Associate Director, Biomarker Program Management

Job Description
The Precision Medicine (PMed) Oncology organization at AbbVie uses advanced methods to discover biomarkers and implement translational strategies to advance AbbVie’s innovative Oncology pipeline.
The Associate Director, Biomarker Program Management, leads a team within the Oncology therapeutic area that connects science and operations to manage biomarker research for multiple Phase 1-3 clinical trials. This role provides vision for operational and logistical strategies to ensure clinical trials are executed with quality and efficiency, on-time, within budget, and meet objectives. The Associate Director achieves these objectives via scientific expertise, strategic thinking, a global mindset, team building and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities:
Lead team of Biomarker Project Managers and Sample Operations Managers to facilitate the implementation of PMed research into AbbVie clinical trials. Provide management and mentoring for team members; responsible for developing the expertise of team members. Set a positive and motivating work environment that encourages mutual respect, innovation, and accountability at all levels.
Assign approved programs to team members and ensure team is resourced, trained, and employed to start up, manage and close clinical trials. This includes partnering with PMed Biomarker Leads and being responsible for editing clinical documents, sample management, data management, cross-functional teams, budget management and strategy documents. Programs are executed to meet required timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements. May directly manage key clinical projects within PMed.
Manage biomarker operations and logistics to support the clinical trial schedule. Proactively identify, resolve, mitigate, and/or escalate biomarker study-related risks and issues.
Ensure vendors are managed per AbbVie procedures including selection, contract execution and management. Assist in the management of Oncology budgets, ensuring accurate projections are provided to Finance monthly, quarterly, and yearly, adjusting as appropriate to keep actual variances low.
Help set Vision for Biomarker Program Management group that enables continuous improvement in processes and efficiency. Explore potential opportunities for expanding services and capabilities of BPM. Identify gaps and spearhead special development projects, as needed.
Serve as liaison with leaders of cross-functional stakeholders within AbbVie. Responsible for collaborating with personnel in other Precision Medicine groups to drive consistency within and between groups.
Apply and adhere to ICH/GCP, biosample storage procedures, biosample management best practices and ethical guidelines
Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)