Senior Clinical Pharmacologist (Specialty)
AbbVie
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$109,500 - $208,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Responsibilities:
- Conceive and execute novel Clinical Pharmacology research/development; achieve CPPM (Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics) goals.
- Generate and lead new PK/PD proposal efforts; investigate, develop, and optimize PK/PD methods and techniques.
- Act as a lead PK scientist; critically evaluate Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD/regulatory advances and integrate into research/development programs.
- Support Phase 1β4 clinical studies (study design and clinical pharmacology strategy).
- Author regulatory documents (protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses, investigator brochure sections, CTDs, white papers).
- Conduct data analyses (non-compartmental analysis, modeling/simulation, literature analyses).
- Participate in and present to cross-functional teams (study teams, clinical pharmacology/biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy, leadership, journal club).
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver unified clinical pharmacology positions to clinical, CMC, and regulatory teams.
- Author publications and present at conferences.
Qualifications:
- PhD with 0 years experience, or PharmD with 2+ years, or Masterβs (typically 8+ years), or Bachelorβs (typically 10+ years) in a relevant field (PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, drug metabolism/transporters).
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work in teams and interact internally/externally.
- Scientific acumen and technical skills.
- Leadership competencies: persistence, learning from failures, delivering business results, original/unique idea generation, cross-functional influence.
Benefits (as stated):
- Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) (eligible employees); participation in long-term incentive programs.
- Conceive and execute novel Clinical Pharmacology research/development; achieve CPPM (Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics) goals.
- Generate and lead new PK/PD proposal efforts; investigate, develop, and optimize PK/PD methods and techniques.
- Act as a lead PK scientist; critically evaluate Clinical Pharmacology/PK/PD/regulatory advances and integrate into research/development programs.
- Support Phase 1β4 clinical studies (study design and clinical pharmacology strategy).
- Author regulatory documents (protocols, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses, investigator brochure sections, CTDs, white papers).
- Conduct data analyses (non-compartmental analysis, modeling/simulation, literature analyses).
- Participate in and present to cross-functional teams (study teams, clinical pharmacology/biopharmaceutics, clinical strategy, leadership, journal club).
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver unified clinical pharmacology positions to clinical, CMC, and regulatory teams.
- Author publications and present at conferences.
Qualifications:
- PhD with 0 years experience, or PharmD with 2+ years, or Masterβs (typically 8+ years), or Bachelorβs (typically 10+ years) in a relevant field (PK, PBPK, PK-PD, Pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, drug metabolism/transporters).
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work in teams and interact internally/externally.
- Scientific acumen and technical skills.
- Leadership competencies: persistence, learning from failures, delivering business results, original/unique idea generation, cross-functional influence.
Benefits (as stated):
- Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) (eligible employees); participation in long-term incentive programs.