Pharmacometrician

North Chicago, IL, us on site Until 10/4/2026 7+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted August 5, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job 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, FacebookInstagramX and YouTube.

Conceive and execute statistical and mathematical models that achieve projects, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics goals. Propose PK/PD modeling and simulation ideas and implement those efforts. Investigate, identify, develop, and optimize methods and techniques in the field of PK/PD modeling. Act as a lead pharmacometrician in his/her area of expertise and critically evaluate relevant Pharmacometric, PK/PD, Clinical Pharmacology and regulatory advances and integrate this knowledge into Clinical Pharmacology strategy for research or development programs

Responsibilities

Contribute to clinical development by supporting Phase 1-4 studies with data analysis, modeling and simulation evaluations to guide study design, and clinical pharmacology strategy.

  • Author regulatory documents including analysis plans, study reports, population PK reports, exposure-response analyses reports, common technical documents, white papers, and other similar documents.
  • Conduct data analyses including non-compartmental analyses, modeling and simulation, advanced analytics, as well as literature data analyses.
  • Participate and present at various departmental and cross functional teams such as Clin Pharm meetings, Journal club.
  • Collaborate with scientific support from other Clinical Pharmacology functional groups to provide a unified clinical pharmacology position to clinical, CMC and regulatory teams.
  • Author scientific publications and present at scientific conferences
  • PhD with 0 years of experience in a relevant field, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 7+ years of experience, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10+ years of experience;(*relevant field includes experience with data science, mathematics, biostatistics, modeling and simulation, Pharmacometrics or systems pharmacology)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to interact externally and internally and perform in a team setting
  • Demonstrates scientific acumen and has technical skills to perform the role
  • Key Leadership Competencies:
    o Persistent and resilient finds the way to move good ideas forward
    o Uses mistakes, failure and reflection as vehicles for learning and improvement
    o Delivers business results while also positioning AbbVie for long-term success
    o Connects unrelated concepts, generates original or unique ideas
    o Influences colleagues to achieve cross-functional alignment

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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Compensation (from employer):
109500 – 208500 USD (YEARLY)

About this role

Summary

Develop and evaluate PK/PD models supporting clinical studies and regulatory submissions.

Job title

Pharmacometrician

Experience level

7+ years or 10+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

pharmaceuticals

Location requirements

North Chicago, IL, US; remote work not specified

Salary

$110k–$209k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

data sciencemathematicsbiostatisticsmodelingsimulation

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

PK/PD modelingclinical pharmacologydata analysismodeling and simulation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

North Chicago, IL, USA

On-site City