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
Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) are key members of the affiliate medical department. These field-based roles focus on medical and scientific engagement with AbbVie stakeholders (including research and healthcare professionals, payers, and providers). The focus of this role is on interacting with and supporting the needs of thought leaders. MSLs work to communicate information and facilitate dialogue about AbbVie’s marketed products, compounds in development and the related disease states, in a strictly scientific, non-promotional manner, and in full compliance with applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie’s policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice.
The MSL serves to enhance the scientific credibility of AbbVie with established and emerging thought leaders, by supporting scientific dialogue and collaborations in the areas of research, medical and scientific exchange, including facilitation of requests for scientific and medical information. MSLs also participate in the initiation, oversight and follow-up of clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the R&D and Medical Affairs Departments, ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with relevant processes and procedures.
Core Job Responsibilities
Represent AbbVie Medical Affairs as subject matter expert in the assigned TA and territory. Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with external experts /HCPs of strategic importance to Abbvie.Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for external experts in the assigned geographic area to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in immunology when requested, as well as the relevant AbbVie medicines, to ensure their safe, effective, and appropriate use.Develop and execute scientific interaction and cycle plans. Contribute to cross-functional account planning, as appropriate.Responsible for appropriate tiering and segmentation of external experts based on guidance from the IFT playbooks, appropriate documentation of HCP interactions, and relevant insights in the CRS and related platforms and systems. Ensure a strong medical and scientific AbbVie presence at key academic centers by facilitating the main research and educational initiatives, while supporting medical and scientific information requests on products and areas of therapeutic interest to Abbvie.Support internal teams such as sales and marketing and members of the Affiliate Brand Team to develop their scientific and technical expertise through the delivery of scientific update presentations. Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.Assist in the initiation, oversight and follow-up of assigned Immunology GMA studies and initiated medical projects in which the MSL carries responsibility (e.g. registry/database projects, epidemiological studies, post-authorization studies).Support prioritized interventional studies run by Clinical Development Operations, with study initiation visits and act as subject matter expert working along with the One R&D community. All such activities must comply with applicable local laws, guidelines, codes of practice, SOPs, and AbbVie R&D SOPs.Act as the point of contact with external experts to facilitate investigator-initiated study (IIS) ideas and requests for supporting the local and global medical teams as appropriate.Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, training, etc.), where requested.Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences, at a national & international level. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform Abbvie strategic priorities and initiatives. Upon request, assist physicians inquiring access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global, and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practive
Qualifications
Medical Doctor Degree.Master´s degree or PhD is considered an asset.Candidates should have prior experience as MSL (ideally 2-3 years) in global pharmaceutical companies.Significant clinical experience in a specific specialty, ideally managing patients affected by immune-mediated diseases.Candidates must show potential for a Medical Manager role with necessary leadership attributes and behaviors.Significant clinical experience in a specific specialty, ideally managing patients affected by immune-mediated diseases.Effective Communication: Strong ability to transmit, communicate, and adapt complex scientific data for different audiences with academic backgrounds.Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with thought leaders, physicians, and other healthcare decision makers.Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to lead and advance the scientific objectives within a pharmaceutical company.Curiosity and genuine interest in comprehensively learning about new subject areas and environments.Proactively apply science to the business and discover new medical opportunities.Excellent command of written and oral English.High customer orientation.Strong commitment to compliance rules and policies.
Additional Information
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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