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New · posted Oct 31

AbbVie · Pharmaceuticals

Senior Manager, Clinical Data Systems

  • North Chicago, IL +2 more
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Manager
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EmploymentFull-time
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

AbbVie Data Science is the best-in-class team within its cross-industry peer group and is responsible for bringing people, process, and technology together to generate business value from clinical trials data. Our operational model is exemplified through execution and innovation. This role is key to ensuring successful delivery against the program and maintaining best in industry resources.

What you need

What you'll do

  • Manage multiple TA
  • Manage technology evaluations and implementations for performance improvement and cost reduction.
  • Creates and sustains an environment that attracts, develops and retains strong talent.
  • Practice continuous improvement of processes and technology usage.
  • Acts as subject matter expert and process owner.
  • Supervises and allocates internal and external resources within the Therapeutic Area.
  • Ensure all performance assessment responsibilities are achieved for direct reports. Provide training and feedback, resolve personnel issues, and manage talent retention for assigned staff.
  • Responsible for the performance management of staff; supporting team in building and maintaining a high performing team, recruitment, onboarding, resource assignment, and development opportunities for staff within responsibility.
  • Manage cross functional initiatives.
  • Provides strategic direction, advice and guidance to staff in relation to operations responsibilities and activities; promotes best practice; ensures objectives are successfully met.
  • Oversee vendor deliverables and ensure SDTM deliverables meet established quality standards, submission requirements, and applicable regulatory expectation
  • Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, computer science, life sciences or equivalent. Master’s preferred.
  • Must have 8+ years of experience with clinical database design, data loading, and database modeling concepts or 9+ years of experience in a similar technical or clinical development environment.
  • Demonstrated intermediate SAS and/or SQL programming skills and expert knowledge of database concepts.
  • In-depth knowledge of CDASH and SDTM Standards In-depth understanding of clinical trial processes
  • Demonstrated ability to influence others without direct authority. Demonstrated performance as a key contributor to initiatives and advancement of the organization. Demonstrated ability to successfully coach/mentor in a matrix environment Demonstrated effective communication skills Demonstrated effective analytical skills

Pay

$125,000 – $237,000 a year

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Where you'll work

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Also posted for: Florham Park, NJ · Irvine, CA

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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 · October 31, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is level with the US median for Clinical Data Management roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$125,000 to $237,000 a year

Manager roles in the US11 roles publishing pay

Middle half $164,500 to $181,000, median $181,000
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$125,000—$237,000
All US$164,500$181,000$181,000

This role: AbbVie's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Data Management roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 31, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Clinical Data Management

The general path across 29 open Clinical Data Management roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not AbbVie's own promotion track.

  1. Earlier

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Associate, Clinical Data Systems · Clinical Data Associate

  2. One step back

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Clinical Data Manager · eCOA

    $148K median8 open
  3. This role

    Manager

    Often: Senior Manager, Clinical Data Systems · Senior Manager, Clinical Data Management

    $181K median13 open
  4. Next step

    Director

    Often: Associate Director, Clinical Data Management · Director, Clinical Data Management

    $196K median6 open

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 19 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

Lab testing and methods: 1 lineDocumentation and SOPs: 1 lineRegulatory submissions: 1 lineQuality systems and risk: 1 lineData and digital systems: 1 lineClinical trial conduct: 3 linesCollaboration and leadership: 4 linesLab testingDocumentationSubmissionsQuality systemsData systemsClinical trialsTeamwork
  • Collaboration and leadership4
  • Clinical trial conduct3
  • Lab testing and methods1
  • Documentation and SOPs1
  • Regulatory submissions1
  • Quality systems and risk1
  • Data and digital systems1

Company hiring pulse

AbbVie on Regulatory Jobs

109
Open roles
61
Distinct roles
16
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By discipline

  • Clinical60 55%
  • Quality25 23%
  • Regulatory24 22%

By level

  • Director56 51%
  • Manager24 22%
  • Senior & Principal13 12%
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