What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Safety Data Sciences (people manager) position at BioSpace?
Company Description
About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
Purpose: This position partners with cross functional stakeholders in support of the product safety profile and benefit risk throughout product lifecycle through signal detection, signal evaluation, and preparation of written and verbal summaries of signal management activities and risks to patient safety to present to senior management and regulatory authorities globally.
Responsibilities
Responsible for oversight of surveillance and regulatory activities and deliverables in your designated Therapeutic Area (TA).
Leads a team of Safety Data Sciences in their role on the Product Safety Team (PST) within a given TA; contributes to the benefit risk evaluation and to safety risk management.
Provide oversight and actively manages full time employee (safety data scientists) and contract support personnel.
Key collaborator with Therapeutic Area Heads, safety and clinical physicians and Data and Statistical Sciences to develop strategies for routine and ad hoc safety data analyses.
Independently authors, strategizes and reviews global aggregate safety reports in accordance with regulatory requirements and standard operating procedures
Utilizes medical judgment to determine the impact of the safety issue on the product’s benefit-risk profile.
Collaborative preparation and maintenance of safety sections of Clinical Summary of Safety, Clinical Study Reports, Company Core Data Sheets and Risk Management Plans.
Assure deliverable alignment to current company standards and global regulations for products/compounds assigned to direct reports.
Leads safety-related activities/initiatives internal to PPS and with external partners.
Independently prepares summaries of key safety data for PST, ADT, senior management, Advisory and other similar meetings.
Trains new safety scientists and mentors established colleagues.
Qualifications
Degree in a Health Sciences (e.g., Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Nursing);
Bachelors 7 years clinical/pharma or safety work experience
Masters or doctorate 5 years clinical/pharma or safety work experience (e.g. MPH, PharmD, or Masters in a Health Science)
Knowledge of the drug development process which includes conducting clinical trials, scientific strategy and operations management for the planning, execution and reporting of clinical development programs, regulatory requirements for submission, product launch and post marketing support.
Demonstrates ability to connect regulatory obligations and safety science to support safety decision making.
Understanding of tools, standards and approaches used to efficiently evaluate drug safety.
Experience in working directly with and influencing senior management including functional heads
Identifies strengths and weaknesses of team members to further develop their skills through training, mentoring and learning opportunities.
Optimizes use of team resources and ensures quality and timeliness in team contributions.
Prior experience with people management desired.
Identifies new partnerships throughout Abbvie to increase efficiencies
Initiates strategic plans for deliverables and leads process improvements
Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Microsoft WORD and EXCEL skills and Basic Project Management skills
Able to work independently seeking guidance from manager and PST leads and TA physicians as needed. Able to problem solve and anticipate problems.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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 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.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
Purpose: This position partners with cross functional stakeholders in support of the product safety profile and benefit risk throughout product lifecycle through signal detection, signal evaluation, and preparation of written and verbal summaries of signal management activities and risks to patient safety to present to senior management and regulatory authorities globally.
Responsibilities
Responsible for oversight of surveillance and regulatory activities and deliverables in your designated Therapeutic Area (TA).
Leads a team of Safety Data Sciences in their role on the Product Safety Team (PST) within a given TA; contributes to the benefit risk evaluation and to safety risk management.
Provide oversight and actively manages full time employee (safety data scientists) and contract support personnel.
Key collaborator with Therapeutic Area Heads, safety and clinical physicians and Data and Statistical Sciences to develop strategies for routine and ad hoc safety data analyses.
Independently authors, strategizes and reviews global aggregate safety reports in accordance with regulatory requirements and standard operating procedures
Utilizes medical judgment to determine the impact of the safety issue on the product’s benefit-risk profile.
Collaborative preparation and maintenance of safety sections of Clinical Summary of Safety, Clinical Study Reports, Company Core Data Sheets and Risk Management Plans.
Assure deliverable alignment to current company standards and global regulations for products/compounds assigned to direct reports.
Leads safety-related activities/initiatives internal to PPS and with external partners.
Independently prepares summaries of key safety data for PST, ADT, senior management, Advisory and other similar meetings.
Trains new safety scientists and mentors established colleagues.
Qualifications
Degree in a Health Sciences (e.g., Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Nursing);
Bachelors 7 years clinical/pharma or safety work experience
Masters or doctorate 5 years clinical/pharma or safety work experience (e.g. MPH, PharmD, or Masters in a Health Science)
Knowledge of the drug development process which includes conducting clinical trials, scientific strategy and operations management for the planning, execution and reporting of clinical development programs, regulatory requirements for submission, product launch and post marketing support.
Demonstrates ability to connect regulatory obligations and safety science to support safety decision making.
Understanding of tools, standards and approaches used to efficiently evaluate drug safety.
Experience in working directly with and influencing senior management including functional heads
Identifies strengths and weaknesses of team members to further develop their skills through training, mentoring and learning opportunities.
Optimizes use of team resources and ensures quality and timeliness in team contributions.
Prior experience with people management desired.
Identifies new partnerships throughout Abbvie to increase efficiencies
Initiates strategic plans for deliverables and leads process improvements
Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Microsoft WORD and EXCEL skills and Basic Project Management skills
Able to work independently seeking guidance from manager and PST leads and TA physicians as needed. Able to problem solve and anticipate problems.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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 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.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html