Medical Advisor, Dermatology
About this opportunity
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.
Job Description
Reports to: Therapeutic Area Head, Immunology
PRIMARY FUNCTION/OBJECTIVE
To lead medical team and activities in responsible therapeutic areas. Set and execute Medical Affairs strategies for the responsible therapeutic areas.
To set and deliver medical affairs strategies which generate, evaluate and communicate scientific evidence to support the needs of health care professionals and patients in covered therapeutic areas, in line with the strategic priorities of the brand and company, and all prevailing governance requirements.
To make recommendations regarding staffing levels and structure for the team, and to plan and manage budget within prevailing finance guidance.
To support the Korea Medical Director to build the organisation, ensuring the medical department is fully integrated to support the strategy and affiliate business, while being functionally independent and operating within a culture of ethical and compliant behaviour.
Serve as Medical Advisor for the Dermatology therapeutic area, providing scientific, technical, and strategic expertise.
Lead the development and execution of the annual medical affairs strategy and plans, while contributing to long-range strategic planning for the TA portfolio.
Build, manage, and motivate the medical affairs team, including setting clear responsibilities, goals, and expectations.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance across the medical affairs organization.
Manage the assigned budget in line with financial guidance and business priorities.
Support team development through individualized development plans, training, capability-building, and career planning.
Drive a patient-focused, customer-centric approach and maintain strong, credible relationships with key external stakeholders and experts.
Ensure timely medical and scientific support to internal cross-functional teams, including brand, HEOR/market access, and sales, based on evidence and best practice.
Lead evidence-generation activities, including affiliate research studies and global GMA research projects, in alignment with strategy and compliance requirements.
Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, codes, AbbVie policies, and standards, including medical review of promotional and non-promotional materials.
Qualifications
• Advanced Degree (Medical degree or PhD) with relevant specialty experience preferred.
• Pharmaceutical industry medical affairs experience
• Experience in pre-launch and launch phases of a new product or indication.
• Clinical research experience or knowledge highly valued
• Management experience essential
• Strong knowledge and experience within portfolio area
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional team environment
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to interact at senior executive level, with internal and
external stakeholders
• Highly developed strategic thinking, problem solving, multi-tasking and prioritisation skills
• Strong budget planning and management skills
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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How this role compares
Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 181 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 64 biopharma companies.
Salary context
13 of 181 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 181 comparable roles
+ 31 more countries
Seniority mix
181 of 181 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
55 of 181 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.