expertise, resources and talent to work to make a real difference for patients, communities and our world.