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Associate Director, QA

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Leads and develops a team of Clinical Auditors in the Americas to build-in quality to AbbVie processes and execute risk-based clinical audit programs.

Role type

Senior IC clinical audit leader (Americas)

Builds

Clinical audit programs and quality systems for clinical development

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, clinical development, quality assurance

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Clinical audit leadership, risk-based audit program execution, GxP compliance, clinical regulatory knowledge, cross-functional team management, strategic planning, process improvement, complex issue management, stakeholder alignment

Preferred skills

Experience with regulatory authorities, inspection support, global/regional regulations (ICH, ISO)

Technologies

GxP systems, clinical development tools

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of Clinical Auditors based in the Americas; Contribute to the development of the global Clinical Audit strategy at an Americas level; Execute complex audits and resolve non-compliance issues; Drive development and continuous improvement of quality and clinical systems; Analyze and evaluate processes supporting clinical development; Provide expert advice on clinical regulations and guidance; Support GCP inspections onsite or remotely

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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