Medical Science Liaison

AbbVie; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to support immunology and dermatology areas. The role focuses on external engagement with KOLs, delivering credible scientific presentations, and advancing AbbVie’s medical objectives across product lifecycles.

The MSL will collaborate with affiliate medical teams, educate internal partners, and travel within the specified geography. A scientific background and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required in health sciences or clinical discipline, doctorate preferred.
• 2+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry experience desired.
• Solid knowledge of pharmaceutical environment and Medical Affairs role.
• Experience as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or similar role preferred.
• Ability to interpret clinical data and communicate implications clearly.
• Ability to learn new subject areas quickly and maintain expert knowledge.
• Excellent written and spoken communication in local language and English.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build professional relationships with external experts in assigned geography.
• Conduct balanced, peer-to-peer scientific dialogue about AbbVie products across lifecycle.
• Deliver credible scientific presentations to external professionals on topics of interest.
• Facilitate medical field intelligence and report back through appropriate channels.
• Engage investigators, support IIS communications, and assist access discussions with AbbVie medicines.
• Collaborate with internal AbbVie teams to meet medical objectives and provide scientific training.

Skills

Scientific communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Independent work

Education

Advanced degree in health sciences or clinical discipline

Doctorate level degree (PharmD, MD/DO, PhD)

Job 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 including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com.

Job Description

Therapeutic area: Immunology, Dermatology.

Territorial scope: dolnośląskie, opolskie, śląskie, łódzkie, świętokrzyskie, małopolskie, podkarpackie, lubelskie.

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a non‑promotional field‑based scientific expert in a given therapeutic area(s) that strategically supports the medical and scientific objectives across a product life cycle. The MSL serves to enhance the scientific credibility of AbbVie with established and emerging external experts (KOLs or Thought Leaders) by engaging in scientific dialogue and collaborations in the areas of research, medical and scientific exchange, including facilitation of requests for scientific and medical information. MSLs facilitate communication of information about AbbVie’s marketed products to ensure informed decisions in clinical practice as well as communicate on pipeline compounds and data to ensure clear understanding for research purposes (in compliance with national laws, regulations and guidelines). Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, focus on certain responsibilities will vary to a greater or lesser degree. MSLs are viewed as peer scientific experts in a designated therapeutic area. They combine strong business acumen, market awareness, as well as clinical expertise, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross‑functional stakeholder base internally. MSLs are members of the Medical Affairs team and frequently interact with other members of the affiliate medical department as well as work collaboratively with other cross‑functional in‑field team members to ensure a coordinated approach to best meet stakeholder needs.

Responsibilities

Externally:

• Identify and develop professional trusting relationships with external experts in therapeutic areas of interest within assigned geography.
• Conduct balanced, peer‑to‑peer, scientific dialogue with external experts to inform on AbbVie products across the lifecycle within the given therapeutic area.
• Engage in robust scientific exchange on relevant disease‑state topics.
• Deliver credible scientific presentations to external experts and healthcare professionals where requested to address medical or scientific knowledge gaps.
• Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence (data point and observations collection) for example, competitor information or activities, new developments in a specific area, educational activities – and report back through the appropriate channels.
• Engage investigators working on AbbVie clinical studies. Responsibilities can include, but not limited to, investigator identification, study initiation training (compound and data, study background) and scientific information support. MSLs also liaise with healthcare professionals regarding unsolicited requests for investigator initiative studies (IIS) and facilitate IIS related communications.
• Serve as a point of contact for 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 including reactively responding to healthcare professional’s unsolicited requests for off‑label information.
• Upon request, assist external experts with requests for access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for AbbVie in key academic centres by facilitation of research and educational initiatives while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to AbbVie.
• Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted in accordance to all applicable local laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie policies/procedures and accepted standards of best practice.
• Maintain high level of current scientific expertise in relevant AbbVie products, overall therapeutic area and competitive landscape.

Internally:

• Work with internal colleagues to develop and execute a territory external expert engagement plan designed to support and meet the defined medical objectives and healthcare professional’s needs.
• Collaborate, as appropriate, with other in‑field teams to help address the scientific and medical needs of a geographical area/account.
• Serve as a scientific resource to internal AbbVie functions including Commercial partners, as appropriate in line with internal compliance policies, to support activities.
• Deliver scientific training sessions for internal teams such as sales, marketing and members of the brand team to develop their scientific and technical expertise.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings and congresses and collaborate with internal colleagues to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform AbbVie strategic priorities and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health sciences or clinical discipline required. Doctorate level degree (i.e. Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD). Candidates with an undergraduate degree and significant relevant experience may be considered.
• Greater than or equal to 2 years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company preferred.
• Experience in a Medical Science Liaison (or similar) role with proven success preferred.
• Ability to interpret clinical data and clearly communicate on key aspects of the data and impact to practice or patients.
• Ability to quickly learn about new subject areas and environments.
• Experience in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for the assigned therapeutic area, and in medical research in general.
• Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills (local language and English preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a cross‑functional team and in a matrix environment.
• Robust understanding of local healthcare environment.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to travel frequently within stipulated geographical area, and on occasion nationally or internationally.

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. US & Puerto Rico only – to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html