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Senior Clinical Pharmacologist (Specialty)

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Science

Posted Jul 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about presenting at a journal club or a departmental meeting.

What they are checking: The posting names participating and presenting at departmental and cross-functional meetings.

This role is at North Chicago. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the location the posting states.

What would you do

How do you present a clinical pharmacology position to a study team that wants something else?

What they are checking: The posting names providing a unified clinical pharmacology position to clinical teams.

Your analysis points away from the dose the programme has committed to. What do you do?

What they are checking: Where scientific integrity and programme momentum pull apart.

About the work

Tell me about your oncology clinical pharmacology experience.

What they are checking: The posting is specifically oncology, which has its own dose-finding problems.

Walk me through the clinical pharmacology strategy you would set for an early oncology asset.

What they are checking: The posting names study design and clinical pharmacology strategy across Phase 1 to 4.

Tell me about a population pharmacokinetic analysis you led and what it changed.

What they are checking: The posting names authoring population PK reports.

How do you use exposure-response analysis to support a dose?

What they are checking: The posting names exposure-response reports, and dose justification is the deliverable regulators want.

When would you use non-compartmental analysis rather than a model?

What they are checking: The posting names both, and knowing when each fits is real judgment.

How do you write a protocol section so the study can actually answer the question?

What they are checking: The posting names authoring protocols among the regulatory documents.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Conceive and execute novel scientific research or development in Clinical Pharmacology that achieves projects and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (CPPM) goals. Generate new PK/PD proposals and lead those efforts. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize new methods and techniques in PK/PD field. Act as a lead PK scientist in his/her area of expertise and critically evaluate relevant Clinical Pharmacology, PK/PD and regulatory advances and integrate this knowledge into research or development programs. Responsibilities • Contribute to clinical development by supporting Phase 1-4 studies including study design, and clinical pharmacology strategy. • Author regulatory documents including protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses reports, relevant section of investigator brochures, common technical documents, white papers, and other similar documents. • Conduct data analyses including non-compartmental analyses, modeling and simulation, literature data analyses. • Participate and present at various departmental and cross functional teams such as study teams, clinical pharmacology and biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy team, Clinical Pharmacology leadership team, Journal club. • Collaborate with scientific support from other Clinical Pharmacology functional groups to provide a unified clinical pharmacology position to clinical, CMC and regulatory teams. • Author scientific publications and present at scientific conferences. • PhD with 0 years of experience, or Pharm D with 2+ years of experience in a relevant field, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 8+ years of experience, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10+ years of experience; (*relevant field includes experience with PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology, Drug metabolism/Transporters) • Excellent interpersonal skills • Ability to interact externally and internally and perform in a team setting • Demonstrates scientific acumen and has technical skills to perform the role • Key Leadership Competencies: • Persistent and resilient finds the way to move good ideas forward • Uses mistakes, failure and reflection as vehicles for learning and improvement • Delivers business results while also positioning AbbVie for long-term success • Connects unrelated concepts, generates original or unique ideas • Influences colleagues to achieve cross-functional alignment 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 thisposting 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 anduntil 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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