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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
Join AbbVie as a Medical Science Liaison - Parkinson’s Disease
This field-based medical role is centered on scientific engagement with key external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, researchers, payers, and providers. As an MSL, you will play a critical role in building trusted relationships with Tiered External Experts within the Parkinson’s therapeutic area and across your assigned geographic region.
Your mission is to support their scientific and clinical needs, share relevant insights, and contribute to AbbVie’s commitment to advancing care in neurodegenerative diseases.
Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to AbbVie.
Assist in the initiation, oversight and follow up of assigned clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the therapeutic area for which the MSL carries responsibility (e.g. post marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, post-authorization studies (phase IV, …)
Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for thought leaders and external experts within an assigned geographic area to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a therapeutic area and, when requested, relevant AbbVie medicines, to support their safe, effective and appropriate use. Use available communication channels including digital channels to optimize scientific communication with EE, based on their educational needs.
Upon request, assist physicians with requests for access to AbbVie medicines on early access programs, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), where requested.
Provide key thought leaders / external experts and internal medical and clinical teams with scientific and technical support for publications of scientific or medical interest.
Support internal teams such as sales and marketing and members of the Affiliate Brand Team to develop their scientific and technical expertise through the delivery of scientific update presentations.
Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.
Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence – for example, competitor research and medical strategies, educational activities – and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company. You detect signals from external experts and translates these into insights, opportunities/threats for the company.
Attend relevant scientific meetings and Conferences. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform AbbVie strategic priorities and initiatives.
Supportive collaboration with Clinical Research, development team and Real World Evidence team to facilitate successful set up of studies and support related recruitment.
Developing and maintaining expertise in specific relevant therapeutic area, attending scientific society meetings and local, global scientific medical meetings
Developing preliminary contacts in EEs and identifying UMN in specific disease, gaining scientific expertise to support market access and pre-launch internal activities.
Plan field activity and EE engagement plans using optimally the tools provided (Veeva, SIP, SCL, Dashboards…) aligned with Playbook requirements. Ensure excellence in field activity execution, reporting and follow up
Qualifications
Master degree in a relevant scientific discipline is required and demonstrated experience in Medical Affairs will be considered.
Experience in Neurosciences and particularly in Parkinson disease is a plus.
Experience in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for a therapeutic area, and in medical research in general.
Dynamic and proactive with growth mindset
Experience in developing networks with External Experts, partnering with hospital clinical teams for a better patient outcome.
Knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.
Knowledge in the scientific methods applied to clinical research and current legislative/regulatory controls applicable to this research.
Ability to comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments.
Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with thought leaders, physicians and other healthcare decision makers.
Demonstrated ability to organize, strong project management and planning skills and capability to prioritize and work effectively in a constantly changing environment
High Customer orientation
Proficiency in Dutch, French, English
Team player – strong collaboration with other infield team members
Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity
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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