AbbVie Posted July 23, 2026

Medical Director- Early Development Oncology

Florham Park, NJ 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

Responsible for supporting the Product Safety Lead (PST) in ensuring safety in one or more products to through 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

Safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combined products

Contribute to the authorship of 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

Under the guidance of PST Lead write, review and provide input on technical documents

Qualifications

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

Master Public Health is preferred in addition to MD / DO

Effectively analyze clinical data and epidemiological information required

Effectively write technical documents with direction

Work collaboratively in a team environment and be self-starting and able to work independently

Ability to effectively present recommendation / opinions in group environment

Fluency, both written and oral, in English

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
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Florham Park, NJ
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 222 comparable Director Medical Affairs roles across 51 biopharma companies.

222Comparable roles tracked
210Currently active
51Companies hiring similar roles
18Countries represented

Salary context

105 of 222 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 $182,000/yr – $346,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Principal Strategic Medical Writer · AbbVie $109,500/yr – $208,500/yr
Peer group range $159,000 – $392,100 (median $264,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 222 comparable roles

United States174
United Kingdom13
China's Mainland7
Canada5
Japan3
Germany3

+ 12 more countries

Seniority mix

222 of 222 peers have a known seniority level

Director193
Senior Director22
Principal7

Therapeutic area mix

100 of 222 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology37
Immunology13
Neuroscience13
Cardiovascular / CVRM9
Dermatology & Aesthetics8
Respiratory7
Vaccines & Infectious Disease5
Rare Disease5
Gastroenterology2
Ophthalmology1

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