Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to organize work in a logical, thorough, and succinct manner
• Ability to work at an experienced level, demonstrating effective leadership in interactions with business partners at all levels
• Steps up and takes leadership to own toughest challenges, persisting to achieve the right results for the organization
• Motivates and can influence others, including those over whom they have no direct authority
• Professional, accountable, energetic, and collaborative team player
• Ability to advance relationships within function and business partners
• Thorough knowledge of quality systems, auditing standards, and quality management processes
• Advanced business acumen, understands complexities of organizational design, working knowledge of current and future practices
• Extensive knowledge of worldwide regulatory requirements and industry best practices that govern clinical development
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and changing environment in an autonomous manner
• Flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and ability to effectively prioritize
• Grasps the “essence” and can change course quickly, where indicated
• Project management, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to influence
• Builds strong teams and relationships with peers and cross-functionally at both global and local levels to drive performance
• Excellent communication skills, including superior negotiation and influencing skills
• Acute listening skills to gain understanding or to solve a problem and the ability to recognize the difference
• Ability to manage difficult conversations and seek alignment
• Ability to motivate and develop high-performing teams with challenging goals that bring growth and development
• Well-developed leadership competencies include motivation, cultural awareness, active engagement, relationship building, sound judgment, and the management of sensitive proprietary information
• Ability to direct and coach to prioritize and balance multiple tasks simultaneously to achieve goals and satisfy internal stakeholders
• Extensive knowledge of clinical development for biopharmaceuticals
• Bachelor’s degree in science (physical, life, health), a health care profession (e.g., nursing or pharmacy) or equivalent experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or equivalent education with typically 12+ years in the function or closely related field
• Biopharmaceutical industry experience in quality assurance, compliance and/or other related development functions that includes 5 years in leadership positions (people and/or initiatives/projects)
• Ability to travel (on average 10-20%) including willingness and ability to perform international travel

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees
• Eligible to participate in short-term incentive programs

Important Details

• Locations: Lake County, IL; Irvine, CA; EU; UK

About the Company

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. They 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 their Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. ``

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world.

Headquarters

North Chicago, IL

Open jobs

1580

Website

abbvie.com