MSL/Sr. MSL, Enterprise Research, Oncology (Washington D.C., NJ, DE, MD, NY, and VA)

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. 

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The Medical Science Liaison, Enterprise Research (MSL, ER) is a field based scientific
expert who strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of a designated
therapeutic area for investigators participating in Enterprise Critical Studies.
The Medical Science Liaison, Enterprise Research is the primary communicator of AbbVie
science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals.
The Medical Science Liaison, Enterprise Research combines strong business acumen,
clinical expertise, and market awareness.
The Medical Science Liaison, Enterprise Research serves as a conduit of information to a
cross functional customer base regarding AbbVie’s investigational products, and compounds
in development, in a strictly scientific, non-promotional manner, and in full compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie’s policies and
procedures and accepted standards of best practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role is considered remote but requires the employee to work within a reasonable distance from the primary cities.
• Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for Abbvie in Enterprise Critical
investigational sites and key scientific centers by the facilitation of clinical research in
interventional phase 1-3 trials with Abbvie drugs, while supporting requests for
medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to
Abbvie.
• Engage with Clinical Trial Site Investigators and Staff to understand
enrollment/screening barriers from a medical perspective and work with the site and
AbbVie to find potential medical solutions. Aiming to support clinical trial enrollment.
• Establish and maintain a close working relationship with Site Management &
Monitoring staff and partner in facilitating the initiation and conduct of prioritized
Abbvie-led clinical trials.
• Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible
relationships with investigators.
• Consult with physicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals, in compliance
with relevant laws and regulations, to refer appropriate patients to Clinical Trial sites
and review clinical practice topics as requested by the investigator or referring sites.
• Act as the point of contact with thought leaders for investigator-initiated study (IIS)
ideas with AbbVie pipeline assets and requests for support with TA (Therapeutic
Area) internal medical leadership teams as appropriate.
• Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters in the disease area of responsibility
and about AbbVie’s pipeline to investigators in Abbvie-sponsored interventional
research.
• May participate in the selection process by suggesting sites and investigator names to
help identify appropriately qualified external experts 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 an elevated level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative
efforts.
• Identify opportunities for R&D collaborations with key institutions and External
Research Experts (EREs) and liaise with the Search & Evaluation team and Discovery
or Clinical Development teams to facilitate further assessment.
• Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence – for example, maintain a list of
investigators/potential investigators within a given TA, understand competitive
research activities in active or planned study sites, generate insights from
investigators on challenges and opportunities for AbbVie-sponsored clinical trials –
and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings and Conferences and may represent AbbVie in
scientific booths at congresses.
• 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.
• Must provide insights on the current clinical practice, facilitate identification of tier 1
external experts, and provide scientific input into the future clinical development
program for AbbVie’s pipeline assets.
• 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.
• Support Enterprise Critical Studies’ related activities from a medical affairs perspective
and contributing to meeting study timelines.
• Provide scientific and technical input to local AbbVie study teams, (early) brand teams
and external investigators using information that has been reviewed and approved by
relevant local procedures and with internal medical leadership teams. This includes
working with local Medical Information teams, as appropriate, to respond to unsolicited
requests for off-label information on AbbVie medicines.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of
conduct, AbbVie standards, policies, and procedures.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with investigators and thought
leaders in the product / therapeutic area for which the Medical Science Liaison –
Enterprise Research has been assigned responsibility, to facilitate Abbvie research
and contribute to the success of our pipeline.

Qualifications
• Advanced degree required (i.e., Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, APP (Physician Associate or
Nurse Practitioner) in a relevant scientific discipline. Doctorate strongly preferred in a
health science or clinical discipline.
• Typically requires a minimum of 0-2 years relevant experience.
• Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to
advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.
• Demonstrated expertise 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.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, and other software skills; Excellent
written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply foundational skills in Scientific Storytelling, Identifying
Mobilizers, Medical Challenger, and Active Listening.
• An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative
(HCIR) credentialing requirements to enter facilities and organizations in your
assigned territory. These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not
limited to, background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination
for various diseases.
• Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively
• Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information
• Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to
scientific quality and integrity
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Up to 15% of an individual’s time may be spent working in the head office if needed –
the remainder of time being spent as field based. This is subject to needs, and the
discretion of the Field Director and TA Head.

The candidate must live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory. The territory includes D.C., NJ, DE, MD, NY, and VA.

Job grade, level, and title will be determined by the selected candidate’s credentials, education, and experience.

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

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• 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. ​

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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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