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Purpose:

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:

• Facilitates cross-functional clinical study team interactions to assess overall design and operational feasibility


• 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 risks from multiple perspectives


• Designs, prepares, and runs cross-functional meetings and forums to be effective and for clear outcomes


• Leads and manages projects to continuously improve for Study Feasibility & Recruitment capabilities and impacts


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Core Competencies: 

• Strategic, agile thinking


• Complex problem solving


• Confident presence and strong communications


• Leading through influence


• Natural collaboration


• Detail and analytic orientation


• Cross-functional stakeholder management at all levels  

Qualifications:

This is a global opportunity. Office based preferred but will consider remote candidates.

• Bachelor’s or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences


• Minimum of 8 years of pharmaceutical related experience with at least 5 years in clinical research/project leadership/consulting


• 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

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• 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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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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 employee 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. ​

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