Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Drives key innovative and strategic projects and priorities for USMA oncology. Provides specialist medical/scientific strategic and operational input into core medical affairs activities such as: health-care professional/provider interactions; generation of clinical and scientific data.
Works closely with USMA Oncology therapeutic area leads/heads and indication teams as well as commercial teams to provide strategic medical insight and strategies, and to support medical activities.
Deliver strategic and scientific presentations; develops and maintains professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders, external academic institution and research groups/centers; actively participate in relevant Brand Team meetings and helps in the development of medical affairs strategies for oncology assets; provide relevant scientific and technical training.

Major Responsibilities:

Drives key US medical affairs strategic and/or innovative projects that span across multiple therapy areas or indication teams within the broader oncology team.
Establish and sustain critical US Oncology academic institution and collaborative research group relationships to better understand the strategic priorities of these organizations and to define opportunities for alignment and partnerships focusing on improving patient outcomes / disease management, appropriate access to medications and heath care quality improvement.
In partnership with internal colleagues, develop a strategic engagement plan for academic and collaborative research institutions reflecting both a partner focus and an AbbVie portfolio approach that effectively positions AbbVie as a trusted inclusive & innovative industry collaborator
Responsible for mapping external academic institution and research collaborative groups in oncology. Creating/updating/executing (in alignment and close collaboration with the TA Heads and indication leads) the engagement plans for partnerships and collaboration.
Working closely with MSL directors to maximize impact on execution of enterprise priority studies and clinical trial sites coverage through site selection and engagement.
Build strong relationships with academic institution and research collaborative groups in oncology and provide insights on major strategic decisions
Interact with and coordinates appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (i.e. OED, Precision Medicine, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, late stage development, etc…) as they relate to on-going AbbVie’s scientific collaboration projects. Specifically, this role will build alignment with internal functional areas specific to the oncology (eg, legal, compliance, public affairs, government affairs, medical, health/economic outcomes, development, pharmacovigilence/safety).
Keeps abreast of professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature and acts as a therapeutic area resource.
Represent AbbVie at external meetings including investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc
May develop scientifically accurate materials, medical education programs and advisory boards
Leads cross functional teams in development and execution of strategic initiatives requiring integration of multiple subprojects within the therapeutic area or Medical Affairs function
Ensures budgets, timelines, compliance requirements are factored into programs' scientific activities. Works independently.
Can address complex problems within discipline or across several projects. Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Works on complex problems in which analysis of situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various complex factors.
Must be able to influence in a matrixed environment.
May oversee the work of medical and/or scientific directors.

Qualifications

Medical degree or equivalent (MD, NP/PA, Pharm, D.O. or non-US equivalent of M.D. meet requirements) with relevant oncology therapeutic specialty in an academic or hospital environment.
Understanding of the US healthcare system and academic institutional settings with demonstrated ability to navigate and lead through an ambiguous and changing healthcare and business environments
Proficient at building credibility with investigators & collaborative research partners
Ability to balances business and scientific acumen during engagements
Strong, proven relationship management skills with senior leaders (e.g. C-suite leaders, industry-affairs office personnel, thought leaders, scientists, research staff, etc.)
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the biotech/ pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent. Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials, medical education standards and experience in strategy development. Expert knowledge in oncology. Must understand Pharmacovigilance practices. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategies.
Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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Director, External Scientific Collaborations