AbbVie Posted August 7, 2026

Clinical Research Physician

Shanghai, Shanghai Full-time
Clinical Development

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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

PURPOSE STATEMENT: Clinical Research Physician represents frontline scientific expertise for assigned AbbVie TA development in China. Provides clinical science insights on portfolio assessment, developmental plan formation, protocol discussion, trial quality and safety oversight, registration approval, and life cycle management. Supports decision of TA Science Lead for achieving the scientific goals with quality evidence and thoughts; establishes scientific partnerships with China academia. Within TA areas, the position works with Global & JAPAC development teams, Clinical Development Operations (CDO), Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Commercial Development, to: 1) identify unmet medical needs for related TA development assets, 2) lead China local development project team to propose development strategies and clinical pathways for new compound registration in China, 3) participate protocol discussion from China, 4) ensure study level safety and quality with CDO and investigators during the trial conduct, 5) support regulatory submissions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Supports the TA Head and Global TA Science Lead, proposes development strategies and clinical pathways for new compound registrations in China. 2. Acts as China Local Development Project Lead to assess new trial opportunities. Provides scientific expertise in prioritizing diseases and compounds for China, including opportunities for alliances and partnerships. Provides China scientific inputs to the global TPP. 3. Provides China clinical expertise to design clinical development plans and protocol discussion, ensuring the study design meeting the local regulatory requirements, aiming for efficient development tactics for registration. 4. Initiates proper Development-led medical activities, i.e. medical surveys, Ad Board meetings, KOL visits and other insights development, to support clinical development plan formation and execution. 5. Works closely with Regulatory Affairs to develop efficient pathway for registration with scientific justification, generating and reviewing China regulatory filing materials, based on clinical expertise from CTA through NDA approval. 6. Establishes scientific partnership with Chinese academia and key study centers for effective planning and high-quality implementation in China. 7. Provides medical/scientific training on program specific standards to CDO and investigators to ensure consistency through the process of design, conduct and reporting of clinical trials. 8. Provides local medical support to Global study team, including trial medical monitoring, responding to protocol-specific site questions, resolving data queries, and performing analysis to address questions on efficacy and safety etc. 9. Ensures seamless communication and handover to medical affairs of approved indications and support launch activities. 10. Ensures all activities are in compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie's policies, procedures and accepted standards of best practice. KEY INTERFACES: 1. Affiliate: RA, Commercial Development, CDO, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Public Affairs 2. JAPAC R&D and NPI members 3. Global ADT members 4. Chinese academia 5. Regulatory authority 6. Health authority

Qualifications

IDEAL CANDIDATE: 1. Medical Degree. With a strong medical background of related TA area, some knowledge of the drug development process and the regulatory framework for clinical development. Working experiences (≥ 3 years) in medical and clinical development group of pharmaceutical (or biopharmaceutical) company or equivalent clinical practice is essential. 2. Understanding of the developmental program interplay among Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development and Commercial objectives. Experienced in leading multiple, diverse clinical development programs is plus. 3. Have insights to study design, good knowledge of data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation are required. 4. Strong verbal and written communication skills are required to complement the ability to analyze and summarize scientific/clinical data and develop recommendations that affect the conduct of trial and the content of regulatory documents. 5. Effective collaboration with peers, stakeholders and partners to achieve positive impact to development results. 6. High customer orientation and patients-centric thinking. 7. Strong commitment to be compliant with all the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity. 8. Fluent spoken English and solid written English skills.

Additional Information

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
Not listed
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, Shanghai
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 709 comparable Clinical Development roles across 70 biopharma companies.

709Comparable roles tracked
615Currently active
70Companies hiring similar roles
36Countries represented

Salary context

218 of 709 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Research Technologist - Clinical Pathology · AbbVie $58,656/yr – $110,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Global Clinical Head- Executive Director · AstraZeneca $331,874/yr – $497,810/yr
Peer group range $84,578 – $414,842 (median $259,448)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 709 comparable roles

United States325
India117
China35
United Kingdom35
Spain25
Poland21

+ 30 more countries

Seniority mix

577 of 709 peers have a known seniority level

Manager146
Director141
Senior91
Associate Director73
Associate48
Executive/VP33
Principal23
Senior Director21
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

154 of 709 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology67
Immunology28
Cardiovascular / CVRM15
Neuroscience15
Respiratory13
Ophthalmology5
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Rare Disease2
Gastroenterology1

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