Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) are key members of the affiliate medical department.  These field-based roles focus on medical and scientific engagement with AbbVie stakeholders (including research and healthcare professionals, payers, and providers).   The focus of this role is on interacting with and supporting the needs of thought leaders.  MSLs work to communicate information and facilitate dialogue about AbbVie’s marketed products, compounds in development and the related disease states, in a strictly scientific, non-promotional manner, and in full compliance with applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie’s policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice. 

The MSL serves to enhance the scientific credibility of AbbVie with established and emerging thought leaders, by supporting scientific dialogue and collaborations in the areas of research, medical and scientific exchange, including facilitation of requests for scientific and medical information.  MSLs also participate in the initiation, oversight and follow-up of clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the R&D and Medical Affairs Departments, ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with relevant processes and procedures. 

Core Job Responsibilities

1. Represent AbbVie Medical Affairs as subject matter expert in the assigned TA and territory. Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with external experts /HCPs of strategic importance to Abbvie.
2. Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for external experts in the assigned geographic area to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in immunology when requested, as well as the relevant AbbVie medicines, to ensure their safe, effective, and appropriate use.
3. Develop and execute scientific interaction and cycle plans. Contribute to cross-functional account planning, as appropriate.
4. Responsible for appropriate tiering and segmentation of external experts based on guidance from the IFT playbooks, appropriate documentation of HCP interactions, and relevant insights in the CRS and related platforms and systems.  
5. Ensure a strong medical and scientific AbbVie presence at key academic centers by facilitating the main research and educational initiatives, while supporting medical and scientific information requests on products and areas of therapeutic interest to Abbvie.
6. Support internal teams such as sales and marketing and members of the Affiliate Brand Team to develop their scientific and technical expertise through the delivery of scientific update presentations.  Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.
7. Assist in the initiation, oversight and follow-up of assigned Immunology GMA studies and initiated medical projects in which the MSL carries responsibility (e.g. registry/database projects, epidemiological studies, post-authorization studies).
8. Support prioritized interventional studies run by Clinical Development Operations, with study initiation visits and act as subject matter expert working along with the One R&D community.  All such activities must comply with applicable local laws, guidelines, codes of practice, SOPs, and AbbVie R&D SOPs.
9. Act as the point of contact with external experts to facilitate investigator-initiated study (IIS) ideas and requests for supporting the local and global medical teams as appropriate.
10. Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, training, etc.), where requested.
11. Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences, at a national & international level. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform Abbvie strategic priorities and initiatives. 
12. Upon request, assist physicians inquiring access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
13. Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global, and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practive