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Senior Clinical Pharmacologist (Oncology)

AbbVie
August 20, 2026
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$109,500 - $208,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Conceive and execute novel scientific research or development in Clinical Pharmacology that achieves projects and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (CPPM) goals. Generate new PK/PD proposals and lead those efforts. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize new methods and techniques in PK/PD. Act as a lead PK scientist and critically evaluate relevant Clinical Pharmacology, PK/PD, and regulatory advances to integrate into research or development programs.

Responsibilities:
- Contribute to clinical development by supporting Phase 1–4 studies, including study design and clinical pharmacology strategy.
- Author regulatory documents (protocols, study reports, population PK, exposure-response analyses, investigator brochure sections, common technical documents, white papers).
- Conduct data analyses (non-compartmental analyses, modeling and simulation, literature data analyses).
- Participate and present in departmental and cross-functional teams (study teams, clinical pharmacology/biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy, CPPM leadership, journal club).
- Collaborate with other Clinical Pharmacology functional groups to provide a unified clinical pharmacology position to clinical, CMC, and regulatory teams.
- Author scientific publications and present at scientific conferences.

Qualifications:
- PhD (0 years) or PharmD (2+ years); Master’s (typically 8+ years); Bachelor’s (typically 10+ years). Relevant field: PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics/system pharmacology, drug metabolism/transporters.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact externally/internally and work in teams.
- Demonstrates scientific acumen and technical skills.
- Leadership competencies: persistent/resilient; learns from mistakes/failure; delivers business results; connects unrelated concepts; influences cross-functional alignment.