Senior Clinical Pharmacologist (Oncology)
AbbVie
August 20, 2026
Remote friendly (San Francisco, CA)
United States
$109,500 - $208,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Job Description
Conceive and execute novel scientific research or development in Clinical Pharmacology to achieve Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (CPPM) goals. Generate new PK/PD proposals and lead those efforts. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize new PK/PD methods and techniques. Act as a lead PK scientist; critically evaluate Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD and regulatory advances and integrate this knowledge 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 including protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses reports, investigator brochure sections, common technical documents, white papers, and similar materials.
- Conduct data analyses including non-compartmental analyses, modeling and simulation, and literature data analyses.
- Participate and present at departmental and cross-functional teams (study teams, clinical pharmacology/biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy, Clinical Pharmacology 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 with 0 years’ experience, or PharmD with 2+ years’ experience; Master’s degree (typically 8+ years); Bachelor’s degree (typically 10+ years). Relevant field includes PK, PBPK, PK-PD, pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, drug metabolism/transporters.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact externally/internally and work in teams.
- Scientific acumen and technical skills.
- Leadership competencies: persistent/resilient, learns from mistakes/failure, delivers results for long-term success, generates original ideas, and influences cross-functional alignment.
Conceive and execute novel scientific research or development in Clinical Pharmacology to achieve Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (CPPM) goals. Generate new PK/PD proposals and lead those efforts. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize new PK/PD methods and techniques. Act as a lead PK scientist; critically evaluate Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD and regulatory advances and integrate this knowledge 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 including protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses reports, investigator brochure sections, common technical documents, white papers, and similar materials.
- Conduct data analyses including non-compartmental analyses, modeling and simulation, and literature data analyses.
- Participate and present at departmental and cross-functional teams (study teams, clinical pharmacology/biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy, Clinical Pharmacology 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 with 0 years’ experience, or PharmD with 2+ years’ experience; Master’s degree (typically 8+ years); Bachelor’s degree (typically 10+ years). Relevant field includes PK, PBPK, PK-PD, pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, drug metabolism/transporters.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact externally/internally and work in teams.
- Scientific acumen and technical skills.
- Leadership competencies: persistent/resilient, learns from mistakes/failure, delivers results for long-term success, generates original ideas, and influences cross-functional alignment.