Strategic Site Partner
About The Position
The Strategic Site Partner (SSP) helps advance AbbVie’s clinical development pipeline by establishing and strengthening strategic partnerships with key investigative sites. Serving as a primary point of contact for assigned sites, the SSP develops longitudinal relationships, aligns expectations between AbbVie and site stakeholders, and identifies opportunities to accelerate clinical trials and improve operational efficiency. The role applies relationship-management principles and a broad understanding of clinical research operations to address site needs, resolve operational challenges, and support effective planning across studies and programs. The SSP works with leaders and cross-functional partners throughout AbbVie to build productive collaborations, represent site perspectives internally, and help ensure partnerships deliver results aligned with strategic goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- At least 10 years of applicable clinical research work experience, demonstrating core, technical, and leadership competencies through driving strategy.
- Broad understanding of the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries and a solid understanding of drug discovery and development processes.
- Expertise in drug development, operations, and strategic and tactical planning.
- Strong communication and advanced interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate persuasively and clearly and collaborate cross-functionally.
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and management.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, build relationships across locations, and gain cross-functional alignment.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives and support sound decision-making.
- Demonstrated leadership, influencing, creativity, problem-solving, and complexity-management skills.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, managing risk and ambiguity, and changing course when needed.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to travel approximately 10%–20% of the time for on-site partner engagements; additional travel may be required.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in a health care or scientific field preferred.
- Prior relationship management experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop site-specific engagement strategies for assigned investigative sites.
- Build and manage relationships with site leadership, principal investigators, and clinical site staff through on-site and remote engagement.
- Anticipate site needs and drive timely mitigation strategies.
- Facilitate resolution of complex operational issues with a solution-oriented approach.
- Monitor best practices and innovations that improve efficiency, and take action to address identified barriers.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accelerate clinical trial execution, promoting consistency across studies and programs.
- Oversee performance metrics across studies, review site operations for quality, and evaluate and address aligned KPIs with sites.
- Share upcoming study forecasts and current clinical study needs with sites to support strategic resource planning.
- Review site interests and study capacity and communicate findings to internal AbbVie stakeholders.
- Recommend and implement internal improvements to maximize process efficiency and accelerate trial delivery at sites.
- Review cross-business portfolio study forecasts and provide direction for investigative sites.
- Escalate risks to relevant stakeholders and resolve operational issues spanning studies or programs.
- Align AbbVie and site operations to support efficient clinical trial execution.
- Focus on site needs to support optimal clinical trial delivery and enhance operational effectiveness and consistency within AbbVie and at investigative sites.
- Work with internal stakeholders to facilitate and oversee scientific and operational relationships across AbbVie.
- Maintain an open, continuous communication channel so cross-functional partners understand and represent investigative site perspectives.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick time.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
