MSL / Senior MSL I, Dermatology (Northwest – WA, OR, ID, MT)

AbbVie•Portland, OR

6d•$124,500 - $236,500

About The Position

The MSL/Senior MSL I is a field-based scientific expert who strategically supports research and business objectives in a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle and assigned geography. The role is the primary communicator of AbbVie science to healthcare professionals in the territory and develops professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide medical and scientific support for AbbVie initiatives. Serving as a peer scientific expert, the MSL/Senior MSL combines strategic vision, therapeutic-area awareness, and clinical expertise to provide information, education, and research support regarding current and future therapies. The role works closely with AbbVie colleagues to meet healthcare professionals’ information, education, and research needs and to identify and address scientific and technical training needs of commercial organizations.

Requirements

Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline, such as PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, or APP (Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner); a doctorate in a health science or clinical discipline is strongly preferred.
Senior MSL I: Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; typically 3 years of direct MSL experience.
MSL: 0–2 years of relevant experience.
Ability to reside in the assigned territory; Seattle or Portland preferred.
Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
Ability to identify, analyze, and translate territory and corporate needs to support internal and external customers and achieve business and clinical objectives.
Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other software skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, presentation, and teaching skills.
Ability to work independently and within a team structure.
Ability to adjust effectively to new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
Strong planning, organizational, team, and leadership skills.
Meet healthcare industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements for entering facilities and organizations in the assigned territory. Requirements may include background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization or vaccination.
Ability to learn and effectively convey clinical and non-clinical technical information.
Ability to engage an audience and help it understand and retain information.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in a health science or clinical discipline.
Seattle or Portland residence preferred.
Typically 3 years of direct MSL experience for Senior MSL I.

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned therapeutic areas.
Present scientific information and education about disease states, the therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products throughout the product life cycle to healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and researchers.
Support research initiatives requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs, as well as physician-initiated projects. Activities may include site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
Prepare the marketplace in new therapeutic areas of interest by creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the medical community.
Develop and maintain internal cross-functional partnerships; work with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, on account plans supporting shared business objectives; and serve as a scientific resource to commercial partners as appropriate.
Serve as a medical and scientific resource to healthcare providers by answering unsolicited medical questions and addressing clinically related medical information issues.
Conduct ongoing training for Medical Affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel as directed.
Practice strategic segmentation and optimal resource utilization.
Comply with applicable corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including accurate and timely documentation of healthcare professional interactions.
Maintain annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.