AbbVie Posted June 15, 2026

Director I, Aesthetic Clinical Strategy Execution and Transformation

Irvine, CA Full-time
Clinical Development Dermatology & Aesthetics Director

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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

​The Director Aesthetic Clinical Strategy Execution and Transformation works closely within our function (TAs, SkinCare and Clinical Innovation) to advance the field of aesthetic medicine with a focus on optimizing the application of new technology solutions across CDSI and Skincare, and R&D Aesthetics and provide close partnership at an enterprise level with AbbVie wide transformation initiatives, to drive continuous improvement and operationalizing enhancement of inclusivity in clinical trials through close partnership with CDO.  Success in the role will be the identification, execution (and where appropriate the ‘business as usual’ management) of initiatives to transform the CDSI-SC clinical development strategy and how we implement and operationalize it

Lead complex and cross-functional initiatives that effectively enhance the ability of CDSI-SC to optimize impact at the enterprise level. This includes driving the identifying improvement opportunities, providing support for research and analytics, and presenting pragmatic recommendations for management consideration.

By working with the relevant teams both within CDSI-SC and in the wider organization, optimize the integration of clinical endpoints into aesthetics clinical trials, ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness as well as lead on the scaling of the operational aspects of these endpoints for use in the clinical operations organization.

Lead and execute Aesthetics inclusivity projects, actively championing and promoting Inclusion in Aesthetics Medicine.

Be an AI and digital champion in the CDSI-SC organization acting as a bridge and translator, between CDSI-SC and enterprise-wide initiatives and ensuring these initiatives gain traction in CDSI-SC and that CDSI-SC are able to influence the direction of these initiatives

Utilize analytical skills to assess and analyze clinical transformation initiatives, identifying areas for improvement and developing strategic plans for implementation.

Engage stakeholders across the CDSI-SC and the wider enterprise to ensure alignment on clinical transformation initiative priorities; validate the merit and applicability of initiatives across functions.

Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of initiatives, tracking key performance indicators and metrics to assess effectiveness and make informed recommendations for adjustments as needed.

Actively gather external benchmarking and best practices as input to process decisions and maintain active knowledge and awareness of all associated regulations.

Develop and enhance collaboration platforms used within the team and by cross-functional partners to track and prioritize projects.

Contribute and co-create with internal partners in the development of project management practices, such as processes, tools, reporting, and dashboards.

Conduct post-project retrospective evaluations to identify successes and areas for improvement.

Continuously identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, driving continuous improvement throughout the organization with a focus on the application of digital in CDSI-SC.

Examples of the high profile initiatives this role may oversee include:

AI fluency

Psychology of Aging

Inclusion in Clinical Trials including the aesthetics inclusion framework

Clinical process improvement initiatives including Biospecimen management

Identify opportunities and solutions to create and execute on CDSI-SC wide initiatives

Lead matrix initiative teams including scientists, data scientists and MDs at all levels of the technical and medical career ladders

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent with approximately 12 or more years of industry experience; at least 6 years of experience enabling Clinical Operations or Clinical Development

• Multi-faceted, broad-based experience in multiple R&D functions/data domains (e.g., clinical, safety, regulatory, real-world data, etc.).

• Considered to have in depth knowledge of clinical operations and/or clinical development

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and leading and navigating in a matrix organization

• Digitally fluent with experience implementing cutting edge workflows and technologies in Clinical Operations and/or Clinical Development

• Experience utilizing Lean or similar process optimization frameworks for project/initiative execution

• Effective collaboration, influencing and communication skills.

Additional Information

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 thisposting 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 anduntil 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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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Location
Irvine, CA
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 184 comparable Director Clinical Development roles across 28 biopharma companies.

184Comparable roles tracked
157Currently active
28Companies hiring similar roles
17Countries represented

Salary context

89 of 184 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $160,500/yr – $305,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Research Director (P4-P5) · Lilly $101,379/yr – $181,067/yr
Peer group range $141,223 – $392,100 (median $273,300)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 184 comparable roles

United States134
Spain10
United Kingdom9
India5
Poland4
China4

+ 11 more countries

Seniority mix

184 of 184 peers have a known seniority level

Director140
Principal23
Senior Director21

Therapeutic area mix

77 of 184 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology34
Immunology18
Cardiovascular / CVRM7
Neuroscience7
Respiratory6
Ophthalmology2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Rare Disease1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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