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Abb Vie
North Chicago, Illinois

Medical Director, Immunology, Global Patient Safety

Allergy & ImmunologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$161k-$305k

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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 abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Responsible for supporting the Product Safety Lead (PST) in ensuring safety in one or more products to through surveillance, signal detection, validation and assessment. Interpreting regulations related to pharmacovigilance supporting all patient safety activities.

Responsibilities

Understanding and application of the pharmacology, chemistry and non-clinical toxicology to effectively conduct safety surveillance

  • Safety surveillance for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combined products
  • Contribute to the authorship of key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, medical safety assessments, regulatory responses and risk management plans
  • Apply current regulatory guidance as appropriate for safety surveillance and authorship of PV documents
  • Analyze and interpret aggregate safety data and communicate these analysis and interpretation to cross-functional teams
  • Under the guidance of PST Lead write, review and provide input on technical documents

Qualifications

  • Qualifications
  • MD / DO with 2+ years of residency with patient management experience required
  • Master Public Health is preferred in addition to MD / DO
  • Effectively analyze clinical data and epidemiological information required
  • Effectively write technical documents with direction
  • Work collaboratively in a team environment and be self-starting and able to work independently
  • Ability to effectively present recommendation / opinions in group environment
  • Fluency, both written and oral, in English

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 Min: 160500
  • Salary Max: 305000
  • Workday Global Grade: 21
  • Compensation: USD 160500 - USD 305000 - yearly

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical data analysisTechnical writingMedical safety assessmentCross-functional collaboration

Allergy & Immunology — Physician Career Context

In Illinois, the Allergy & Immunology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$327k (10 salary observations; 12 listings), vs ~$332k nationally (59 salary observations; 132 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Allergy & Immunology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 19.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$233k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $233k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Allergy & Immunology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 68 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in North Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$228k≈ 1.4× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,426/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.