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

This role will be reporting into: Medical Advisor, Eyecare & Neuroscience. 

The Senior MSL as a trusted medical partner is the primary contact point between external stakeholders and AbbVie medical affairs; the Senior MSL shares HCP’s unmet needs including the medical society, and patient needs in their journey internally, prioritizes, sets the goals/objectives, and drives solutions that deliver outcomes.

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 assigned external Expert Tiers.

MSLs also participate in the initiation, oversight and follow-up of clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the Medical Department, ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with relevant processes and procedures. They also interface with other key members of the affiliate medical department - for example: Medical Managers, Medical Advisers, Clinical Research Managers and functions such as Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Market Access and others as appropriate - relevant to the therapeutic area for which the MSL has responsibility, and work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence. They maintain a high level of scientific knowledge to ensure credible dissemination of scientific information and informed scientific dialogue with thought leaders, healthcare providers and payers.

 

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Facilitate and lead scientific discussion to ensure professional and credible relationships with
thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to Abbvie.
2. External expert (opinion leader) cultivation: Identifies, gains access to, and develops professional
relationships with external experts in therapeutic areas of interest within assigned geography.
3. Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for Abbvie in key academic centers by facilitation of
research and educational initiatives, while supporting requests for medical and scientific information
on products or areas of therapeutic interest to Abbvie.
4. 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.
5. Project management: Works with internal Medical Affairs to develop and execute a territory plan
designed to support and meet shared business objectives.
6. Act as the point of contact with thought leaders to facilitate investigator-initiated study (IIS) ideas
and requests for support to the local and global medical teams as appropriate.
7. Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for thought leaders and external experts
within an assigned geographic area in order to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a
therapeutic area and, when requested, relevant AbbVie medicines, to support their safe, effective
and appropriate use.
8. Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings,
clinical sessions, etc.), where requested, but with the focus on.
9. Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified thought leaders the Company
would wish to engage in collaborative efforts –such as potential research collaborations, or
educational and advisory roles (Advisory Boards, Congresses, Symposia, etc.); while ensuring a high
level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.
10. Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence –for example, competitor research and medical
strategies, educational activities –and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.
Continually educates self on global market issues, trends, and product knowledge as it pertains to
specific business responsibilities in key therapeutic areas

11. 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 practice.

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Pharmacist or Master’s degree in a scientific discipline preferred.Greater than or equal to 3 years as a Medical Science Liaison required.At least 2 years of clinical, scientific research related experience or equivalent required.The Senior Medical Science Liaison must be able to identify, analyze, and translate specific territory and corporate needs in order to support both internal and external customers and achieve business and clinical objectives.Experience in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for the assigned therapeutic area, and in medical research in general.Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.Demonstrated expertise in the scientific methods applied to clinical research and currentlegislative/regulatory controls applicable to this research.Ability to comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments.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.A good understanding of written and oral English is desirable.Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity
Additional Information

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.

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