AbbVie

Global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines

Medical Science Liaison - Dermatology

Biology & BiotechConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

ContractToronto, ON, CanadaCA$103k - CA$181.5k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

A PhD, PharmD, or M.D. is required.
Relevant business experience and solid knowledge of the biotech or pharmaceutical industry are required.
A customer-facing role in the healthcare industry is required.
Experience presenting and/or interpreting scientific or clinical research publications is required.
Knowledge of scientific methods applied to clinical research and current legislative and regulatory controls is required.
English proficiency, both oral and written, is required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, is required.
Must be comfortable using technology tools and systems for day-to-day tasks.
A valid driver's license and passport are required.
Ability to understand key stakeholders’ unmet needs, make impactful decisions, and integrate that information into the in-field team's engagement approach is required.
Ability to coordinate scientific and medical engagement across stakeholders within a single account and develop interaction plans aligned with the Scientific Interaction Plan to achieve medical objectives is required.
Ability to understand and execute meaningful strategies and data-based business decisions to exceed in-field team business goals is required.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively and incorporate the views of other in-field team members to optimize business objectives is required.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scientific knowledge to credibly disseminate information to external experts and other healthcare professionals and support professional working relationships.
Participate in and follow up on assigned investigator-initiated studies, clinical studies, and medical projects within the relevant therapeutic area.
Provide scientific support and maintain relationships with external experts and academic centres.
Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to healthcare professionals, individually or in groups.
Participate in selecting qualified healthcare professionals for collaborative activities such as research, lecture or meeting support, advisory boards, congresses, and symposiums, while ensuring scientific and educational integrity.
Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences and prepare summaries of key data presented.
Travel approximately 50% of the time.

Desired Qualifications

Previous experience as a Medical Science Liaison is preferred.
A relevant dermatology background is considered an asset.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable.

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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, vision care, virology, women’s health , and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

We have a new opportunity for a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to join our Medical Affairs team. In this exciting career opportunity, you will develop and nurture relationships, as well as advance our scientific credibility with established and emerging external experts (EEs). Our MSLs respond to requests by providing key scientific/medical information to external experts and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop/maintain key scientific knowledge that enables credible dissemination of information to external experts (EEs) and other healthcare professionals (HCPs), to help the development of professional working relationships.
Participate and follow-up on assigned investigator-initiated studies (IIS), clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the relevant therapeutic area (TA).
Provide scientific support and help maintain relationships with external experts/academic centres.
Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to HCPs, individually or in groups.
Participate in the selection process to identify qualified HCPs AbbVie would wish to engage in collaborative efforts – such as research, or lecture/meeting support (advisory boards, congresses, symposiums, etc.); and to ensure a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.
Attend relevant scientific meetings/conferences and develop summaries of key data presented.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

Advanced dregree is a requirement for this role : PhD, PharmD, or M.D.
- Relevant business experience with solid knowledge of the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
- Previous experience as an MSL preferred.
- Relevant Dermatology background is considered an asset.
- Previous experience in a customer-facing role in the healthcare industry.
Experience in the presentation and/or interpretation of scientific or clinical research publications.
Knowledge of scientific methods applied to clinical research and the current legislative/regulatory controls.
Keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for assigned therapeutic area/product and medical research in general.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

English language proficiency (oral and written).
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
Travel required about 50% of the time.
Valid driver’s license and passport.

Key in-Field Team (IFT) Competencies:

Ability to understand the unmet needs of key stakeholders, make decisions that have an impact and execute the integration and assimilation of that information into the IFTs’ engagement approach.
Ability to coordinate scientific/medical engagement efforts across stakeholders within a single account, to develop interaction plans that are inline with the Scientific Interaction Plan (SIP) to achieve medical objectives.
In-depth understanding and execution of meaningful strategies and data-based business decisions to exceed IFT business goals.
Effectively communicate, collaborate, and incorporate the views of other in-field team members to optimize business objectives.

Additional Information

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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Compensation: 103000 to 181500 (CAD) (YEARLY)

About the Company

AbbVie

Global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company that develops and sells medicines to treat serious health conditions. Its portfolio spans immunology, oncology, virology, neuroscience, and aesthetics, with products designed to modulate the immune system, target disease pathways, or support medical aesthetics. AbbVie compounds its products through a heavy emphasis on research and development, investing billions to build a steady pipeline of new therapies. Its medicines are brought to market by selling to healthcare providers, hospitals, and clinics, and in some cases directly to patients via prescriptions. The company differentiates itself through a wide, globally distributed product line, substantial R&D investment, and a commitment to sustainability and patient care, including science-based targets. AbbVie’s goal is to improve patient outcomes by delivering effective treatments for unmet medical needs while pursuing long-term, responsible growth across healthcare markets.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: North Chicago, IL
Founded: 1888

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