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Associate Director, QA

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-27

Core

Leads the Americas Clinical Quality Audit team to assure quality and compliance of clinical trials and studies for AbbVie in a regulated environment.

Role type

Senior leadership IC clinical quality audit manager

Builds

Clinical audit programs and quality systems for global clinical development

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, quality assurance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic planning, team leadership, risk management, regulatory compliance, process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, complex issue resolution, analytical thinking, communication

Preferred skills

Experience with GCP inspections, knowledge of ICH and ISO standards, ability to manage international travel

Technologies

GxP systems, clinical trial management systems

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of Clinical Auditors across the Americas, contribute to global Clinical Audit strategy, provide leadership on risk-based clinical audit programs, drive continuous improvement of quality systems, analyze processes to assure compliance, provide expert advice on clinical regulations, support GCP inspections

Seniority

Director level, strategic leadership with hands-on team management

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