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Manager, Clinical Data and Reporting Standards - SDTM Programming (Hybrid)

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Research

Posted Jul 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you documented a standard so others could use it without asking you.

What they are checking: Whether they document standards clearly enough for others to apply them alone, so the team does not depend on one person's knowledge.

Tell me about a disagreement with a statistician or data manager over a standard. How was it resolved?

What they are checking: Whether they resolve technical disagreements through evidence and shared goals, since standards depend on statisticians and data managers buying in.

What would you do

A study team wants to deviate from the SDTM standard for their trial. How do you decide whether to allow it?

What they are checking: Whether they can weigh a study's real needs against portfolio consistency, allowing justified exceptions while keeping standards meaningful.

A new CDISC version comes out. How would you plan the update across the portfolio?

What they are checking: Whether they can plan version updates across many studies, balancing regulatory timing with the cost and disruption to ongoing work.

How would you train study programmers on a new standard?

What they are checking: Whether they can train programmers on new standards with practical examples, so the standard is applied correctly in real studies.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd build an SDTM mapping standard for a new therapeutic area.

What they are checking: Whether they can build an SDTM standard for a new area and record the reasoning behind mapping decisions, so studies apply it consistently.

How do you make sure eCRF standards, SDTM standards and ADaM standards stay consistent with each other?

What they are checking: Whether they keep standards connected from data collection through analysis, since breaks in traceability create rework and regulatory questions.

What's tricky about mapping a domain like AE or EX, and how do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they know the practical details of tricky domains like AE and EX, which shows real hands-on experience with SDTM mapping.

How do you prepare SDTM data so it passes Pinnacle 21 checks and supports a clean submission?

What they are checking: Whether they build conformance into the process early, so submission data passes checks without last-minute fixes that delay filings.

How have you used programming, in SAS or R, to automate standards work?

What they are checking: Whether they use SAS or R to automate standards work, since manual mapping does not scale across a large clinical portfolio.

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The full job description

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The Manager, Clinical Data and Reporting Standards (CDARS) proactively participates in the development of data and reporting standards in support of AbbVie’s portfolio of clinical trials and ensuring AbbVie’s conformance to CDISC standards and industry best practices as well as pipeline based SDTM development. This role implements the strategy and framework for governance of standards as set by the Head and Associate Directors of CDARS and actively engages in deployment of next generation process and technology. Standards Development responsibilities include • Actively participating with a cross-functional team of subject matter experts to define one more of the following types of standards within the assigned therapeutic areas: • Data Collection • Data Review Rules • SDTM mapping • Participating in a cross-functional team of subject matter experts to define one more of the following types of standards within the assigned therapeutic areas: • ADaM mapping and derivation • Study-level tables, listings, or figures • Product-level safety analysis displays • Ensuring each standard is clearly defined, with appropriate documentation of relevant assumptions and decisions related to its use to support pipeline activities • Ensuring consistency across standard types (e.g. eCRF standards align with TLF standards, SDTM standards align with ADaM standards, etc.) • Develop training materials to the organization on the proper use of standards in pipeline activities • Communicate ongoing standard development activities across the organization Pipeline responsibilities include • Providing feedback on CRF design and SDTM datasets to ensure data are collected and represented in a manner that support regulatory requirements to comply with CDISC standards (CDASH, SDTM and ADaM) and AbbVie standard extensions to CDISC • Review and provide feedback on SDTM Trial Design Domains • SDTM Programming based on SDTM specifications • Oversee the creation of SDTM datasets, define.xml, annotated CRF and Clinical Study Data Reviewer’s Guides for both FDA and PMDA submissions • Consult on conformance issues for SDTM and/or ADaM and work with the study team to resolve the problem either by correcting the data or metadata, or by providing an appropriate explanation Other responsibilities include: • representing AbbVie’s interests in industry standards development projects, • staying current with industry standards such as CDISC, and the regulatory requirements related to their use • identifying improvements to the processes and content of standards, and driving those improvements to completion Minimum Qualifications: • MS with 8 years of relevant clinical research experience, or • BS with 10 years of relevant clinical research experience • Experience with SDTM is required • Experience leading development of standards for data collection, tabulation, analysis and/or reporting • Experience with preparing SDTM and/or ADaM datasets and documentation for regulatory submissions Preferred Experience: • Experience with CDASH is highly recommended • Experience with ADaM, Analysis Results Metadata, or TLF standards are helpful • Active participation in CDISC teams preferred Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​ Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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, visit https://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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