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Scientific Director, Immunology, Global Patient Safety

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Research

Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you synthesized safety data for a DSUR, PSUR or RMP. What was hardest?

What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on experience writing accurate, clear safety documents for regulators.

Describe a process improvement you led in a safety team. How did you manage the change?

What they are checking: Whether they can improve how a team works and bring colleagues along.

How do you share learnings across different immunology assets so teams do not repeat mistakes?

What they are checking: Whether they build connections across asset teams, as the posting asks.

How do you present complex safety findings to an audience that is not made up of safety experts?

What they are checking: Whether they can make safety data clear and accurate for decision makers.

What would you do

Clinical Development wants to loosen exclusion criteria to speed enrollment, but you see a safety concern. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect study participants while working constructively with development teams.

A regulator asks a pointed safety question with a short response deadline. How do you organize the response?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate statistics, clinical and regulatory quickly while keeping scientific rigor.

About the work

Walk me through how you would build a safety strategy for an immunology asset entering phase 3.

What they are checking: Whether they can plan safety work across the lifecycle with clear risks of interest and monitoring plans.

What safety signals would you watch most closely for a JAK inhibitor or IL-23 antibody, and why?

What they are checking: Whether they have real immunology safety knowledge, such as infections, malignancy and cardiovascular events.

How do you decide whether a cluster of adverse events is a real signal or chance?

What they are checking: Whether they use background rates, causality assessment and statistical judgment rather than instinct.

How would you prepare competitive intelligence on the safety profiles of other drugs in psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease?

What they are checking: Whether they can place their asset's safety in context using the literature and standard of care.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

• Supports the planning and execution of the safety strategy for immunology assets during the entire lifecycle of the drug • Leads development and implementation of an asset safety strategy with support of PST-L or management • Supports in the review and synthesis of scientific safety data for critical regulatory and clinical documents — including IB’s DSURs, PSURs, RMPs CSRs, etc. - ensuring medical accuracy, scientific rigor, and clarity of content across immunology assets • Facilitates scientific connections and interactions, information exchange across assets within the safety teams • Prepares material on competitive intelligence, current disease state, and standard of care for key indications/ disease states • Compiles draft slide presentations for internal and external meetings as required • Interacts with and influences other cross functional departments (e.g. Clinical Development, Statistics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Affairs), as needed, to ensure the successful development, design and implementation of comprehensive safety assessments to support study participants in immunology studies. • Drives process improvement and change management for the Immunology Safety team in conjunction with enterprise-wide and functional area plans. • Deep dive in literature search and capable to deliver a strong analysis and summary and proposal for any additional needed safety action • Scientific or clinical degree (e.g. NP/PA, PharmD, MS, PhD, MPH, including combinations) • At least 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably in patient safety/ PV • Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory and compliance requirements governing clinical trials, and experience in development of clinical strategy and the design of study protocols • Strategic thinking and capacity of analyzing aggregate data and conclude • Effectively present recommendations / opinions in group environment both internally and externally • Ability to work effectively under circumstances of uncertainty and complexity. • Proven ability to critically evaluate and interpret complex safety data from clinical trials, supporting informed risk-benefit decision-making • Strong ability to influence individual stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment • Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills. • Work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams • Good communication and influence skills • Good organization and mastering Microsoft office tools 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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