AbbVie Posted September 1, 2026

Head of Multiple Myeloma & AML, Oncology - Global Patient Safety

South San Francisco, CA Full-time
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About this opportunity

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

Manages other Associate Medical Directors, Medical Directors, Senior Medical Directors, and Executive Medical Directors. Leading Product Safety Teams (PST) and support one or more products as the PST Lead and ensuring safety of one or more products through the product lifecycle (e.g. surveillance, signal detection, validation and assessment). Interpreting regulations related to pharmacovigilance supporting all patient safety activities.

Responsibilities

Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance

Responsible for safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combined products

Lead and set the strategy for key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, medical safety assessments, regulatory responses and risk management plans

Apply current regulatory guidance as appropriate for safety surveillance and authorship of PV documents

Analyze and interpret aggregate safety data and communicate these analysis and interpretation to cross-functional teams

Effectively write, review and provide input on technical documents independently

Oversight and responsibility for leading the strategy for periodic reports (PSUR’s, PADER’s etc.)

Oversight of safety surveillance and pharmacovigilance activities for products in clinical trials and post marketing

Responsible for implementing risk management strategies for assigned products

Proactively engaging, inspiring, coaching and mentoring team and colleagues

Manages other Associate Medical Directors, Medical Directors, Senior Medical Directors: performance and talent management, coaching and development.

Assumes responsibility for coordinating and overseeing safety related activities at a product level across multiple indications or multiple related products for the same indication. Is responsible for assessing product safety strategy across the entire program and for overseeing approval related activities.

Qualifications

MD / DO with 2+ years of residency with patient management experience

Master Public Health is preferred in addition to MD / DO, not required

8 - 10 years of Pharmacovigilance / Clinical Development experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Effectively analyze and guide analysis of clinical data and epidemiological information

Effectively present recommendations / opinions in group environment both internally and externally

Write, review and provide input on technical documents

Work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams

Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment

Fluency, both written and oral, in English

• Evaluate and make independent decisions. Ability to work effectively in the situation of uncertainty and complexity, ability to multitask

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 thisposting 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 anduntil 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
Not listed
Function
Pharmacovigilance
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
South San Francisco, CA
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 113 comparable Pharmacovigilance roles across 43 biopharma companies.

113Comparable roles tracked
111Currently active
43Companies hiring similar roles
23Countries represented

Salary context

35 of 113 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 $188,000/yr – $504,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Technical Assistant, PV Operations · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. $37,000/yr – $73,000/yr
Peer group range $55,000 – $429,500 (median $245,550)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 113 comparable roles

United States49
India11
France9
Japan8
Germany5
United Kingdom4

+ 17 more countries

Seniority mix

79 of 113 peers have a known seniority level

Manager22
Director19
Senior19
Associate Director6
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc4
Senior Director3
Principal3
Associate3

Therapeutic area mix

13 of 113 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology5
Immunology3
Neuroscience3
Rare Disease2

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How we calculate "similar"

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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.

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