Director, TA Lead Evidence Planning - Neuroscience

Summary

Join AbbVie as a Director, TA Lead Evidence Planning - Neuroscience and contribute to the discovery and delivery of innovative medicines. Partner with Medical Affairs + Health Impact (MHI) leaders to plan and execute the operational strategy for evidence generation, focusing on real-world data. Lead governance forums, such as the Scientific Review Committee and Global Evidence Teams. Oversee externally sponsored research, including Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS). Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate research opportunities and align recommendations with strategic initiatives. Analyze metrics, communicate program information, and lead innovation and continuous improvement activities. This hybrid role, preferably based in Lake County, IL, requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and extensive experience in pharmaceutical research.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent required; degree in scientific field required; Advanced degree is desirable
• Must have at least 12 years of Pharmaceutical industry-related and/or transferrable work experience including work on more than one therapeutic area; experience with Medical Affairs research activities is preferred
• Demonstrates strong leadership competencies with broad business orientation, including a proven high level of competency on planning and execution of research studies
• Thinks strategically, anticipates issues, solves problems, and makes decisions based on new and emerging information while keeping the long-term vision in mind
• Proven record of building effective working relationships across functions and geographic locations, including proven ability to successfully lead cross-functional, cross-geographic teams
• Demonstration of successful coaching and mentoring; functions as a role model and driver of AbbVie leadership attributes
• Understands the global research environment from operations as well as from the application of standard business procedures (Global Regulations, Ethics and Compliance), including a proficient understanding of and proven performance with AbbVie’s governance or a matrixed governance; capable of meeting changing business and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

• Partners with MHI leaders at asset/indication level; accountable for planning of the operations strategy for Medical Affairs’ evidence generation portfolio of real-world data
• Liaison between Evidence Execution and Evidence Planning for asset/indication; including facilitation of asset/indication-specific team communications/meetings. Connects with Head of Evidence Execution to ensure timely execution of evidence generation book of work
• Considered a subject matter expert in generation of real-world data; performs at a level of operational excellence and strategic thinking with extensive knowledge of the assigned asset/indication
• In alignment with the asset’s integrated evidence plan (IEP), accountable to deliver on the operational strategy and activities associated with execution of external evidence generation
• Oversight of all externally sponsored research funded at a global level,  partnering with the Evidence Execution Specialist on Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS); work with MA leadership on the creation of IIS strategic priorities
• Serves as Operational Lead/Facilitator of research governance teams, such as the Scientific Review Committee (i.e., GUS-RC) and Global Evidence Team (GET), including working with the TA on the organization of IIS Strategic Priorities;  contributing member of Exploratory Data Teams (EDAT) and other working teams as needed
• Provide support to Evidence Planning Director for TA in Alliance Management and associated activities of partnered assets; inform evidence execution team members of decisions impacting the program, specifically study execution
• Act as a Study Lead for one or more research study(s) during planning stage: concept/research proposal design, prioritization, and governance review; ensure timely and smooth transition to Evidence Execution team (which may include Collaborations)
• Works with TA Leadership/cross-functional GET in the evaluation of research opportunities and align recommendations with MHI strategic initiatives to provide operational input on study design and feasibility
• Analyzes metrics and recommends appropriate action as necessary
• Effectively communicate program information through the planning and execution of meetings and presentations and, depending on the program status/topic, present recommendations to GET, Medical Affairs Team (MAT) and/or Senior Leadership
• Active contributor for Integrated Evidence Generation Reviews and associated budget for assigned TA asset/indication
• Leads large scoped, cross-functional innovation and continuous improvement activities/projects  with significant business impacts, ensuring effective change management across the impacted organization(s)
• Lead a team culture of information sharing and team building

Preferred Qualifications

Direct people management experience is preferred

Benefits

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