Danielle Coppola

About Danielle Coppola

Dr. Coppola is a medical doctor with 28 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a strong foundational background in clinical medicine and preventive health. Having spent 10 years in clinical research (in Neuroscience) and 17 in pharmacovigilance (across therapeutic areas). She currently serves as Vice President, Immunology, Medical Devices & Governance in Global Patient Safety at AbbVie. Previously, during her 18 years at Janssen/J&J, Dr. Coppola held roles with increasing responsibilities and launched several initiatives, including a women’s mentoring program, a curriculum for the education of pharmacovigilance physicians, and a dermatologic safety advisory group. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including 5 leadership awards at Janssen. She is a graduate of the Rutger’s Executive Leadership Program for Women and the Volunteer Leadership Training Program through Janssen’s Department of Community Affairs. She served as a member of the Board of Visitors for the Department of Allergy & Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and on the Board of Directors at Womanspace, a local 501c3 organization that provides shelter and services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking as well as the BOD at Saving Promise, a national non-profit dedicated to the prevention of interpersonal violence. Previously, Danielle was an attending physician and Instructor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Specialties: Internal Medicine, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Benefit-Risk Management, Clinical Research, Drug Development, Nonprofit Governance, Writing

Experience

1. Vice President, Global Patient Safety Immunology, Medical Devices & Governance

   AbbVie

   Mar 2026 — Present · NJ, US

Education

• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

  Medical Residency, PGY2-3, Internal Medicine Residency Program

• Yale School of Medicine

  Medical Internship, Internal Medicine Residency Program

• Tulane University School of Medicine

  M.D., Medicine

  1989 — 1993

• Vassar College

  B.A., English Literature

  1986 — 1989

• Princeton Day School

  HS Diploma

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Technical Writing
• Change Management
• Creative Writing
• Mentoring
• Consensus Building
• Internal Medicine
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials
• Pharmacovigilance
• Drug Development
• Therapeutic Areas
• Clinical Development
• CRO
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Regulatory Affairs
• Oncology
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Medical Affairs
• Neurology
• Pharmacology
• Medical Writing
• Translational Medicine
• Protocol
• Medical Devices
• Fda
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)