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Company Description
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.
Job Description
The Director, Clinical & Performance Insights is a critical leader responsible for the strategy, delivery, and evolution of AbbVie’s performance analytics platforms within Clinical Development Operations (CDO). This includes VISION—AbbVie’s study performance tracking and forecasting system—and CATALYST, a machine learning–driven site selection engine. The Director sets the strategic direction, leads cross-functional governance and change management efforts, and ensures these systems are enabling smarter, faster clinical development. As a senior leader within CDO, this individual will partner closely with BTS, DSS, and other R&D stakeholders to advance AbbVie’s data-informed trial execution model.
Responsibilities:
Lead the end-to-end strategy and execution for VISION and CATALYST, AbbVie’s enterprise platforms for study tracking and site selection, ensuring alignment with CDO and R&D priorities.
- Oversee a team of system owners, analytics leads, and strategy/change management professionals who ensure platform excellence, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Translate platform strategies into clear roadmaps with defined short- and long-term milestones, in collaboration with BTS, DSS, and clinical function leaders.
- Guide platform governance, enhancement prioritization, and investment decisions through stakeholder forums and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ensure platforms provide integrated, forward-looking insights to internal stakeholders, driving action and accountability across study teams.
- Serve as a senior advisor and interface to business and technical leaders on the use of predictive analytics and study performance data.
- Continuously evaluate system capabilities, user feedback, and industry trends to ensure AbbVie remains at the forefront of clinical trial analytics innovation.
- Champion strategic change initiatives to drive adoption and impact, including targeted communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.
- Partner with cross-functional peers to align platform outputs with enterprise data standards, R&D portfolio metrics, and performance improvement goals.
- Represent CDO in internal and external forums related to data visualization, predictive analytics, and operational insight generation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, business, or technical field (e.g., data science, clinical research, IT, public health); advanced degree preferred (e.g., MBA, MPH, MS)
- Minimum 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare industry, with strong exposure to clinical trials, operations, and analytics
- Demonstrated leadership of platform teams or enterprise tools related to data visualization, performance management, or predictive analytics
- Experience translating complex business needs into actionable system strategies, roadmaps, and technology investments
- Excellent communication and executive engagement skills; demonstrated ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders
- Familiarity with predictive analytics, machine learning models, and modern visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Spotfire, Power BI)
- Understanding of clinical operations data flows, performance KPIs, and cross-functional trial management
- Strong background in change management, governance, and strategic planning across technical and business functions
- Prior consulting experience in life sciences and/or product ownership in a GxP or regulated environment is a plus
Additional Information
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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
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