Senior Medical/Scientific Director, Medical Affairs - Immunology

Allergan Aesthetics; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 217,000 - 413,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Senior Scientific Director to lead its spondyloarthritis strategy and manage medical affairs activities. The director will provide key strategic leadership, oversee a scientific team, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while fostering professional development. Candidates should possess a PhD or equivalent, extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• Typically, 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Expert knowledge in a relevant therapeutic specialty.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team focused on the global spondyloarthritis strategy.
• Develops scientific relationships with external customers and stakeholders.
• Oversees the execution of key medical affairs tactics.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication

Education

PhD or PharmD

Medical Doctorate (M.D.)

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

Job Description

*Must be onsite 3 days per week in Mettawa, IL

Purpose:

Leads a team focused on the global spondyloarthritis (SpA) strategy and US execution of scientific priorities. Provides strategic and operational leadership and input into core medical affairs activities including but not limited to: health-care provider interactions; generation of clinical and scientific data (enhancing therapeutic benefit and value); internal and external educational initiatives (medical education, scientific communications, training, and clinical value proposition) and safeguarding patient safety (risk minimization activities and safety surveillance activities). Works closely with commercial teams to provide strategic medical input and co-lead core brand (product) strategies, and to support medical affairs, marketing activities (promotional material generation and product launches) and market access.

Responsibilities:

Oversees a scientific team responsible for delivery of key medical affairs activities, including generation and dissemination of data supporting the overall SpA scientific strategy

Serves as co-lead of the integrated evidence sub team for relevant on-market product indications, closely partners with leaders across other R&D functions

Demonstrates strategic leadership and represents the scientific on-market perspective at key internal governance and leadership team meetings

Develops scientific relationships with external customers (HCPs, societies, and organizations, as appropriate) and uses external insights to guide strategic decision making

Oversees the execution of key medical affairs tactics such as, but not limited to, advisory boards, congress support, medical education programs, training, and symposia

Ensures budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into medical affairs programs and scientific activities

Guides the field medical team (MSL) priorities related to SpA and closely partners with field leadership on training needs and execution of SpA scientific activities by the MSL team

Responsible for understanding the regulatory requirements related to the clinical studies and global drug development and accountable for complying with those requirements

Participates in the design and execution of clinical trial safety, product safety and risk management plans. May also carry responsibility for routine and ad hoc safety monitoring reports to regulatory agencies

Fosters the professional and personal development of team members, aligned to AbbVie’s talent development philosophy

Qualifications

Senior Scientific Director qualifications:

• Advanced Degree PhD or PharmD. Additional post doctorate experience highly preferred.

• Typically, 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent. Minimum of 10 years of clinical trial or medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent.

• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.

• Expert knowledge in a relevant therapeutic specialty.

• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.

• Proven ability to run a clinical study or medical affairs cross-functional team independently.

• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and the design of protocols.

• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

• People leadership experience preferred.

• Experience in Rheumatology, ideally SpA, preferred

Senior Medical Director qualifications:

• Medical Doctorate (M.D.) degree or equivalent (D.O. or non-US equivalent of M.D. with relevant therapeutic specialty in an academic or hospital environment. Completion of residency and/or fellowship is preferred . National license to practice medicine preferred..)

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical trial experience in the biotech/ pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent. 7+ years of experience is preferred.

• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional team environment. People management experience preferred.

• Ability to run a clinical program or medical affairs team(s) independently with little supervision.

• Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in developmental strategy and the protocols.

• Expert knowledge in a relevant therapeutic specialty. Experience in a senior role in a TA preferred.

• Must have an understanding of the Pharmacovigilance practices for Clinical Development programs.

• Must have an in-depth understanding of the Clinical Development process for Phase I-IV or extensive knowledge of Pharmaceutical Development including compliance and regulatory requirements. Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills. Ability to interact externally and internally to support business strategy. International experience is a plus.

• Experience in Rheumatology, ideally SpA, preferred

Additional Information

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

• 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, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture. Salary: $217,000 - $412,500

• 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 to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in 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 employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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