Site Management Lead
AbbVie
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Florham Park, NJ)
United States
$109,500 - $208,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
The SML provides direction and operational expertise for Clinical Site Management (CSM) integrity, quality, and timeliness of activities in assigned studies. May serve as overall CSM functional study strategy leader and/or manage area site execution activities.
Responsibilities:
- Drive global and/or area-level CSM deliverables by targeted timelines with allocated resources.
- Analyze study timelines/assumptions to confirm CSM deliverable feasibility; support/communicate CSM resource needs with Country Leaders.
- Own study-level site monitoring strategy (Site Monitoring Plan) and set/lead Site Engagement Strategy.
- Maintain study/area timelines across the lifecycle; drive site activities (selection, activation, engagement, protocol adherence, close out).
- Oversee monitoring activities to ensure quality deliverables, status tracking, milestone adherence, and acceleration; align data snapshots/database locks to Data Cleaning Plan; ensure site closure (Site Closure Plan).
- Proactively identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks; key contributor to RAMP.
- Collaborate with Clinical Study Team stakeholders to manage risks; ensure site compliance, escalate issues, and analyze trends for continuous improvement.
- Provide inputs on expected study-level CSM documents and drive TMF completeness for CSM artifacts.
- Ensure ongoing CSM Inspection Readiness activities are completed from study start to close.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent OUS degree in (para)medical or scientific field.
- 5+ years industry clinical research experience, including 2 years monitoring or project management/global study experience.
- Preferred: initiation through completion across multiple phases (Phase II/III; Phase I in patients); multiple therapeutic areas/disease indications.
- Core competencies in clinical trial management; strong communication and leadership; ability to influence without authority in a matrix.
- Competence with SOPs, ICH, global regulations, ethics/compliance.
- Excellent written/verbal English communication; planning/organizational skills; works autonomously and in team.
- Strong presentation skills; advanced Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel/OneNote.
Benefits (if eligible, per posting): paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k); long-term incentive program eligibility.
Responsibilities:
- Drive global and/or area-level CSM deliverables by targeted timelines with allocated resources.
- Analyze study timelines/assumptions to confirm CSM deliverable feasibility; support/communicate CSM resource needs with Country Leaders.
- Own study-level site monitoring strategy (Site Monitoring Plan) and set/lead Site Engagement Strategy.
- Maintain study/area timelines across the lifecycle; drive site activities (selection, activation, engagement, protocol adherence, close out).
- Oversee monitoring activities to ensure quality deliverables, status tracking, milestone adherence, and acceleration; align data snapshots/database locks to Data Cleaning Plan; ensure site closure (Site Closure Plan).
- Proactively identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks; key contributor to RAMP.
- Collaborate with Clinical Study Team stakeholders to manage risks; ensure site compliance, escalate issues, and analyze trends for continuous improvement.
- Provide inputs on expected study-level CSM documents and drive TMF completeness for CSM artifacts.
- Ensure ongoing CSM Inspection Readiness activities are completed from study start to close.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent OUS degree in (para)medical or scientific field.
- 5+ years industry clinical research experience, including 2 years monitoring or project management/global study experience.
- Preferred: initiation through completion across multiple phases (Phase II/III; Phase I in patients); multiple therapeutic areas/disease indications.
- Core competencies in clinical trial management; strong communication and leadership; ability to influence without authority in a matrix.
- Competence with SOPs, ICH, global regulations, ethics/compliance.
- Excellent written/verbal English communication; planning/organizational skills; works autonomously and in team.
- Strong presentation skills; advanced Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel/OneNote.
Benefits (if eligible, per posting): paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k); long-term incentive program eligibility.