Head of Asset in GU, Oncology Clinical Development
AbbVie
August 14, 2026
Remote friendly (Waltham, MA)
United States
$248,000 - $471,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Job Description
- Manages other Medical and/or Scientific Directors and leads the direction, planning, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials or research activities for one or more clinical development programs.
- Participates in and may lead cross-functional teams to generate, deliver, and disseminate high-quality clinical data supporting product scientific and business strategy.
- Leads design and implementation of multiple clinical development programs; oversees project-related education of investigators and study site personnel.
- Leads and mentors clinical study teams; monitors study integrity; reviews, interprets, and communicates safety and efficacy data; ensures study enrollment and key deliverable timelines with Clinical Operations; assesses and reports serious adverse events per policy and regulations.
- Owns scientific content design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting for protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study reports, regulatory submissions/responses, and other program documents.
- Manages 2–4 Medical/Scientific Directors and/or Clinical Scientists; responsible for hiring, onboarding, mentoring, training, and career development.
- May chair Clinical Strategy Team(s) and develop vetted, cross-functionally aligned Clinical Development Plans; may supervise matrix teams and serve as Clinical Research representative to ADTs/ALBs.
- Serves as in-house clinical expert for molecules/diseases; coordinates scientific activities; may contribute to due diligence/business development; may partner on translational strategies.
- Acts as clinical lead for opinion leader interactions; partners with Medical Affairs, Commercial, and others as appropriate.
- Stays current on medical literature and training; may represent AbbVie at external meetings.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements; serves as clinical representative for regulatory discussions.
- Ensures adherence to Good Clinical Practices, pharmacovigilance standards, SOPs, and quality standards.
Qualifications
- MD/DO or non-US equivalent with relevant therapeutic specialty (academic/hospital environment) required; residency strongly preferred; subspecialty fellowship desirable.
- 7+ years (9+ preferred) pharmaceutical/academic clinical trial experience.
- Ability to run complex clinical research programs independently.
- Proven leadership; ability to lead/manage through influence on cross-functional global teams.
- Commitment to training and development of junior staff.
- Ability to interact externally/internally to support global scientific and business strategy.
- Extensive clinical trial methodology and regulatory/compliance knowledge; experience in clinical strategy and protocol design.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.
- Ability to exercise judgment and solve complex problems across multiple projects.
- Manages other Medical and/or Scientific Directors and leads the direction, planning, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials or research activities for one or more clinical development programs.
- Participates in and may lead cross-functional teams to generate, deliver, and disseminate high-quality clinical data supporting product scientific and business strategy.
- Leads design and implementation of multiple clinical development programs; oversees project-related education of investigators and study site personnel.
- Leads and mentors clinical study teams; monitors study integrity; reviews, interprets, and communicates safety and efficacy data; ensures study enrollment and key deliverable timelines with Clinical Operations; assesses and reports serious adverse events per policy and regulations.
- Owns scientific content design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting for protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study reports, regulatory submissions/responses, and other program documents.
- Manages 2–4 Medical/Scientific Directors and/or Clinical Scientists; responsible for hiring, onboarding, mentoring, training, and career development.
- May chair Clinical Strategy Team(s) and develop vetted, cross-functionally aligned Clinical Development Plans; may supervise matrix teams and serve as Clinical Research representative to ADTs/ALBs.
- Serves as in-house clinical expert for molecules/diseases; coordinates scientific activities; may contribute to due diligence/business development; may partner on translational strategies.
- Acts as clinical lead for opinion leader interactions; partners with Medical Affairs, Commercial, and others as appropriate.
- Stays current on medical literature and training; may represent AbbVie at external meetings.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements; serves as clinical representative for regulatory discussions.
- Ensures adherence to Good Clinical Practices, pharmacovigilance standards, SOPs, and quality standards.
Qualifications
- MD/DO or non-US equivalent with relevant therapeutic specialty (academic/hospital environment) required; residency strongly preferred; subspecialty fellowship desirable.
- 7+ years (9+ preferred) pharmaceutical/academic clinical trial experience.
- Ability to run complex clinical research programs independently.
- Proven leadership; ability to lead/manage through influence on cross-functional global teams.
- Commitment to training and development of junior staff.
- Ability to interact externally/internally to support global scientific and business strategy.
- Extensive clinical trial methodology and regulatory/compliance knowledge; experience in clinical strategy and protocol design.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.
- Ability to exercise judgment and solve complex problems across multiple projects.