| Company Name: |
AbbVie |
| Location: |
North Chicago, IL |
| Position Type: |
Full Time |
| Post Date: |
03/13/2026 |
| Expire Date: |
04/12/2026 |
| Job Categories: |
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Finance/Economics, Information Technology, Sales, Science, Executive Management, Quality Control, Medical |
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Medical Director, Medical Safety Review
Company Description
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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.
Job Description
Purpose: The primary focus of this role is to provide Medical Safety Review (MSR) departmental and therapeutic area leadership in addition to medical review of clinical trial SAEs and associated functional area activities. Responsibilities: - Demonstrates significant functional area ownership; contributes above and beyond the level of individual case review by leading multiple projects or initiatives (including complex, high risk activities)
- Partners to develop MSO departmental strategy.
- Provides overall leadership to one or more therapeutic areas in primary role; may also serve in secondary role for additional therapeutic areas.
- Responsible for people management with one or more direct reports.
- Performs medical review of clinical SAEs.
- Develops Company Analysis for SUSARs as required.
- Responsible for accurate and timely communication with all clinical trial stakeholders.
- Performs causality assessment of adverse events in post-marketing individual case safety reports.
- Understands safety profile of assigned AbbVie products and development compounds as well as safety aspects of relevant therapeutic area drugs and patient populations.
- Understands disease state for each indication within assigned AbbVie products and development compounds.
- Understands global regulations, processes and practices and can operationalize changes as necessary.
- Leads PPS initiatives, changes to controlled procedures and MSR training activities; supports audits, inspections and CAPA investigations as necessary.
Qualifications
- 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 with direction
- Work collaboratively in a team environment and be self-starting and able to work independently
- Ability to effectively present recommendations / opinions in group environment
- Fluency, both written and oral, in English
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this postingbased on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore orless than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees. This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.
Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paidandmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visithttps://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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