MSL/Senior MSL, Specialty – (Washington, DC)

Allergan; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a field-based MSL/Senior MSL to strategically support research and business objectives within a designated therapeutic area across a territory. You will be the primary AbbVie science communicator to healthcare professionals, develop relationships, and provide medical and scientific support throughout the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with AbbVie teams to meet educational and research needs, travel up to 75% of the time, and ensure compliant, accurate information

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in PharmD, MD/DO, PhD or APP in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience for a Senior MSL; 0-2 years for an MSL.
• Endocrinology, Metabolic, obesity, or Gastroenterology experience preferred.
• Ability to translate territory and corporate needs to internal/external customers.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong presentation and teaching skills; able to work independently and in a team; adaptable to new structures/cultures.
• Must meet HCIR credentialing requirements to enter facilities within the territory; may include background checks, drug screens, immunization proof.
• Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical information effectively; engage audiences and aid retention.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time; live in or relocate to DC/MD/DE/Eastern PA territory.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned therapeutic areas.
• Present scientific information about disease states, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products to physicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
• Support research initiatives with AbbVie R&D/Clinical Operations/Medical Affairs and investigator-initiated projects.
• Prepare marketplaces in new therapeutic areas and build AbbVie relationships with the medical community.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams and field sales to support account plans and align with business objectives.
• Serve as a scientific resource for healthcare providers by answering unsolicited medical questions.
• Provide ongoing training to medical affairs, field sales, and internal personnel as directed.
• Demonstrate strategic segmentation and efficient resource use.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Communication

Teaching

Teamwork

Education

PharmD/MD/DO/PhD/APP

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 onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The MSL/Senior MSL:

• A field based scientific expert that strategically supports the research and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory
• The primary communicator of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas.
• Viewed as a peer scientific expert in a designated therapeutic area/product.

Combined with strong strategic vision, market therapeutic area awareness, as well as clinical expertise, the MSL/Senior MSL serve as a conduit of information, education, and research activities for physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies in development or commercialized by AbbVie.

The MSL/Senior MSL works closely with other AbbVie personnel to ensure information, education, and research needs of healthcare professionals are met and to ensure scientific and technical training needs of commercial organizations are identified and met.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Prepares marketplace in new therapeutic areas of interest, which includes creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community.
• Creates, maintains, and collaborates in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships, Works with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives. Serves as a scientific resource to commercial partners, as appropriate, to support activities
• Serve as a medical/scientific resource to healthcare providers through answering unsolicited medical questions and addressing other clinically related medical information issues.
• Support and provide Conduct on-going training to medical affairs, field sales and other internal personnel as directed.
• 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 3 years of relevant experience for a Senior MSL
• Typically requires a minimum of 0-2 years of relevant experience for an MSL
• Preferable experience in Endocrinology, Metabolic, obesity, or Gastroenterology.
• Must be able to identify, analyze, and translate specific territory and corporate needs to support internal and external customers and achieve business and clinical objectives.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, and other software skills; Excellent written/verbal communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills, presentation, and teaching skills; Ability to work independently and in a team structure; Ability to adjust effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures; Strong planning and organizational skills; team and leadership skills
• 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.

The candidate must live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory:DC, MD, DE, Eastern PA

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

Additional Information

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

• 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 long-term incentive programs.

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 employer 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.

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.

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