Associate Scientific Director, Rheumatology

Summary

Join AbbVie's global rheumatology team and contribute to the development and execution of brand strategies. This integral role focuses on creating and implementing an integrated medical proposition that unifies AbbVie's portfolio and benefits all therapeutic areas and geographic regions. You will support the rheumatology strategy, accelerating transitions and maintaining a portfolio mindset as new assets are integrated. The position involves leading research initiatives, developing strategic plans for evidence generation, and contributing to AbbVie's long-term global strategy. This role requires collaboration with various teams and stakeholders, both internally and externally, to achieve AbbVie's strategic goals. The position can be based in Lake County, IL or remotely in the U.S. or Europe.

Requirements

• Minimal 3-5 years medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent
• Knowledge and experience with design and execution of research using real world data
• Interactions normally require the ability to gain cooperation of others, conduct presentations of technical information concerning specific projects/schedules, etc
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic initiatives involving integration across multiple projects within or spanning different sub-TAs or other medical affairs functions
• Identify opportunities for synergies and propose initiatives that bridge the gaps between sub-TAs
• Facilitate clear and seamless communication between pipeline, US, and international teams, identifying opportunities to streamline immunology-level processes
• Conduct accurate and detailed medical reviews of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic areas within medical affairs. Ensure timely and precise reviews of promotional materials in alignment with established policies, practice standards, and regulatory guidelines to meet customer needs
• Lead research initiatives to tackle crucial data gaps
• Develop strategic plans for evidence generation and communication to counter competitive threats from biosimilar and generic competition across rheumatology. Mobilize Business Units to employ science-based strategies in crafting defensive approaches
• Contribute to the development of AbbVie's long-term global strategy, leveraging deep expertise in the therapeutic domain and a nuanced understanding of the medical/commercial interface
• Assist in crafting business-focused strategies to support AbbVie in achieving its Long-Range Plan (LRP), actively engaging in advancing and disseminating enterprise and medical affairs immunology strategy
• Play a role in identifying and prioritizing areas for AbbVie's continued leadership in the medical affairs domain. By pinpointing key opportunities for growth, capability enhancement, and innovation, contribute to shaping a 3-year strategic roadmap to ensure the medical affairs organization remains future-ready

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree MD, PhD, PharmD, PA, NP highly preferred
• Ideally minimal 2 years experience as a medical science liaison
• Experience with clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in the design of protocols preferred
• May possibly have performed protocol design in the academic environment or in the pharmaceutical industry and/or acted as an assistant PI or PI

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Short-term incentive programs
• Long-term incentive programs