MSL/Senior MSL

Summary

Join AbbVie as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or Senior MSL, a field-based scientific expert strategically supporting scientific and business objectives across the product lifecycle. As a primary communicator of AbbVie science, you will engage with healthcare professionals, combining business acumen, clinical expertise, and market awareness. You will serve as a conduit of information internally and externally, focusing on responsibilities such as clinical development and pipeline support based on therapeutic needs. This entry-level position provides opportunities to learn and develop capabilities within AbbVie Medical Affairs. The role is remote but requires proximity to specified cities. You will develop and execute territory plans, build relationships with external experts, and deliver on objectives while ensuring compliance. Continuous learning about market trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas is essential.

Requirements

• Advanced degree required in a relevant scientific discipline
• Typically requires a minimum of 0-2 years' relevant experience
• The MSL must possess problem solving and analytic skills to be able to identify, and translate specific territory and corporate needs, into an action that will achieve objectives
• Exhibits leadership attributes that align with company-wide initiatives such as: All for One AbbVie, Clear and Courageous, Make Possibilities Real, Agile and Accountable, and Decide Smart and Sure
• Ability to quickly learn and apply foundational skills in Scientific Storytelling, Identifying Mobilizers, Medical Challenger, and Active Listening
• An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations that in your assigned territory
• These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time
• The candidate must live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory
• The majority of the territory includes AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, MO, and IL (southern half)

Responsibilities

• Develops, executes and maintains high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with therapeutic area medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality
• Learns to use data and analytics to seek out and maximize opportunities within their territory
• Identifies, gains access to, and develops professional customer centric based relationships with external experts (EEs) in therapeutic areas within assigned geography
• Delivers on territory plan objectives, meets assigned project deadlines, and achieves annual functional goals
• Generates and documents meaningful data point observations (DPOs)
• Practices core capabilities in segmentation, DPOs, as well as optimal resource utilization
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedure, including accurate and timely documentation as it relates to HCP interactions
• Provides education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers
• Continually educates self on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community
• Supports research initiatives across development at the request of R&D to include, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management
• Creates, maintains, and collaborates in relationships with Cross-Functional partnerships, including, but not limited to: in field commercial teams, engagement with site management and monitoring and clinical research associates, the Therapeutic Area, and with the Medical Outcome Science Liaisons
• Works with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline
• Significant clinical and/or industry experience in relevant therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements
• Greater than or equal to 2 years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred

Benefits

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