Description:
As a Study Feasibility Associate Director, you will be part of AbbVie’s Clinical Development Operations (CDO) function, which is responsible for running clinical trial operations around the world.
In this role you will partner with and advise study teams on design feasibility and certain aspects of design strategy, including country and site selection, protocol review and assessment of patient burden, and related implications for patient recruitment and study timelines. This is a highly collaborative and analytical role, which will rely on your expert facilitation skills, your ability to influence without authority, and your strong experience in clinical study design, operations, and management.
Responsibilities
- Dynamic leader who designs, prepares, and facilitates cross-functional global strategy discussions that can include 20 or more senior level AbbVie leaders to assess operational feasibility and optimize/develop effective execution strategies.
- Responsible to support strategic planning for delivery of global phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials within Abbvie portfolio. Large Scale studies may be conducted in over 35 countries, supported by teams of 250 or more AbbVie study team members with study budgets exceeding 200 million dollars.
- Responsible for matrix management to help drive analytical insights and study recruitment planning across multiple AbbVie functional teams.
- Conducts detailed scientific, analytical, and operational analyses to prepare for and support study team engagements.
- Provides scientific and strategic consultation on country strategy, site selection, protocol and patient burden, recruitment, and timelines.
- Identifies and analyzes important connections within and across therapeutic areas to optimize study performance at the portfolio level.
- Leads and manages projects to continuously improve Study Feasibility & Recruitment team capabilities and impacts.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of pharmaceutical related experience with at least 5 years in clinical research/project leadership.
- Bachelor’s or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences
- Drug development and/or scientific project leadership experience preferred
- Therapeutic area background in Oncology, Neurology, or Immunology preferred
- Strong working knowledge of pharma drug development processes
- Recognized contributor in complex scientific analyses and decision making
- Demonstrated leadership skills with broad scientific, strategic, and business orientations