Assistant Scientific Director, Rheumatology

Summary

Join AbbVie as an Assistant Director, Medical Affairs and play a key role in developing and executing therapeutic area medical strategies. You will contribute to the development of medical education tactics, lead thought leader engagement, and plan and execute conferences. Responsibilities include managing budgets, supporting clinical data generation, providing subject matter expertise to commercial teams, and aligning medical initiatives with the Scientific Communication Platform. The ideal candidate will possess a scientific degree, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and a strong understanding of legal and regulatory guidelines. Location is flexible, with preference given to candidates near Lake County, IL. AbbVie offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

Requirements

• Candidate located central to Lake County, IL preferred. May be open to remote candidates
• Scientific degree; advanced degree (e.g., MS, PhD, MD/DO, PharmD, NP, MSN) preferred
• 3-5 years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent required demonstrating strong leadership competencies and proven team-building skills with ability to lead in a global matrixed environment. Substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area required
• Good understanding of legal and regulatory guidelines (e.g. knowledge of OPDP promotional regulations, CDER/CBER regulations as they relate to drug approvals)
• Good understanding of Good Clinical Practices, ICH guidelines, PhRMA code, FDA CFR, ISO, clinical research ethics, HIPAA and patient privacy laws, EU Directive and other applicable local regulations
• Good understanding of Medical Affairs principles, study design and publications
• Interactions normally require the ability to gain cooperation of others, conduct presentations of technical information concerning specific projects and schedules, etc
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Ability to work effectively with different cross functional groups and have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to coordinate appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (i.e. commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory, etc.) as they relate to on-going medical affairs projects
• Ability to work effectively in a team/matrix environment. Ability to influence others without direct reporting relationships

Responsibilities

• With oversight, contributes to the development of the therapeutic area strategy
• Contributes to the development of and leads the execution of the medical education tactics, advisory boards, and thought leader engagement plan in line with the indication or asset’s strategic plan
• Leads conference planning and execution. Represents AbbVie at external meetings including investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc
• May be responsible for Medical Review (MR) training for on label, clinical data and disease state
• Responsible for managing budget for assigned projects including consulting and vendor management
• Supports clinical and scientific data generation including alignment of the Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy as needed to support external communication
• Provides subject matter expertise for commercial teams including competitive assessments and regular scientific literature reviews
• Aligns medical education and scientific initiatives with the Scientific Communication Platform
• Contributes to the generation of Medical Information (MI) communication content and supports training on MI materials
• Contributes to all launch readiness reviews/planning

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in the design of protocols preferred

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)