Patient Reported Outcomes Manager

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

17h

About The Position

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. The Patient Reported Outcomes Manager reports to a Clinical Program Development (CPD) Program Lead and will be responsible for ensuring timely, adequate, cost effective business aligned standards, strategies and processes related to Patient Report Outcomes on behalf of the Clinical Development organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field or equivalent with relevant experience is acceptable
A minimum of 6 years of global (direct or peripheral) clinical research or project management experience.
Must have knowledge and minimum 2 year hands on and relevant experience with Patient Reported Outcomes or outcomes research.
Demonstrates a high level of core and technical competencies through management of various components of the PRO/ePRO process.
Possesses good communication skills and demonstrated leadership abilities
Competent in application of standard business procedures (Standard Operating Procedures) and understand the global environment from an operations and regulatory/ (GCP) Good Clinical Practices) perspective.
Must have experience building effective working relationships across functions and geographic locations.
Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance
Learns, fast, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated
Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo
Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement
Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality

Responsibilities

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
Provide project management and expert consultation supporting patient centered/PRO licensing and translation activities for all Therapeutic Areas within Clinical Program Development (CPD).
Serve as the owner of the Vault PRO Library which is a repository for PROs and includes licensing and permission details & terms; MSAs with AbbVie; translation requirements; training requirements; electronic format requirements; etc.
Interact with PRO owners, Outsourcing, HEOR, Data Sciences and the clinical teams to drive and facilitate the PRO and ePRO implementation with respect to vendor contract initiation, translation management, project milestones, timelines, and deliverables during Study Start up.
Provide strategic & technical expertise and training to the CPD organization in support of PRO/ePRO activities during study start up.
Provides direct supervision to PRO management associate(s) creating an inclusive and innovative environment