Scientific Director - Mettawa - Allergan

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 at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

The Medical Affairs organization provides patients, healthcare providers, and payers everywhere with the practical and clinically relevant information and solutions they need to use AbbVie products safely and effectively, throughout the product lifecycle and the patient's journey.

The Scientific / Medical Director, Medical Affairs provides specialist medical and scientific input into core strategic and operational medical affairs activities for AbbVie's Oncology portfolio such as: health‑care professional and provider interactions; generation of clinical and scientific data (enhancing therapeutic benefit and value); educational initiatives, scientific communications, value propositioning, and safeguarding patient safety (risk minimization activities and safety surveillance activities).

The Scientific / Medical Director works closely with commercial and research and development teams to provide critical medical input into evolving core medical, brand (product), and value and access strategies to support our evolving on‑market and therapeutic area needs.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Global Medical teams, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, HEOR and other functional areas, provide leadership and support for assigned indications/projects.
• Work closely with Brand Teams and relevant cross‑functional, area/affiliate medical teams, to provide strategic input into core asset strategy, and be responsible for executing medical support/launch activities for gynecologic oncology initiatives.
• Conduct promotional review and assist in the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, medical education programs, advisories, and symposia.
• Serve as Medical expert for internal and external stakeholders regarding asset clinical profile, value, and appropriates; and provide Medical review for cross‑functional deliverables, ensuring compliance and scientific accuracy.
• Develop innovative research concepts, generate evidence, and drive execution of scientific communication plans, including high‑quality publications, presentations, and educational programs.
• Engage and cultivate relationships with key opinion leaders, scientific advisors, and advocacy groups within the gynecologic oncology community.
• Monitor the evolving relevant therapeutic landscape to inform business decisions and anticipate future needs.
• Lead the development and execution of advisory boards.
• May lead delivery of medical functional plan, brand plan, and/or integrated evidence plan.

Qualifications

Position will be commensurate with education and experience.

For Scientific Director

• Advanced Degree PhD or PharmD. Additional post doctorate experience highly preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in Medical Affairs with Global Medical Affairs experience highly preferred.
• Substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area required.
• Minimum of 4 years of clinical trials direct management experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent. 4+ years of experience is preferred.

For Medical Director

• Medical Doctorate (M.D.) degree or equivalent (D.O. or non-US equivalent of M.D). Relevant therapeutic specialty in an academic or hospital environment preferred. Completion of residency and/or fellowship is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical trial or medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent. 5 years of experience is preferred.

Other

• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and the design of protocols.
• Ability to run a clinical study independently with little supervision.
• Proven strategic leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills in cross-functional environments. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
• Expertise in evidence generation, scientific communication, and health economics/outcomes research.
• Must possess excellent presentation, organizational, and written/oral communication skills.

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 short‑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 employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion 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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