PV Operational Team Lead

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN YOUR WORK?

For us, people are always our top priority. We aim to improve patients’ quality of life and daily functioning with our treatments. We support healthcare professionals by providing advanced medical solutions. We also make sure our employees find their work meaningful and rewarding.

AbbVie is a community of knowledgeable people. You bring your own valuable contribution to it and get the opportunity to learn from other top professionals. Our communal corporate culture accepts people as individuals and supports everyone's personal development.

AbbVie offers an inspiring environment, expertise and experience in conducting RWE studies, and the opportunity to generate research data on Finnish patients and treatment practices in your area of therapy.

Our success as a work community is evidenced by our ranking among the best year after year in the Great Place to Work survey.

We offer you an interesting role where you can make an impact in a responsible and relevant field as part of a successful international company.

You will be supported by knowledgeable colleagues and a dynamic work community. We support learning and offer great opportunities to develop in your work.

 

We are excited to announce a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join AbbVie’s Region North PV team as a PV Operational Team Lead.

The PV Operational Team Lead is responsible for leading a team of PV operational associates to ensure compliant, high-performing pharmacovigilance systems across up to three Affiliates. Reporting to the Regional PV Lead, this role combines strategic oversight with day-to-day operational execution, supporting safety reporting, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across AbbVie’s product portfolio.

The position can be based in our office in either Stockholm or Helsinki.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, track, and report metrics to ensure oversight of PV system activities, maintaining full compliance with local regulations and AbbVie’s internal standards.
• Oversee delegation of PV tasks, ensuring appropriate supervision and documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and evaluate local and regional quality procedures in line with corporate and country-specific requirements; support PV exception reporting, CAPA processes, and business continuity planning.
• Lead Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) management, including case recording, follow-up, expedited reporting, literature reviews, and quality control.
• Coordinate preparation, submission, and documentation of periodic safety reports (PSURs), annexes, and related safety deliverables for the Regional PV team.
• Partner with the Regional PV Lead to manage and support internal audits, service provider audits, and regulatory PV inspections; coordinate CAPA development and timely completion of actions.
• Ensure PV requirements are met for all activities involving the identification and handling of safety information, maintaining alignment with both corporate and local standards.
• Oversee PV training compliance, maintain the PV Training Matrix, and develop additional training materials as needed.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of local and regional PV-related legislation, updating processes and procedures as necessary.
• Monitor, assess, and communicate on local safety data, collaborating with the Product Safety Team and key stakeholders to address issues and concerns.
• Ensure after-hours availability and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical PV processes.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and succession planning for your team.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or a related field; additional scientific or regulatory training is an asset.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in pharmacovigilance or a related field, including oversight of PV operational and compliance metrics.
• At least 2–3 years of people management experience for medium to large teams.
• Proven experience with quality management systems, audits, and CAPA processes.
• Strong leadership with a proactive, independent approach and ability to work effectively within a matrix and cross-functional environment.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and communication skills, along with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Strong commitment to compliance with all relevant rules and procedures.
• Fluency in English and Finnish required;
• Good understanding of Swedish is also required;
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic environment focused on patient safety and care.

Additional Information

Interested? Please fill in your application and CV into our recruiting system at the latest by 21st of September 2025.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

 

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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