AbbVie Posted October 21, 2026

Director I, Study Feasibility

Florham Park, NJ Full-time
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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

As a Study Feasibility Director, you will be part of AbbVie’s Clinical Development Operations (CDO) function, which is responsible for running clinical trial operations around the world.

In this role you will partner with and advise study teams on design feasibility and certain aspects of design strategy, including country and site selection, protocol review and assessment of patient burden, and related implications for patient recruitment and study timelines. This is a highly collaborative and analytical role, which will rely on your expert facilitation skills, your ability to influence without authority, and your strong experience in clinical study design, operations, and management.

Responsibilities:

Lead and develop Direct Reports: Managers and Associate Directors

Leads cross-functional clinical study team, Integrated Evidence Strategy Team and Asset Strategy Team interactions to assess overall design and operational feasibility

Conducts detailed scientific, analytical, and operational analyses to prepare for and support team engagements

Provides scientific and strategic consultation and recommendations on country strategy, site selection, protocol and patient burden, recruitment, and timelines

Leverages broad and deep scientific and organizational knowledge to work within and across therapeutic areas

Identifies risks from multiple perspectives and proposes potential mitigation strategies and solutions

Designs, prepares, and runs cross-functional meetings and forums to be effective and for clear outcomes

Identifies and analyzes important connections within and across therapeutic areas to optimize study performance at the portfolio level

Leads and manages cross-functional initiatives and organizational change workstreams

Design and develop study, program and portfolio level feasibility tools and processes

Improves and standardizes the clinical trial development process across the portfolio

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or advanced Degree, preferably in pure, applied, or technical sciences

Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical related experience, 8 years in clinical research/project leadership/consulting, 4 years in a managerial role

or Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD, or MD in a health care or related field) desirable with minimum of 2 years in clinical research/project leadership/consulting

Drug development and/or scientific project leadership experience preferred

Therapeutic area background in Oncology, Neurology, or Immunology preferred

Strong working knowledge of pharma drug development processes at a study, program, and portfolio level

Recognized leader in complex scientific analyses and decision making

Demonstrated leadership skills with broad scientific, strategic, and business orientations

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.

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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Florham Park, NJ
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 346 comparable Director Clinical Development roles across 58 biopharma companies.

346Comparable roles tracked
314Currently active
58Companies hiring similar roles
18Countries represented

Salary context

175 of 346 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $160,500/yr – $305,000/yr
Peer group range $0 – $392,100 (median $264,000)

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United States275
United Kingdom24
Switzerland9
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Spain6
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Seniority mix

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Principal41

Therapeutic area mix

103 of 346 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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Neuroscience10
Cardiovascular / CVRM8
Respiratory6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease3
Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Rare Disease2
Ophthalmology2

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