AbbVie Posted July 29, 2026

Clinical Pharmacologist

Shanghai, Shanghai Full-time
Clinical Development

AbbVie is the source of truth for this posting and owns the application process. We surface normalized context and market comparison you won't find on the original listing.

About this opportunity

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

Resonsible China Clinical Pharmacology strategy (including intensive PK, popPK, PK/PD, E-R, Immunogencitiy and QT analysis) to ensure: 1) smooth opening of late phase study in China; 2) relevant China CP regulation is fullfilled for a successful NDA registration

Serves as the clinical pharmacology representative in assigned China ASTs/IEST and TARM meetings

Serves as the (China) clinical pharmacology representative in assigned (global) study teams, to faciliate study execution

Work closely with related asset global Clin Pharm representatives in timely exchanging the relevant information and provide advise/input from the Chinese regulatory and scientific perspectives to support asset China CP strategy and study execution

Serves as the subject of expert of CP in China with close connection with global CP for professional support and collaboration

A critical reviewer and contributor for China CP documents for CTA and NDA submission, such as China PK study protocol/report/summary, related population PK report, exposure/response analysis report etc.

A key contributor/reviewer for CP part of local CDE consultation related documents (e.g. briefing book, CDE response letter), and CP part of CTA and NDA submission document (e.g. China specific clinical overview, IB and CTD, dose justification, study design justfication/China development plan).

Participate in local CDE consultation meetings and facilitate CP related communication with regulatory agency

Scienficly interpret CDE’s CP requirement in e.g. pre-CTA response, CTA letter, query/deficiency letter during NDA (working together with RA, CPPM and CD), ensure CDE’s requirement is implemented/fulfilled to derisk for regulatory activities.

Mangement of local KOLs

Manage related communications and collaborations between China AST and global AST/IEST in collaboration with the global CP counterparts

Qualifications

Master or above degree in pharmacy, pharmacology, biology, medicine or related area, with Ph.D. preferred

0 year or more experience in clinical pharmacology in industry with PhD, 4-year or more experience in clinical pharmacology in industry with Master degree.

Good interpersonal skills, and ability to effectively interact with internal and external stake holders

Knowledge of strategic thinking

High proficiency in written and spoken English communication skills

Experience of working in MNCs is preferred

Additional Information

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

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, Shanghai
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 709 comparable Clinical Development roles across 70 biopharma companies.

709Comparable roles tracked
615Currently active
70Companies hiring similar roles
36Countries represented

Salary context

218 of 709 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Research Technologist - Clinical Pathology · AbbVie $58,656/yr – $110,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Global Clinical Head- Executive Director · AstraZeneca $331,874/yr – $497,810/yr
Peer group range $84,578 – $414,842 (median $259,448)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 709 comparable roles

United States325
India117
China35
United Kingdom35
Spain25
Poland21

+ 30 more countries

Seniority mix

577 of 709 peers have a known seniority level

Manager146
Director141
Senior91
Associate Director73
Associate48
Executive/VP33
Principal23
Senior Director21
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

154 of 709 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology67
Immunology28
Cardiovascular / CVRM15
Neuroscience15
Respiratory13
Ophthalmology5
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Rare Disease2
Gastroenterology1

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

40%similar
Lilly Shanghai, Shanghai, China Principal
Same function Same country
40%similar
Lilly Shanghai, Shanghai, China Principal
Same function Same country
40%similar
Lilly Shanghai, Shanghai, China Senior Director
Same function Same country
40%similar
AbbVie Beijing, Beijing Associate
Same function Same country
40%similar
AbbVie Shanghai, Shanghai Manager
Same function Same country
40%similar
Lilly Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Same function Same country

How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

40%
Senior Advisor, Clinical Research Physician
Lilly · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · Principal
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
40%
Clinical Research Associate II
AbbVie · Beijing, Beijing · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
40%
Clinical Research Physician
AbbVie · Shanghai, Shanghai · Seniority not listed
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
40%
Clinical Research Physician
AbbVie · Shanghai, Shanghai · Seniority not listed
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.