Scientific Director, Oncology - Global Patient Safety
AbbVie
September 02, 2026
Remote friendly (Irvine, CA)
United States
$160,500 - $305,000 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Job Description
Support the planning and execution of the safety strategy for Oncology assets during the entire lifecycle of the drug and during due diligence activities.
Main Responsibilities
- Support Safety Leads and Product Safety Teams (PSTs) to translate nonclinical and clinical safety findings for benefit-risk decision-making and risk mitigation for oncology products.
- May lead development and implementation of an asset safety strategy with support of PST-L or management.
- Lead review and synthesis of scientific safety data for critical regulatory/clinical documents (e.g., DSURs, PSURs, RMP CSRs) ensuring accuracy and clarity across oncology assets.
- Facilitate scientific connections and information exchange across assets within safety teams.
- Prepare material on competitive intelligence, disease state, and standard of care for key indications/disease states.
- Support GPS TA in assigned oncology due diligence activities.
- Compile draft slide presentations for internal and external meetings.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Statistics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Affairs) to support comprehensive safety assessments.
- Drive process improvement and change management for the Oncology Safety team.
Qualifications
- Scientific/clinical degree (NP/PA, PharmD, MS, PhD, MPH, or combinations).
- 5+ years’ experience in Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Development, or development biological sciences in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Ability to critically evaluate complex oncology safety data for risk-benefit decisions.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory/compliance requirements; experience in clinical strategy and study protocol design.
- Strong judgment; ability to lead and manage through influence; provide input on technical safety documents.
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills; work effectively under uncertainty and complexity.
Support the planning and execution of the safety strategy for Oncology assets during the entire lifecycle of the drug and during due diligence activities.
Main Responsibilities
- Support Safety Leads and Product Safety Teams (PSTs) to translate nonclinical and clinical safety findings for benefit-risk decision-making and risk mitigation for oncology products.
- May lead development and implementation of an asset safety strategy with support of PST-L or management.
- Lead review and synthesis of scientific safety data for critical regulatory/clinical documents (e.g., DSURs, PSURs, RMP CSRs) ensuring accuracy and clarity across oncology assets.
- Facilitate scientific connections and information exchange across assets within safety teams.
- Prepare material on competitive intelligence, disease state, and standard of care for key indications/disease states.
- Support GPS TA in assigned oncology due diligence activities.
- Compile draft slide presentations for internal and external meetings.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Statistics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Affairs) to support comprehensive safety assessments.
- Drive process improvement and change management for the Oncology Safety team.
Qualifications
- Scientific/clinical degree (NP/PA, PharmD, MS, PhD, MPH, or combinations).
- 5+ years’ experience in Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Development, or development biological sciences in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Ability to critically evaluate complex oncology safety data for risk-benefit decisions.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory/compliance requirements; experience in clinical strategy and study protocol design.
- Strong judgment; ability to lead and manage through influence; provide input on technical safety documents.
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills; work effectively under uncertainty and complexity.