Director, Global Study Start Up at AbbVie
North Chicago, IL
About the Job
Company Description
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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn.
Job Description
The Global Director, Study Start Up is responsible for management and development of the team of Global SSU Leads.
Responsibilities:
Managing resourcing, hiring, performance reviews and talent development for Global SSU Leads
Leading training and development of SOPs, job aids and work instructions in partnership with SSU
Area Heads
Maintaining study start up execution metrics and KPIs by TA - Driving process improvement, best practice sharing, and lessons learned across SSU
Assuring alignment and standardization of process across SSU Areas - Partnering with Clinical Study Leadership and Clinical Site Management TA Leads to facilitate cross-functional communication and collaboration
Driving maintenance of country and site intelligence globally
Ensuring compliance with corporate and divisional policies and procedures in alignment with
worldwide regulations and guidelines
Participating in process improvement initiatives as required
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree required, degree in health care or scientific field preferred
A minimum of 10 years of global study start up and clinical project management experience and 6+years of people management experience
Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment, experience in managing remote/virtual teams, and an ability to influence and align stakeholders, while modeling and driving
AbbVies leadership attributes.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and the ability to evaluate complex issues from multiple
perspectives and drive smart decision making. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and communicate persuasively and with clarity, flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements.
Expertise in drug development, operations and resource/budget planning across global geographies
Demonstration of successful start up execution and aptitude for managing multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment
Advanced working knowledge of ICH and GCP guidelines and operational understanding of the global regulatory environment
This a remote opportunity that can be anywhere in the US
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 posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in 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 to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-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 employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.
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