Director, Epidemiology

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

3d•$160,500 - $305,000•Remote

About The Position

Under the direction of the Immunology Dermatology Lead in Global Epidemiology, the Director leads or supports one or more assets in the AbbVie immunology portfolio; provides epidemiology project leadership and strategic input to the benefit-risk assessment of biopharmaceutical products; leads epidemiology study design, including analysis of real-world data sources, independently or with additional support; interpretation of real-world evidence; and maintains an understanding of US and international health authority initiatives and regulations impacting the functions of regulatory science and pharmacovigilance, as applicable to RWD/RWE.

Requirements

MD-PhD or PhD in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, or a closely related discipline, with 3 or more years of industry experience; or
MPH/MS in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, or a closely related discipline, with 10 or more years of industry experience

Nice To Haves

Epidemiology experience within Immunology therapeutic area strongly preferred
Experienced in independently developing and leading strategic plans for asset-focused epidemiology and real world observational studies
Excellent oral and written communication skills and executive presence in cross-functional settings
Experience with regulatory and safety policy and contributing to regulatory and safety documents preferred.

Responsibilities

Represent Global Epidemiology on cross-functional, matrix sub-teams of overall asset development teams.
Develop and execute the function’s RWE strategy plan for evidence that proactively supports assets in AbbVie’s immunology portfolio throughout the product lifecycle.
Collaborate with key stakeholders and cross-functional partners (Clinical Development, Safety, Regulatory Affairs, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Precision/Molecular Medicine) to propose and execute on epidemiology and RWE studies that support key asset strategy needs.
Lead or manage other staff in the conduct of research planning and non-interventional study execution, including protocol and SAP development, cross-functional alignment, and delivery of final results/study report and peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Represent the company's position to regulatory authorities in written and verbal communications for regulatory-grade real-world evidence in support of company filings.
Evaluate potential data sources and their applicability (fit for purpose) for RWE generation to address different epidemiologic study questions of interest in support of AbbVie immunology drug development.
Maintain current knowledge of principled pharmacoepidemiologic methods, RWD sources and their applications to benefit-risk evaluation, as well as current health authority initiatives and regulations impacting the functions of pharmacovigilance and regulatory science as applicable to RWD/RWE.
Author and disseminate scientific communications and research articles via presentations at professional conferences and publication in the medical peer-reviewed literature.
Author or serve as internal departmental reviewer for relevant epidemiology sections of regulatory submissions – ODDs, CSRs, RMPs, DSURs, PSURs, PSPs, and PIPs.