Medical Science Liaison, Psychiatry, Western Canada

American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP); Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the healthcare sector seeks a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to join their Medical Affairs team. This role focuses on building relationships with healthcare professionals and providing scientific support in various therapeutic areas. The successful candidate will possess a Doctorate or MD, with prior MSL experience preferred, and will be required to travel approximately 50% of the time.

Qualifications

• Preferred experience as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL).
• Relevant business experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience presenting scientific/clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scientific relationships with external experts.
• Attend and summarize key scientific meetings/conferences.
• Provide scientific support for investigator-initiated studies.

Skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Customer-facing expertise

Scientific presentation and interpretation

Education

Doctorate, PharmD, or MD preferred

MSc in a scientific discipline

Job description

ICompany 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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable.

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, vision care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

We have a new opportunity for a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to join our Medical Affairs team. In this exciting career opportunity, you will develop and nurture relationships, as well as advance our scientific credibility with established and emerging external experts (EEs). Our MSLs respond to requests by providing key scientific/medical information to external experts and internal stakeholders. This role will be based (ideally) in Vancouver, with coverage for western Canada: SK, AB, and BC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop/maintain key scientific knowledge that enables credible dissemination of information to external experts (EEs) and other healthcare professionals (HCPs), to help the development of professional working relationships.
• Participate and follow-up on assigned investigator-initiated studies (IIS), clinical studies, and medical projects within the relevant therapeutic area (TA).
• Provide scientific support and help maintain relationships with external experts/academic centres.
• Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to HCPs, individually or in groups.
• Participate in the selection process to identify qualified HCPs AbbVie would wish to engage in collaborative efforts—such as research, or lecture/meeting support (advisory boards, congresses, symposiums, etc.)—and to ensure a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these efforts.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings/conferences and develop summaries of key data presented.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

• Doctorate, PharmD, or MD is preferred. MSc degree in a scientific discipline and demonstrated medical affairs experience will also be considered.

• Relevant business experience with solid knowledge of the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Previous experience as an MSL preferred.
• Relevant neurology/psychiatry background is considered an asset.
• Previous experience in a customer-facing role in the healthcare industry.
• Experience in the presentation and/or interpretation of scientific or clinical research publications.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
• Travel required about 50% of the time.
• Valid driver's license and passport.

Key in-Field Team (IFT) Competencies:

• Ability to understand the unmet needs of key stakeholders, make decisions that have an impact, and execute the integration and assimilation of that information into the IFTs' engagement approach.
• Ability to coordinate scientific/medical engagement efforts across stakeholders within a single account, in order to develop interaction plans aligned with the Scientific Interaction Plan (SIP) to achieve medical objectives.
• In-depth understanding and execution of meaningful strategies and data-based business decisions to exceed IFT business goals.
• Effectively communicate, collaborate, and incorporate the views of other team members to optimize business objectives.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities to apply.

Additional Information

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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