Executive Medical Director Oncology Clinical Development - Gynecological Cancers

Role Summary

Executive Medical Director Oncology Clinical Development - Gynecological Cancers. Manages multiple levels of medical and scientific leadership, directing the planning, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials across several development programs. Serves as the in-house clinical and drug development expert, guiding cross-functional teams and ensuring high-quality clinical data to support product strategy. Acts as a mentor to individuals and teams to drive excellence in assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for leaders who design and implement multiple clinical development programs, ensuring adherence to medical principles, regulatory requirements, and business strategy; provide education to investigators, site personnel, and study staff.
• Train and mentor staff on Asset Development Teams (ADTs), ADT Leadership Boards (ALBs), Clinical Strategy Teams (CSTs), and clinical study teams to deliver a high-quality, aligned Clinical Development Plan and study deliverables; monitor study integrity, enrollment, and timelines.
• Provide or ensure clarity for review and approval of design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of scientific content across protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, regulatory submissions, and other documents.
• Manage two levels of Medical and Scientific Directors (2–4 direct; 6+ overall) and/or Clinical Scientists; oversee clinical development activities and staff, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, training, and career development.
• In rare cases, lead a CST for a highly complex program, supervising matrix team members and representing Clinical Research to ADTs, ALBs, and cross-functional teams.
• Serve as the in-house clinical and drug development expert across multiple molecules/disease areas; contribute to due diligence and translational strategies; collaborate with Discovery on disease-area strategies at a program/platform level.
• Act as a senior liaison for opinion leader interactions; partner with Medical Affairs, Commercial, and other functions to integrate cross-functional perspectives into disease-area strategies and Clinical Development Plans.
• Stay current with medical literature and conferences; represent AbbVie at external meetings to enhance the company’s industry standing.
• Understand regulatory requirements for clinical studies and global drug development; serve as a senior clinical representative in regulatory discussions; ensure adherence to Good Clinical Practices, pharmacovigilance standards, SOPs, and other quality standards.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), or non-US equivalent with relevant therapeutic specialty; residency strongly preferred; subspecialty fellowship desirable.
• At least 10 years (12+ preferred) of clinical trial experience in pharmaceutical industry or academia with deep therapeutic area expertise.
• Ability to prioritize and lead multiple complex clinical programs; strong cross-functional leadership and influence.
• Proven leadership and people development experience; able to manage through influence in a global matrix environment.
• Experience as a direct or matrixed manager with track record of training and autonomous staff development.
• Ability to interact with external and internal stakeholders to support global scientific and business strategies.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory/compliance requirements, and experience in clinical strategy development and protocol design.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Ability to exercise judgment and solve complex problems across multiple projects.

Skills

• Clinical development leadership
• Strategy development and execution
• Regulatory compliance and Good Clinical Practices
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Mentoring and staff development
• Due diligence and translational planning
• Stakeholder engagement and external representation

Education

• Doctoral degree as above (M.D./D.O. or equivalent); residency completed; subspecialty fellowship desirable.