At AbbVie, we are committed to advancing innovative therapies that make a meaningful difference for people living with cancer. As Medical Lead Solid Tumors, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the medical strategy for our oncology portfolio, leading a team of medical professionals while serving as the key scientific partner across the organization and within the oncology community. 

This is a leadership position, heading a team of 3, that combines people leadership, strategic thinking, scientific expertise, and external engagement. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure patients, healthcare professionals, and the wider oncology community benefit from the latest scientific advances. 

What You'll Do

Lead the medical agenda in Solid Tumors 

• Develop and execute the local medical strategy for the Solid Tumors portfolio, aligned with global objectives and local business priorities 
• Provide scientific and strategic leadership across key brand and cross-functional initiatives 
• Act as the medical voice within affiliate leadership discussions and commercial planning processes 
• Manage and oversee the therapeutic area budget 

Build and develop a high-performing team 

• Lead, coach, and develop Medical Affairs colleagues within Solid Tumors 
• Recruit, retain, and mentor talented team members 
• Foster a culture of collaboration, scientific excellence, compliance, and patient focus 
• Create an environment of psychological safety with solution-oriented mind set to empower diversity, inclusion,  innovation and trust  
• Ensure continuing self-development for increased performance and high team spirit to accelerate change 

Partner with the oncology community 

• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, scientific societies, and leading oncology centres 
• Lead scientific exchange around AbbVie's oncology data and pipeline 
• Represent AbbVie at congresses, advisory boards, expert meetings, and educational programmes 
• Act as a credible scientific partner to healthcare professionals and external experts 

Drive evidence generation and scientific communication 

• Oversee local medical and clinical research activities, including post-marketing studies and investigator-initiated research 
• Translate emerging clinical evidence into meaningful insights for internal and external stakeholders 
• Review and approve medical content to ensure scientific accuracy and compliance 
• Deliver medical education and training across the organization 

Shape the future of oncology at AbbVie 

• Monitor scientific developments, treatment trends, and the competitive landscape within Solid Tumors 
• Contribute medical insight to strategic decisions across Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial, Regulatory, and Clinical Development 
• Help identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes through innovative medical initiatives and partnerships 
• Product launches: Actively prepare for, and provide scientific leadership for upcoming product launches