MSL, Dermatology

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k)

Travel compensation

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a field-based Medical Science Liaison to support a designated therapeutic area across the product lifecycle in the US geography. You will engage healthcare professionals, deliver scientific information, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align medical and business objectives.

Responsibilities include building relationships with thought leaders, supporting research initiatives, and ensuring compliant scientific communications while traveling up to 75% of the time in

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required in a health science or clinical discipline.
• 0–2 years’ relevant field experience.
• Strong problem solving and analytic skills to translate territory needs into actions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to communicate complex data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Focus on mastery of scientific content and disease states to be a scientific expert.
• Develop relationships with thought leaders and researchers in therapeutic areas.
• Present scientific information to healthcare professionals across the lifecycle.
• Support research initiatives and investigator-initiated projects as requested.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align medical and business objectives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Education

Advanced degree (PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, APP)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The Medical Science Liaison is a field based scientific expert who strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. The Medical Science Liaison is the primary communicators of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. The Medical Science Liaison combines strong strategic vision clinical expertise, therapeutic area awareness, serving as a conduit of information to a cross functional customer base internally within AbbVie. The Medical Science Liaison develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas. The Medical Science Liaison facilitates the exchange of scientific information, education, and research activities for physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies

Responsibilities

• Focus on mastery of scientific content, materials, disease state and therapeutic area to establish themselves as a scientific expert.
• Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned areas of therapeutic interest to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on the designated therapeutic/product area.
• Present scientific information and education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and other health care professionals.
• Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments and physician-initiated projects including, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
• Serve as internal medical and scientific resource to assigned therapeutic/product areas for development of disease-state and product communications and materials that are medically accurate, balanced, and consistent with regulatory guidelines.
• Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships. Work with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives.
• Support and provide on-going training to medical affairs, field sales and other internal personnel as directed. Ensure up-to-date clinical knowledge of product use and competitor data as a scientific expert in the therapeutic area and treatment landscape.
• Practices core capabilities in strategic segmentation, as well as optimal resource utilization.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedure, including accurate and timely documentation as it relates to HCP (Healthcare Professionals) interactions. Responsible for maintaining annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required (i.e., Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, APP (i.e.: 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.
• Must possess problem solving and analytic skills to be able to identify, and translate specific territory and corporate needs, into an action that will achieve objectives.
• 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 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
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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