Director II, Clinical Data Strategy and Operations (Multiple Therapeutic Areas)

Role Summary

Director II, Clinical Data Strategy and Operations (Multiple Therapeutic Areas) leads a global CDSO organization responsible for supporting assigned therapeutic areas within AbbVie’s clinical trial portfolio. Plays a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining the operating model, including talent acquisition, performance management, process development, quality control, continuous improvement, and change management. Collaborates across CDSO and R&D to ensure integrated, high-quality clinical data delivery.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for contributing to the design and development of the CDSO operating model and preservation of its integrity, standardization, economies of scale, and harmonization with a focus on clinical development efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develops and empowers a leadership team with operations and domain expertise, inspiring influence, co-creation, ownership, and accountability for execution.
• Ensures standards for talent acquisition and development within CDSO to differentiate the operations workforce and build future leaders and influencers.
• Develops a culture that encourages questioning norms, intrapraneurship, debate, and strong execution, while promoting work-life balance.
• Maintains speed and quality by applying the CDSO operating model to maintain flexibility and agility in volatile environments.
• Oversees global operations resource allocation across employees, contractors, and service providers, balancing prioritization, forecasting, demand fluctuations, and talent variation.
• Maintains awareness of competitor activity and participates in industry consortiums as a representative of AbbVie.
• Contributes to strategic roadmaps with CDSO peers and R&D, validating strategies and shepherding strategy to execution.
• Represents AbbVie with regulatory authorities and contributes to policy discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree required; advanced degrees (MBA, PhD) preferred
• 12+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or as an operations leader in a relevant industry
• Broad business orientation with advanced operations philosophy and methodology
• Crisp, clear written and oral communication
• Neutral mindset with ability to gather evidence, understand opposing viewpoints, and drive results
• Ability to model and manage performance behaviors and mentor others by example
• Creative and analytical thinker who can generate ideas and use data to decide
• Strong networking and cross-functional influencing skills with diplomacy and domain expertise
• Ability to operate across functional and geographical boundaries to develop strategies and deliver results
• Inspires a global workforce toward delivering high-quality clinical data

Skills

• Leadership and people management
• Strategic planning and program management
• Data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Regulatory awareness and stakeholder engagement
• Operational excellence and process improvement

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree required; MBA or PhD preferred

Additional Requirements

• Role may involve travel as operationally relevant