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Manager, Statistics - Oncology (Hybrid)

AbbVie

North Chicago, IL · HybridJob$110K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$110K/yr
Location
North Chicago, ILHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Manager, Statistics provides statistical expertise to AbbVie’s research and development organization, supporting clinical trials, patient safety, and global medical affairs. The role works independently with experts across disciplines to advance medicines. It develops study protocols and analysis plans, performs statistical analyses, and supports the presentation and publication of scientifically sound results.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Statistical ComputationsSimulationsDrug DevelopmentLife-Cycle ManagementOncologyTechnical CompetenceCommunicationIssue IdentificationProblem SolvingRelationship BuildingInnovation

Qualifications

MS+6 or PhD+2 Yrs

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

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, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)

Job Description

The Manager, Statistics provides statistical expertise to support the research and development organization. Specific areas of work may include clinical trials, patient safety, and global medical affairs. The Manager works independently in partnership with experts in multiple disciplines to advance medicines to our patients.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide expertise to design, analysis and reporting of clinical trials or other scientific research studies. Independently develop protocols and/or statistical analysis plans with details for programming implementation. Implement sound statistical methodology in scientific investigations.

  • Identify scientifically appropriate data collection instruments. Identify and report data issues or violations of study assumptions. Provide programming specifications for derived variables and analysis datasets. Partner with Data Science in preparing for database lock.

  • Independently perform statistical analyses as per the analysis plan. Collaborate with Statistical Programming to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs according to agreed-upon timelines. Identify and anticipate issues arising in the study design, conduct and propose scientifically sound approaches. Evaluate appropriateness of available software for planned analyses and assess needs for potential development of novel statistical methodology.

  • Develop strategy for data presentation and inference. Collaborate in publication of scientific research. Ensure accuracy and internal consistency of reports and publications, including tables, listings, and figures. Ensure that study results and conclusions are scientifically sound, clearly presented, and consistent with statistical analyses provided.

  • Work collaboratively with multifunction teams. Clearly explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians. Provide responses to questions, and pursue analyses suggested by data. Support communications between assigned product team(s) and functional management. Build/drive cross-functional relationships and collaboration.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • MS (with 6+ years of experience) or PhD (with 2+ years of experience) in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a highly related field.

  • Experience performing statistical computations and simulations

  • Pharmaceutical or related industry knowledge desired, including experience and understanding of drug development and life-cycle management in the regulated environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Oncology experience

Other Required Skills:

  • High degree of technical competence and effective communication skills, both oral and written

  • Able to identify data or analytical issues, and assist with providing solutions by either applying own skills and knowledge or seeking help from others

  • Able to build strong relationship with peers and cross-functional partners to achieve higher performance.

  • Highly motivated to drive innovation by raising the bar and challenging the status quo

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 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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Salary: $109,500

How this job compares

Set against the 1,458 open Clinical Research jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$110K/yr
  • Illinois median$143–167K/yr32 salary ranges
  • US median$121–195K/yr742 salary ranges

This rate, $110K, is 32% below the Illinois median midpoint ($161K) — in the lowest quarter of Clinical Research salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 42 open Clinical Research jobs in Illinois and 1,458 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Clinical Research postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,086 postings).
Education
563 of the 1,458 open Clinical Research jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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