Senior Scientist I- Preclinical Safety Data System Owner

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) participation

Job summary

Allergan is seeking a PCS Data System Owner to partner with Information Research and data system vendors to enhance PCS workflows. This role includes user training, troubleshooting, and ensuring data system compliance.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience or a Master's degree with 8 years of experience. The position offers comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience for Bachelor's degree holders.
• 8 years of experience for Master's degree holders.
• 0 years of experience for PhD holders.

Responsibilities

• Supports user requirements and consults on platform suitability.
• Interacts with vendors and manages business platform lifecycle.
• Resolves project hurdles using technical expertise.
• Maintains compliance with data integrity and security standards.
• Maximizes team impact across multiple PCS systems.
• Drives Agile methodology for efficient development.
• Mentors/supervises contractors as necessary.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Job Description

The PCS Data System Owner is an expert in PCS data systems as they are applied to PCS workflows and data flows. He/she will partner with Information Research, data system vendors, and contract staff/consultants to develop workflow templates, custom fields & calculations and other functionality in Core Enterprise Data Systems (e.g., Prestima, Ponemah, SEND, etc.) to support PCS business needs. Serves as the voice of scientists and Dev Sci system users regarding system issues and enhancements required to enable current and new data & digital capabilities, provides system user training to support new system implementations and upgrades, and helps scientists troubleshoot data system issues to enable and improve PCS workflows and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Supports user requirements engineering in partnership with PCS functions. Consults regarding suitability of a given business platform (“as-is”, “enhanced”) and “buy vs. build” decisions in alignment with the over‑arching PCS data‑ and systems architecture.
• Closely interacts with business platform vendors (together with BTS/IR IT System Owner) and keeps up to date with new developments. Responsible for life cycle management (update, upgrade, enhancement) of a given business platform from a functional perspective.
• Demonstrates the ability to resolve key project hurdles and assumptions by effectively utilizing available information and technical expertise.
• Understands and adheres to corporate standards of data integrity, data system validation and information security as appropriate.
• Maintains strong expertise across multiple core PCS business platform systems to maximize impact and flexibility of the team.
• Drives use of Agile methodology to ensure efficient systems and applications development that puts prototype solutions into the hands of PCS scientists with rapid iteration of further enhancements.
• May mentor/supervise a team of one or more contractors; is accountable for the effective performance of the team/individuals.

Actively participates in communities and user groups outside of AbbVie to learn best practices from vendors and industry peers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and typically 10 years of experience.
• Master’s degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience.
• PhD and typically 0 years of experience.

Benefits

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short‑term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employer remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

Equal Opportunity

AbbVie is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only – to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html. US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, learn more at https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html