The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a non-promotional field based scientific expert in a given therapeutic area(s) that strategically supports the medical and scientific objectives across a product life cycle. The MSL serves to enhance the scientific credibility of AbbVie with established and emerging external experts (i.e. KOLs or Thought Leaders) by engaging in scientific dialogue and collaborations in the areas of research, medical and scientific exchange, including facilitation of requests for scientific and medical information.

MSLs facilitate communication of information about AbbVie’s marketed products to ensure informed decisions in clinical practice as well as  communicate on pipeline compounds and data to ensure clear understanding for research purposes (in compliance with national laws, regulations and guidelines). Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, focus on certain responsibilities will vary to a greater or lesser degree.

 MSLs are viewed as peer scientific experts in a designated therapeutic area. They combine strong business acumen, market awareness, as well as clinical expertise, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross functional stakeholder base internally. MSLs are members of the Medical Affairs team and  frequently interact with other members of the affiliate medical department as well as work collaboratively with other cross functional in-field team members to ensure a coordinated approach to best meet stakeholder needs.

Externally:

• Identify and develop professional trusting relationships with external experts in therapeutic areas of interest within assigned regional geographical area (Egypt & Libya).
• Conduct balanced, peer-to-peer, scientific dialogue, with external experts to inform on AbbVie products across the lifecycle within the given therapeutic area.
• Engage in robust scientific exchange on relevant disease state topics.
• Deliver credible scientific presentations to external experts and healthcare professionals where requested to address medical or scientific knowledge gap.
• Develop and implement In field medical tactical plans tailored to the identified unmet medical needs within the assigned therapy area(s), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and AbbVie's standards of excellence.
• Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence (data point and observations collection) for example, competitor information or activities, new developments in a specific area, educational activities – and report back through the appropriate channels.
• Engage investigators working on AbbVie clinical studies.  Responsibilities can include, but not limited to, investigator identification, study initiation training (compound and data, study background) and scientific information support). MSLs also liase with healthcare professionals regarding unsolicited requests for investigator initiative studies (IIS) and facilitate IIS related communications.
• Play a pivotal role in identifying local gaps and opportunities for evidence generation within the assigned therapy area(s), supporting the development of data-driven strategies aligned with AbbVie's scientific and business objectives.
• Serve as a point of contact for external experts within an assigned regional geographical area (Egypt & Libya) to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a therapeutic area and, when requested, relevant AbbVie medicines, to support their safe, effective and appropriate use including reactively responding to healthcare professional’s unsolicited requests for off label information.
• Upon request, assist external experts with requests for access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for AbbVie in key academic centres by facilitation of research and educational initiatives while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to AbbVie.
• Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted in accordance to all applicable local laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie policies/procedures and accepted standards of best practice.
• Maintain high level of current scientific expertise in relevant Abbvie products, overall therapeutic area and relevant disease states and competitive landscape.

Internally:

• Work with internal colleagues to develop and execute a territory external expert engagement plan designed to support and meet the defined medical objectives and healthcare professional’s needs.
• Collaborate, as appropriate, with other in-field teams to help address the scientific /medical needs of a regional geographical area/account across Egypt and Libya.
• Actively participate as a core member in brand team meetings by sharing impactful medical insights and evidence-based recommendations that contribute to improved patient outcomes within the designated therapy areas.
• Serve as a scientific resource to internal AbbVie functions  including Commercial partners, as appropriate in line with internal compliance policies, to support activities.