MSL/Senior MSL, Hematology/Oncology

AbbVie; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Medical Science Liaison to advance hematology/oncology science across a defined geography. This field-based role partners with healthcare professionals and investigators to communicate disease state, therapies, and AbbVie products throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate holds an advanced degree, has 2+ years of clinical or scientific experience, and is willing to travel up to 75% across WA, OR, MT, ID, NV, and AK.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline.
• Significant clinical and/or industry experience in relevant therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes high-impact territory plans with HCP and Investigator engagement.
• Gains access to and builds relationships with external experts in assigned geography.
• Delivers on territory plan objectives and documents data point observations.
• Uses segmentation, DPOs, and resource optimization in territory work.
• Maintains compliance with corporate policies and records HCP interactions.
• Educates external HCPs on disease state, landscape, and AbbVie products.
• Stays current on market issues and therapeutic areas relevant to responsibilities.
• Supports research initiatives including site evaluation and investigator meetings.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet objectives.
• Territory includes: Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska.

Skills

Clinical experience

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Leadership

Active listening

Problem solving

HCIR credentialing

Education

Advanced degree

Doctorate preferred

Job 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, X and YouTube.

The MSL/Senior MSL (MSLs), is a field based scientific expert that strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of Hematology/Oncology across the product life cycle. MSLs are the primary communicators of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. The MSLs are the field scientific experts on given disease states and treatment options within Hematology/Oncology. They combine strong business acumen, clinical expertise, market awareness, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross functional customer base internally within AbbVie. Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, teams may focus on certain responsibilities, including clinical development and pipeline support. This MSL position is an individual contributor which will learn and develop the capabilities and responsibilities of the role as defined by AbbVie Medical Affairs.

Responsibilities

Execute High Impact Territory Initiatives:

• Develops, executes and maintains high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with Hematology, Oncology medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality. Learns to use data and analytics to seek out and maximize opportunities within their territory.
• Identifies, gains access to, and develops professional customer centric based relationships with external experts (EEs) in therapeutic areas within assigned geography.
• Delivers on territory plan objectives, meets assigned project deadlines, and achieves annual functional goals. Generates and documents meaningful data point observations (DPOs).
• Practices core capabilities in segmentation, DPOs, 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 interactions.
• Scientific Resource to External HCPs and other Stakeholders:
  • Provides education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.
• Therapeutic Disease State, Landscape, and Asset Expert:
  • Continually educates self on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community.
  • Supports research initiatives across development at the request of R&D to include, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
• Maintain Cross-Functional Field Partnerships:
  • Creates, maintains, and collaborates in relationships with Cross-Functional partnerships, including, but not limited to: in field commercial teams, engagement with site management and monitoring and clinical research associates, the Therapeutic Area, HEOR, and with the Medical Outcome Science Liaisons. Works with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives.

Territory includes: Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska

• Advanced degree preferred in a relevant scientific discipline. Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline. Significant clinical and/or industry experience in relevant therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.
• Greater than or equal to 2 years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred.
• The MSL 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.
• Exhibits leadership attributes that align with company-wide initiatives such as: All for One AbbVie, Clear and Courageous, Make Possibilities Real, Agile and Accountable, and Decide Smart and Sure.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply foundational skills in Scientific Storytelling, Identifying Mobilizers, Powerful Questions, and Active Listening.
• An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations that 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.
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.

The candidate must live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory.

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

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