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Medical Director, Neuroscience, Global Patient Safety

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Research

Posted Jul 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you presented safety data to a regulator.

What they are checking: Whether they have communicated directly with health authorities, a key skill for anyone leading safety work on marketed products.

How do you mentor less experienced physicians on your team?

What they are checking: Whether they invest in developing less experienced physicians, which shows leadership beyond their own case load.

What would you do

As PST Lead, how would you run a Product Safety Team meeting so decisions actually get made?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead safety team meetings that end in clear decisions, since unresolved safety questions can put patients at risk.

A new safety finding could change the label. Who do you involve and how fast?

What they are checking: Whether they move urgently and involve the right functions when labeling may change, since delays can leave prescribers uninformed.

Clinical development wants to proceed despite a safety concern you raised. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they will advocate firmly for patient safety under pressure from development teams, which is a central duty of this role.

About the work

What's the difference between a DSUR, a PBRER and a PADER, and what do you focus on in each?

What they are checking: Whether they have a practical working knowledge of periodic safety reports and what each one needs to communicate to regulators.

Walk me through signal detection to signal closure for a marketed neuroscience product.

What they are checking: Whether they understand signal management end to end, from detection through evaluation to closure, for a marketed product.

How would you set a risk management strategy for a product with a known serious risk?

What they are checking: Whether they can design risk minimization that actually works and measure its effectiveness, which protects patients from known serious risks.

How do drug-device combination products change your safety surveillance?

What they are checking: Whether they understand device-related safety issues in combination products, which require different surveillance than drugs alone.

How do you stay current on changing pharmacovigilance guidance?

What they are checking: Whether they actively keep up with changing pharmacovigilance guidance, since outdated practices create compliance and patient safety gaps.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Purpose: To lead Product Safety Teams (PST) and support one or more products as the PST Lead, ensuring that the safety profile of one or more products is adequately monitored and characterized throughout the product lifecycle (e.g., surveillance, signal detection and evaluation, risk management, etc.). Interpreting regulations related to pharmacovigilance supporting all patient safety activities. Responsibilities: • Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance. • Responsible for safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combination products • Lead, oversee, and set the strategy for key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, medical safety assessments, regulatory responses, risk management plans, periodic safety reports (DSURs, PBRERs/PSURs, PADERs), etc. • Lead and oversee safety surveillance and pharmacovigilance activities for products in clinical development and marketed products, applying current regulatory guidance as appropriate • Analyze and interpret aggregate safety data and communicate these analysis and interpretation to cross-functional teams and regulatory authorities. • Effectively and independently write, review, and present technical documents . • Responsible for implementing risk management strategies for assigned products. • Proactively engaging, inspiring, coaching and mentoring team and colleagues. • MD / DO with 2+ years of residency with patient management experience. • Master Public Health is preferred in addition to MD / DO, not required. • 2-5 years of Pharmacovigilance / Clinical Development experience in the pharmaceutical industry. • Effectively analyze and guide analysis of clinical data and epidemiological information. • Effectively present recommendations / opinions in group environment both internally and externally. • Write, review and provide input on technical documents. • Work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams. • Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment. • Fluency, both written and oral, in English. • Evaluate and make independent decisions. Ability to work effectively in the situation of uncertainty and complexity, ability to multitask. 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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