Purpose:

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL), is a field-based scientific expert that strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area, Rheumatology, across the product life cycle. MSLs are the primary communicators of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals.  MSLs are the field scientific experts on given disease states and treatment options within a designated therapeutic area. They combine strong business acumen, clinical expertise, market awareness, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross-functional customer base internally within AbbVie.  Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, teams may focus on certain responsibilities, including clinical development and pipeline support. This position will support the Rheumatology team, which includes subject matter expertise for Upadacitinib (Rinvoq®), Risankizumab (Skyrizi®) and Adalimumab (Humira®). 

Responsibilities:

• Identifies, gains access to and develops professional customer-centric based relationships with external experts (EEs) in therapeutic areas within assigned geography, Michigan, northern IN and northern OH (Toledo, OH).
• Develops, executes and maintains high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with therapeutic area medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality. Learns to use data and analytics to seek out and maximize opportunities within their territory.
• Delivers on territory plan objectives, meets assigned project deadlines, and achieves annual functional goals. Generates and documents meaningful data point observations (DPOs).
• Practices core capabilities in segmentation, DPOs, as well as optimal resource utilization.
• Provides education on disease state, therapeutic landscape and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.
• Achieves mastery of scientific content, materials, disease state and therapeutic area to establish themselves as a scientific expert. Continually educates self on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community.
• Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments and physician-initiated projects including, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
• Creates, maintains, and collaborates in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships. Work with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedure, including accurate and timely documentation as it relates to HCP (Healthcare Professionals) interactions. Responsible for maintaining annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.