About this opportunity
The Division
Abbott Diagnostics is a global leader in the in-vitro diagnostic market and has consistently delivered durable sales growth and margin improvement. Diagnostics is investing in next-generation systems to continue driving our success.
Our business matters because we develop customer-focused solutions that enhance clinical decision making and improve the lives of patients. The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.
The Role
The Medical Liaison Manager position is to provide leadership and strategic direction in Korea in order to achieve company, business unit and individual performance objectives. This role is critical to establishing, fostering and maintaining excellent educational activities with healthcare providers and research collaborations with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL’s), other clinical investigators and key academic institutions in order to build outstanding product awareness and advocacy. This position supports the divisional goals by developing aligned regional strategies. The Medical Liaison Group works under the departmental guidance of the Medical Liaison Group Director.
Responsibilities:
Help Develop and deliver clinical messaging for products in coordination with the commercial and Medical Affairs teams.
Help Develop and execute educational programs for clinical messaging to key stakeholders such as healthcare providers, payers, regulators, etc.
Educate and coach the commercial team regarding clinical details of products and assist in the development of field activities.
Optimize communication and interactions with key customers and accounts by working with strategic managers within Medical Scientific Programs, Account Management and Sales teams.
Assist in the tactical implementation of regional and local educational initiatives in concert with corporate and regional business goals.
Assist Medical Liaison Group in the integration of strategies, goals and messaging across supported diagnostic area.
Ensure the initiation of internal and external research projects involving present and future product pipeline.
Oversee advocate development at both divisional and regional levels, as executed by the Medical Liaison Group.
Qualifications:
Education required
MD or PhD degree with Strong science/clinical background
Educational background and/or clinical experience in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and or Emergency Medicine or related field
Experience required:
Minimum 2 years clinical experience
Experience in biotech/diagnostic industry (professional medical education or clinical research), or equivalent experience in healthcare management preferred
Job details
How this role compares
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We currently track 306 comparable Director Medical Affairs roles across 55 biopharma companies.
Salary context
120 of 306 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
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Seniority mix
306 of 306 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
129 of 306 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
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