Provides specialist medical/scientific strategic and operational input into core medical affairs activities such as: healthcare professional/provider interactions (including Payers, Patients, Prescribers, and Providers); generation of clinical and scientific data (enhancing therapeutic benefit and value); educational initiatives and tactics (medical education and training, data, guidelines and value proposition); safeguarding patient safety (risk minimization activities / safety surveillance activities). Works closely with sales, marketing and commercial teams to provide strategic medical input into core brand (product) strategies, and to support medical/marketing activities (promotional and non-promotional material generation/product launches) and market access.    

• In cooperation with affiliate / Area Medical teams, Marketing, RA, Clinical and other functional areas, provides leadership, oversight and support for assigned products/projects.
• Provide scientific/medical education (including lectures) and scientific presence in key academic Ophthalmology centers by facilitation of educational initiatives with focus on Tier 1, 2, thought leaders, ophthalmology residents and fellows to ensure professional and credible relationships while accomplishing with Abbvie KPIs and metrics.
• Responsible for understanding the local regulatory requirements related to local approval of scientific materials, serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory discussions.
• Support internal teams such as sales, training and marketing and members of the Affiliate Brand Team to develop their scientific and technical expertise through the delivery of scientific update presentations, training support and active participation to share insights frequently and active involvement in brand and functional plans of the assigned area.
• Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for thought leaders and external experts to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a therapeutic area and, when requested.
• Responsible for understanding the regulatory requirements related to clinical studies and global drug development and accountable for complying with those requirements. Serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory discussions.