[Hiring] Medical Science Liaison/Senior Medical Science Liaison @AbbVie

Role Description

The Medical Science Liaison is a field based scientific expert who strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. The Medical Science Liaison is the primary communicator of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. The Medical Science Liaison combines strong strategic vision clinical expertise, therapeutic area awareness, serving as a conduit of information to a cross functional customer base internally within AbbVie. 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. The Medical Science Liaison facilitates the exchange of scientific information, education, and research activities for physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies.

• Focus on mastery of scientific content, materials, disease state and therapeutic area to establish themselves as a scientific expert.
• Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned areas of therapeutic interest.
• Present scientific information and education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals.
• Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments.
• Serve as internal medical and scientific resource for development of disease-state and product communications and materials.
• Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships.
• Support and provide on-going training to medical affairs, field sales and other internal personnel as directed.
• Practices core capabilities in strategic segmentation, as well as optimal resource utilization.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required (i.e., Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, APP in a relevant scientific discipline; Doctorate strongly preferred).
• Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience for a Senior MSL.
• Typically requires a minimum of 0-2 years of relevant experience for an MSL.
• Must be able to identify, analyze, and translate specific territory and corporate needs.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, and other software skills.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, presentation, and teaching skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team structure.
• Strong planning and organizational skills; team and leadership skills.
• Must meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements.
• Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively.
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.
• The candidate must live in the territory or be willing to self-relocate within the territory.

Requirements

• Travel up to 75% of the time.
• Live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory which includes: Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Western PA.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick).
• Medical/dental/vision insurance.
• 401(k) to eligible employees.
• Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.