Associate Director, Global Site Management

Summary

Join AbbVie as an Associate Director, Global Site Management and lead a team of Site Management Leads. You will be responsible for strategic direction, on-time delivery of milestones, and ensuring compliance and quality. Collaborate with cross-functional partners, conduct project reviews, and drive operational excellence. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, previous AbbVie experience, and 10+ years of clinical research experience. AbbVie offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and participation in short-term and long-term incentive programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, typically in a scientific or (para)medical field
• Previous or current experience working at AbbVie
• Minimum of 10 years of clinical research experience, including 3 years project management experience and 1 year of direct line management
• Advanced working knowledge of ICH and GCP guidelines
• Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking and to think strategically, to drive operational execution, using data to drive business decisions
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment with experience in managing virtual teams and an ability to influence and align stakeholders, and be a model and driver of AbbVie’s leadership attributes
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives and drive smart decision making. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate persuasively and with clarity, flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements, resourcefulness and creativity
• Demonstration of successful managing, coaching, mentoring, and talent management globally. Expertise in drug development, operations, strategic and tactical planning and resource/budget planning across global geographies. Demonstration of successful execution of program in a fast‐paced environment managing multiple priorities
• Demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills including fluency in English. Excellent planning and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively and efficiently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Strong ability to create and deliver presentations
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of ~7-10 Site Management Leads (3 levels) and be accountable for strategic direction and on-time delivery of assigned indication/program portfolio milestones for CSM in a world class manner, ensuring compliance and quality
• Collaborate with other GSM Associate Directors to build and maintain a consistent TA framework for Site Management Leads to succeed given the right training, tools and expectations. Develop and deploy internal communication strategies and provide input into external communication across assigned TA portfolio
• Work with cross-functional partners (e.g. Clinical Study Leadership (CSL) PL, CDSO PL, SSU Global and Area Directors, etc.) and CSM Area and Country leaders to incorporate CSM data driven strategic insights across assigned TA portfolio and to ensure alignment on implementation strategy and plans, in support of their assigned Site Management Leads
• Be accountable for providing strategic oversight of the assigned studies to support SMLs in issue resolution to ensure delivery of the milestones, acting as the point of escalation for project related issues and leading stakeholder management at the TA level
• Conduct CSM project review of assigned programs/indications, by use of dashboards, KPIs, and other tools, identifying risk(s) across assigned TA portfolio and aligns with Clinical Study Leadership PLs, CSM Area and Country leadership on related mitigation and/or action plans
• Represent CSM organization in governance bodies for Enterprise Priority programs and support project review by providing TA/program level insights and asks from CSM teams across studies across assigned TA portfolio
• Drive for operational excellence by ensuring that CSM lessons learned are shared, and that best practices and strategies are consistently leveraged within and across Therapeutic Areas. Lead innovative process improvements and ensure change management including development and implementation of more efficient and agile ways for CSM to provide oversight on meeting targets for site selection, site engagement, activation, enrollment, data collection, and cleaning
• Be accountable for Site Management Leads study assignments, onboarding, and training within assigned TA. Be responsible to develop and supervise assigned Site Management Leads creating an inclusive and innovative environment where staff and studies will succeed, including enhancing CSM tools, processes, and communication. Be responsible for contributing/developing and maintaining Site Management Lead processes and training materials; within and across TAs to ensure consistent application of Site Management Lead processes globally, as well as tailored updates to include special consideration per assigned TA
• Represent GSM organization in cross-functional meetings and initiatives to improve end to end processes ensuring feasibility, efficiency, and agility for CSM, CDO, and Global Therapeutics
• Maintain knowledge of ICH/GCP, regulatory requirements, AbbVie SOPs, and assigned Therapeutic Area

Preferred Qualifications

Seamless collaborator and strong communicator with demonstrated ability to influence without authority – easily builds relationships across geographic locations and gains cross functional alignment

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Short-term incentive programs
• Long-term incentive programs