Senior Scientific Director, Clinical Development - Consumer Eye Care Product Development

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Purpose:

Leads cross-functional collaborations on identifying and developing consumer eyecare products (artificial tears, gels and ointments). Leads the direction, planning, and interpretation of clinical trials or research activities within consumer eye care innovation of one or more programs. Participates in and may lead cross-functional teams to generate, deliver, and disseminate high-quality data supporting consumer eye care product scientific and business strategy.

Responsibilities:

•Serves as an in-house expert in identification and development of consumer eye care products. As required by program needs, in partnership with Discovery, Translational, and CMC colleagues contribute to design and implement translational strategies. May participate in or lead clinical development contributions to due diligence or other business development activity.

• Serves as a champion for innovation in consumer eye care. Actively solicits opinion leader interactions related to the disease area(s); partners with Medical Affairs, Commercial and other functions in these activities as required, consistent with corporate policies, to ensure that broad cross-functional perspectives are incorporated into Clinical Development Plans and protocols as appropriate.

•Leads and demonstrates ownership of the design and implementation of multiple clinical development programs (or one large, complex program) in support of the overall product development plan, based on strong medical and scientific principles, knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements, AbbVie’s customers, markets, business operations and emerging issues. Oversees project-related education of investigators, study site personnel and AbbVie study staff.

•May have responsibility for leading clinical study teams, monitoring overall study integrity and review, interpretation and communication of accumulating data pertaining to safety and efficacy of the molecule. Along with Clinical Operations, is responsible for ensuring agreed-upon study enrollment and overall timelines for key deliverables.

•Primary responsibility for and ownership of design, analysis, interpretation and reporting of scientific content of protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study reports, regulatory submissions and responses and other program documents.

•May oversee the work of Medical and/or Scientific Directors and of Clinical Scientists working on the same or related programs.

•May serve on or co-chair Integrated Evidence Strategy Team(s), with responsibility for development of a rigorous, cross-functionally-aligned, vetted Clinical Development Plan with full consideration of contingencies and alternative approaches. In the role of Co- Chair, responsibilities may include supervision of matrix team members; serving as Clinical Research representative to lend clinical development or medical expertise to Asset Development Teams (ADTs).

•Stays abreast of professional information and technology through conferences, medical literature and other available training, to augment expertise in the therapeutic area. May represent AbbVie at key external meetings.

•Responsible for understanding the regulatory requirements related to the clinical studies and global drug development and accountable for complying with those requirements. Serves as a clinical representative for key regulatory discussions.

•Ensures adherence to Good Clinical Practices, pharmacovigilance standards, standard operating procedures and to all other quality standards in conducting research.

•Bachelors degree in the sciences; advanced degree (e.g., MS, PhD, OD, MD, PharmD) preferred.

•At least 8 years of product development experience with 5 years of experience in consumer eye care in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, or equivalent.

•Direct experience in leading cross-functional and translational development preferred.

•Ability to run a complex clinical research program independently.

•Proven leadership skills and ability to bring out the best in others on a cross-functional global team. Must be able to lead through influence.

•Ability to interact externally and internally to support a global scientific and business strategy.

•Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory and compliance requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development of clinical strategy and the design of study protocols.

•Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

•Ability to exercise judgment and address complex problems and create solutions for one or more projects.

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. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-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 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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