What Your New Manager Wants You To Know
The Medical Science Liaison develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas. Facilitates information, education, and research activities for physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies in development or commercialized by AbbVie. Works closely with other AbbVie personnel to ensure information, education, and research needs of healthcare professionals are met and to ensure scientific and technical training needs of commercial organizations are identified and met
Responsible for maintaining annual expenses within assigned budget parameters
Responsible for accurate and timely documentation of above activities
The employee must conduct their work activities in compliance with all AbbVie internal requirements and with all applicable regulatory requirements. AbbVie internal requirements include compliance with ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, and general business policies, requirements, and objectives.
This is a field-based role. Candidates can live anywhere within the territory of responsibility.
YOU ARE more than just a title, YOU ARE…A first class team player
You Will
Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers and researchers in assigned areas of therapeutic interest to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on AbbVie products.
Upon request, present data on AbbVie products to healthcare professionals including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and other health care professionals.
Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments.
Serve as internal medical and scientific resource to assigned AbbVie therapeutic areas for development of disease-state and product communications and materials that are medically accurate, balanced, and consistent with regulatory guidelines.
Support Round Table and Advisory Board sessions to ensure accuracy of scientific and clinical data.
Conducts on-going training to medical affairs, field sales and other internal personnel as directed.
May provide support for payer-facing activities to public and commercial managed markets.
You Bring
Advanced degree with health science background (Pharm.D, M.D., O.D., Ph.D, preferred)
Preferred minimum 3-year total specific industry experience (pharma, device, etc.) and minimum 4 years post professional degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical practice, academic research, regulatory/scientific)
Experience in ophthalmology appreciated
MSL experience appreciated
Essential Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical industry legal and regulatory guidelines
Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point and other software skills
Conveys information clearly, using a variety of media, to individuals and groups
Excellent written/verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong presentation and teaching skills
Ability to convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively
Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information
Ability to learn clinical and non-clinical technical information
Ability to work independently and in a team structure
Demonstrated success at maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or environment
Ability to adjust effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements or cultures
Strong planning and organizational skills
Ability to travel 70-80 %
Strong team and leadership skills
AbbVie 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.