Scientific Director, Medical Affairs - Migraine

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie in the United States seeks a Scientific Director to provide medical and scientific input into core medical affairs activities, data generation, education initiatives, and safety surveillance. You will collaborate with commercial teams and clinical development to align medical strategies with product launches and value propositions.

The role requires an advanced degree and 5–7+ years in pharma, strong cross-functional communication, and ability to lead investigator-initiated studies while

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required.
• 5-7+ years in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to present to varied audiences and persuade without authority.
• Strong oral and written communication with internal/external stakeholders.
• Coordinate scientific activities with cross-functional teams (commercial, regulatory, discovery).
• Represents AbbVie at external meetings and across societies.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes Medical affairs support for priority indications.
• Leads Medical Affairs initiatives and budget for assigned projects.
• Plans and executes Medical Education/Advisory Boards as needed; lead conference planning.
• Generates clinical and scientific data to address evidence gaps.
• Ensures risk management plans and product safety activities are executed.

Skills

Medical affairs leadership

Clinical trial knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Advanced Degree (PhD/PharmD/PA/NP preferred)

Job description

Company 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 and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

The Scientific Director provides medical and scientific strategic and operational input into core medical affairs activities such as: health-care professional and provider interactions (Payers, Patients, Prescribers, and Providers); generation of clinical and scientific data (enhancing therapeutic benefit and value); education initiatives (medical education, data, society guidelines, and value proposition); safeguarding patient safety (risk minimization and safety surveillance activities). Works closely with commercial teams to provide strategic medical input into core brand (product) strategies, and to support medical and marketing activities (promotional material generation and product launches) and market access. Collaborates with clin8ical development on Medical Affairs support of priority trials.

Responsibilities

• With oversight, contributes to the development of brand strategies. Actively contributes to thee development of a TA EE Engagement Plan.
• Leads and supports Medical Affairs initiatives for the target indication.
• Develops and executes Medical affairs support of priority clinical development trials.
• Contributes to the development of and leads the execution of Medical Education / Advisory Boards as needed; Lead conference planning and execution.
• Generates clinical and scientific data per evidence gap assessment.
• Responsible to manage budget for assigned projects.
• Aligns Medical education and scientific initiatives with the Scientific Communication Platform. Informs Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy and can act as Docent for IIS submissions.
• Contributes to the generation of Medical Information communication content and supports training on Medical Information materials.
• Participates in design and execution of clinical trial safety, product safety and risk management plans. Track Risk Mitigation Plan (RMP) implementation.
• Responsible for performing the accurate and detailed medical review of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic area(s) within Medical Affairs. Provides timely and accurate reviews of promotional materials in accordance with established policies and practice standards, including regulatory guidelines to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree (PhD, PharmD, PA or NP preferred)
• 5-7+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent; substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and product approval, and experience in design of protocols preferred.
• Interactions normally required the ability to gain cooperation of others, conduct presentations of technical information concerning specific projects and topics to varied audiences, and persuade without authority.
• Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders to support global business strategy. Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• May coordinate appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders including commercial, clinical ops, discovery, stats, regulatory, etc., as they relate to ongoing Medical Affairs projects.
• Represents AbbVie at external meetings including investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc.
• Works with some supervision and guidance. Exercises judgement within well-defined practices and policies.

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 Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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What AbbVie Has to Offer

Our work can—and does—have a tangible, lasting impact on millions of people. But it’s not just the results that matter. How we achieve them matters, too. Leading with purpose, we work to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. We do that by putting our expertise, resources and talent to work to make a real difference for patients, communities and our world.