Medical Scientific Liaison, Oncology - Solid Tumor

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There is no better time to be part of AbbVie’s Oncology team, with our dynamic portfolio of approved therapies and investigational programs. AbbVie is committed to elevating standards of care and bringing transformative therapies to patients worldwide living with difficult-to-treat cancers.  We have transformed how certain blood cancers and ovarian cancers are treated today and are rapidly expanding to treat other types of cancer. Our dedicated and experienced teams join forces with external partners to accelerate the delivery of potential breakthrough medicines.

Cancer is relentless.  Every person on the team needs to be as relentless as cancer itself so we can unlock what is next in Oncology.  Together, let’s break through!

The Primary Function/ Objective

The MSL Oncology – Solid Tumor will play a crucial role in AbbVie’s preparedness for the launch of new oncology products that require companion molecular diagnostics. This individual will be responsible for helping assess AbbVie’s readiness for new precision medicine assets, addressing evidence and educational gaps and collaborating with external scientific stakeholders to develop partnerships that support and expedite opportunities for patients to access AbbVie’s precision medicines.

This role provides an opportunity for a planned transition to Commercial function, aligning with organizational objectives and a changing business environment.

Responsibilities:

Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to AbbVie. 
Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for AbbVie in key academic centers by facilitation of research and educational initiatives, while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to AbbVie.
Support internal teams such as sales, 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.
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).  All such activities must comply with applicable local laws, guidelines, codes of practice, SOPs, and AbbVie R&D (GPRD) SOPs.
Act as the point of contact with thought leaders to facilitate Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) ideas and requests for support to the local and global medical teams as appropriate.
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.
Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), were requested, but with the focus on Tier 1 and 2 thought leaders.
Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified thought leaders the Company would wish to engage in collaborative efforts – such as potential research collaborations, or educational and advisory roles (Advisory Boards, Congresses, Symposia, etc.); while ensuring a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.  
Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence – for example, competitor research and medical strategies, educational activities – and communicate, where appropriate, within 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.
Upon request, assist physicians with requests for access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Provide key thought leaders / external experts and internal medical and clinical teams with scientific and technical support for publications of scientific or medical interest.
Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practice.
Location:

This function is typically field based role.  Typically, up to 20% of an individual’s time may be spent working in the affiliate medical team head office – the remainder of time being spent as field based.  This is subject to local needs, and the discretion of the ASEAN Medical Director.
 

• Medical, Pharmacy or other bachelor’s degree in scientific discipline or higher (PhD)
• A background in diagnostics, the diagnostic industry, medical affairs or a related field, along with experience in working closely with the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong understanding of precision medicine and companion diagnostics, including the regulatory and payer landscape in Singapore.
• Excellent communication and proven relationship-building skills in effectively establishing new links with external stakeholders.
• Possess strong organizational skills, the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity.

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