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Medical Director, Neurodegenerative & Movement Disorders, Neuroscience, Global Patient Safety

North Chicago, ILHybridFull TimeDirectorPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • MD
  • DO
  • residency
  • patient management
  • clinical data
  • epidemiological information
  • technical documents
  • English

Nice to have

  • Master Public Health

Role summary

AbbVie is seeking a Medical Director for Neurodegenerative & Movement Disorders within their Neuroscience Global Patient Safety team. This role supports the Product Safety Lead in overseeing the safety surveillance of neuroscience products throughout their lifecycle. Responsibilities include applying knowledge of pharmacology and toxicology, conducting safety surveillance for pharmaceutical and drug-device combination products, authoring key pharmacovigilance documents, analyzing aggregate safety data, and communicating findings to cross-functional teams. The role requires an MD/DO with 2+ years of residency and patient management experience, strong clinical data analysis and technical writing skills, and the ability to work collaboratively and independently.

Purpose:

Responsible for supporting the Product Safety Lead (PST) in overseeing the comprehensive safety surveillance of one or more neuroscience products throughout their lifecycle, including signal management, interpretation of pharmacovigilance regulations, and supporting all safety deliverables.

Responsibilities:

  • Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance
  • Safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combination neuroscience products
  • Contribute to the authorship of key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to medical safety assessments, periodic safety reports, regulatory responses and risk management plans
  • 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 crossfunctional teams
  • Oversight of safety surveillance and pharmacovigilance activities for neuroscience products in clinical trials and post marketing setting
  • As the PST Lead write, review and provide input on technical documen
  • MD / DO with 2+ years of residency with patient management experience required
  • Master Public Health is preferred in addition to MD / DO
  • Effectively analyze clinical data and epidemiological information required
  • Effectively write technical documents
  • Work collaboratively in a team environment and be self-starting and able to work independently
  • Ability to effectively present recommendation / opinions in group environment
  • Fluency, both written and oral, in English

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 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.​

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. 

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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 at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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