AbbVie Posted October 26, 2026

Allergan Aesthetics Medical Science Liaison (Saudi National)

Riyadh, Riyadh Province Full-time
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About this opportunity

Company Description

About AbbVie

At Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, we develop, manufacture, and market a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands and products. Our aesthetics portfolio includes facial injectables, body contouring, plastics, skin care, and more. Our goal is to consistently provide our customers with innovation, education, exceptional service, and a commitment to excellence, all with a personal touch. For more information, visit https://global.allerganaesthetics.com/. Follow Allergan Aesthetics on LinkedIn.

Job Description

This position is responsible for:

Current and upcoming Medical Aesthetics portfolios and their associate indications.

Own and drive Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) engagement

Lead scientific exchange with HCPs and report/advise cross-functional team on future medical activities

Advise and share feedback on brand strategy, development of tactical planning in collaboration with brand team in marketing department

Contribute to the total competency of Medical Affairs, not limited to technical aspects.

Contribute to medical-marketing messaging and approval procedures required.

Position Overview

Develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to Allergan initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas.

Executes against the Medical Affairs plan for Saudi Arabia and MEA region

Provides scientific education and training initiatives across Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Performs field visits with key physicians and stakeholders, organizing advisory board meetings, facilitating clinical trials, and serving as the medical resource for both external and internal stakeholders.

This position is a non-promotional role. The primary focus is providing Healthcare Professionals with fair and balanced scientific information.

Facilitate information, education, and research activities for physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies in development or commercialized by Allergan. Works closely with other Allergan personnel to ensure information, education, and research needs of healthcare professionals are met and to ensure scientific and technical training needs of commercial organizations are identified and met.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Business Planning, Internal Trainings, External training & education, thought leadership identification, development and engagement, Clinical studies feasibility & Pharmacovigilance and compliance in addition to being an expert in the therapy area

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications:

Strong preference for medical degree (MD), or advanced degree of science (PhD).

Candidates with Master’s/bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline (Pharmacists) can be considered in given the previous work experience

Relevant experience:

Minimum of 2 – 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Specialized therapeutic area expertise is more preferrable (Dermatology or experience in Dermatology, Plastic surgery or Medical Aesthetics therapeutic area is preferred)

Medical affairs experience in various activities or full understanding: such as advisory board management, publication, and other scientific exchange activities

Good understanding of local market.

Experience in establishing strong influential relationships with KOLs and proof of KOL development

Good understanding of multinational culture and ways of working.

For Internal candidates: At least 2 years in Abbvie with successful track record

Based in Riyadh, Willing to travel as necessary for business purposes

Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies:

Personal:

Good leadership skills and able to persuade at all levels within the organization (including Commercial team) as well as with external customers (KOLs, HCPs, etc.)

Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills along with a positive attitude on learning.

Professional:

Thinking strategically and being able to develop and execute plans at country level.

Specifically, able to understand in-depth knowledge and clinical aspects of medical aesthetics.

Excellent presentation skills, strong interpersonal skills.

Able to engage HCPs and communicate effectively with them as well as medical institution and/or association.

Comply to all business ethics and all applicable regulations to secure personal credibility and integrity as well as Allergan

Language Requirements:

English Fluent in verbal & written

Technical:

Proficient computer skills, including MS office

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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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Location
Riyadh, Riyadh Province
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1653 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 178 biopharma companies.

1653Comparable roles tracked
1581Currently active
178Companies hiring similar roles
64Countries represented

Salary context

372 of 1653 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $454,000 (median $214,100)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1653 comparable roles

United States729
China180
Japan94
United Kingdom71
Germany67
India63

+ 58 more countries

Seniority mix

1019 of 1653 peers have a known seniority level

Senior256
Director255
Manager220
Associate Director90
Associate80
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc39
Senior Director36
Executive/VP27
Principal16

Therapeutic area mix

576 of 1653 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology246
Neuroscience83
Immunology55
Rare Disease49
Cardiovascular / CVRM48
Dermatology & Aesthetics38
Respiratory21
Vaccines & Infectious Disease15
Gastroenterology13
Ophthalmology8

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

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.

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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 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.