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AbbVie

Global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines

Oncology Nurse Educator

Corporate & Technical TrainingPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; Nursing or Nurse Practitioner education is preferred, and master's-level education is preferred.
  • Three or more years of combined clinical experience and/or pharmaceutical sales, clinical educator, or medical affairs experience is required; oncology experience is preferred.
  • Experience working in or supporting patients and healthcare professionals in an infusion center setting, including developing or implementing chemotherapy or biologics infusion procedures and protocols for therapy administration and patient safety monitoring, is preferred.
  • The candidate must have communication, objective-setting, influencing, business acumen, and analytical skills.
  • The candidate must demonstrate experience adapting to change and embracing learning.
  • The candidate must demonstrate experience interpreting clinical and pharmacoeconomic data.
  • The candidate must recognize evolving shifts in oncology market trends and their effects on providers and patients.
  • The candidate must have experience operating within a cross-functional team.
  • The candidate must be proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and other relevant applications.
  • The candidate must be able to travel 50% of the time, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.
  • The candidate must be able to drive a personal or company vehicle or powered material-handling equipment, hold a valid driver's license, pass a pre-employment drug screening test, and meet safe-driving requirements.
  • The candidate should live within the territory, which includes New York and New Jersey.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively engage allied healthcare professionals to provide product and disease education in support of patient management before, during, and after treatment with approved therapies.
  • Provide ongoing education and resources related to patient management, dosing and administration, and side-effect management.
  • Collaborate with other field teams within ways-of-working guidelines to ensure education support for allied healthcare clinicians.
  • Interact with allied healthcare clinicians in targeted accounts and provide clinical in-services and education.
  • Identify educational needs and expand disease-state awareness, including education about initiating and managing patients on therapy, symptom management, and appropriate patient identification within a defined geographical region.
  • Serve as a strategic education leader across academic and community oncology accounts by providing proactive and reactive education with approved resources to patient-care team members.
  • Develop customized educational plans through analysis of account dynamics and clinical insights to meet patient-care team needs and clinical challenges.
  • Educate on preparation and administration requirements of therapeutic-area products, and on adverse-event mitigation, monitoring, and management.
  • Interpret and communicate relevant clinical education topics to diverse audiences using materials approved for the role.
  • Educate on disease-state awareness, including the clinical and operational aspects of appropriate patient diagnosis.
  • Provide education programs through one-to-one presentations, in-services, and other expressly approved methods, which may include round-table discussions and podium presentations.
  • Educate patient-care teams about the infusion process associated with the product.
  • Use strategic questioning and active listening to document and share clinical insights routinely.
  • Attend and provide clinical information or presentations at internal national, regional, and local meetings.
  • Provide staff support as appropriate at exhibit booths and displays.
  • Support clinical training initiatives and improve the clinical competencies of the internal sales team.
  • Collaborate, as appropriate, across internal functional areas related to the oncology business, including sales, marketing, clinical operations, medical, and clinical value and evidence.
  • Potentially provide education to patients in patient advocacy meeting settings using materials and messaging tailored and approved for that audience.

Desired Qualifications

  • Oncology experience is preferred.
  • Experience working in or supporting patients and healthcare professionals in an infusion center setting, including developing or implementing chemotherapy or biologics infusion procedures and protocols for therapy administration and patient safety monitoring, is preferred.
  • Nursing or Nurse Practitioner education is preferred.
  • Master's-level education is preferred.

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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