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New · posted Oct 31

AbbVie · Pharmaceuticals

Medical Director, Neuroscience, Global Patient Safety

  • North Chicago, IL
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Director
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EmploymentFull-time
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

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.​

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What you need

Pay and benefits

$161,000 – $305,000 a year

Employer provided
How this compares
  • Paid time off

  • Medical/dental/vision insurance

  • 401(k)

  • Long-term incentive programs

Where you'll work

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From the posting

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · November 3, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 12% below the US median for Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$161,000 to $305,000 a year

Director roles in Illinois6 roles publishing pay

Middle half $264,000 to $264,000, median $264,000

Director roles in the US87 roles publishing pay

Middle half $221,250 to $279,250, median $263,500
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$161,000—$305,000
Illinois$264,000$264,000$264,000
All US$221,250$263,500$279,250

This role: AbbVie's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 3, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance

The general path across 161 open Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not AbbVie's own promotion track.

  1. Earlier

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Associate, Pharmacovigilance Operations/Drug Safety · Clinical Safety Coordinator

    $92K median10 open
  2. Earlier

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Senior Safety Scientist · Clinical FSP Quality Manager

    $172K median17 open
  3. One step back

    Manager

    Often: Senior Manager, Clinical Quality Assurance · Clinical FSP Quality Manager

    $166K median30 open
  4. This role

    Director

    Often: Director · Senior Medical Director

    $264K median91 open
  5. Next step

    VP & Executive

    Often: Head of Multiple Myeloma & AML, Oncology · Head of Patient-Facing Quality Assurance

    $347K median13 open

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 10 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 1 lineDocumentation and SOPs: 2 linesQuality systems and risk: 2 linesClinical trial conduct: 2 linesCollaboration and leadership: 3 linesGMPDocumentationQuality systemsClinical trialsTeamwork
  • Collaboration and leadership3
  • Documentation and SOPs2
  • Quality systems and risk2
  • Clinical trial conduct2
  • GMP and compliance1

Company hiring pulse

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By discipline

  • Clinical62 56%
  • Regulatory24 22%
  • Quality24 22%

By level

  • Director57 52%
  • Manager24 22%
  • Senior & Principal12 11%
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