Patrick Twomey
Head of Early Pipeline Oncology Safety - AbbVie | pharmacovigilance and drug safety expert | drug development professional
- Role
- Head of Early Pipeline Oncology, Global Patient Safety at AbbVie
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Patrick Twomey
Physician/Scientist with expertise in clinical pharmacology, early stage clinical trial design and execution, drug safety, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory science for small molecules, protein therapeutics (monoclonal antibodies, T cell bispecific antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors), gene and cell therapy, and vaccines in oncology, immunology, and infectious disease. I am board certified in clinical pharmacology and internal medicine with more than 14 years of clinical experience and 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, primarily serving on cross-functional development teams as a safety physician, medical monitor, principal investigator, and/or clinical pharmacologist on a variety of products. In addition to my medical and regulatory expertise, I have my MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC and I am a veteran of the US Army where I had several years of experience leading teams of 20-40 people.
Experience
Head of Early Pipeline Oncology, Global Patient Safety
Jan 2026 — Present · Lake County, IL, US
Lead and mentor a dedicated team of talented safety physicians (medical, senior medical, and executive medical directors) responsible for safety oversight of all assets in the Oncology Early Development (OED) portfolio.Responsible for driving the safety strategy for products in OED by understanding the complexities of the treatment landscapes and enterprise-wide strategic goals, working closely with stakeholders across all functions and stages of drug development, and above all understanding the needs and goals of patients, care-givers, and physicians fighting devastating diseases in oncology.
Education
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine
2003 — 2007
Tripler Army Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
2007 — 2010
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Fellowship, Clinical Pharmacology
2011 — 2013
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business
2014 — 2016
College of the Holy Cross
B.A., Chemistry/Mandarin Chinese
1998 — 2002
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