MSL/Senior MSL, Specialty - (Texas)
About The Position
The MSL/Senior MSL 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. The MSL/Senior MSL serves as a peer scientific expert and a conduit for information, education, and research activities related to current and future therapies in development or commercialized by AbbVie. The position works closely with AbbVie personnel to meet healthcare professionals’ information, education, and research needs and to identify and address scientific and technical training needs within commercial organizations. The territory includes Texas and Louisiana, with a preference for the candidate to live in Texas. The candidate must live in the territory or be willing to self-relocate there and must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time. Job grade, level, and title will be determined based on the selected candidate’s credentials, education, and experience.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline, such as PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, Physician Associate, or Nurse Practitioner; a doctorate in a health science or clinical discipline is strongly preferred.
- For Senior MSL: typically at least 3 years of relevant experience.
- For MSL: typically 0–2 years of relevant experience.
- 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, teamwork, and leadership skills.
- Meet healthcare industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to enter facilities and organizations in the assigned territory. Requirements may include background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization or vaccination.
- Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively.
- Ability to engage an audience and help them understand and retain information.
- Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
- Live in the territory (Texas and Louisiana) or be willing to self-relocate within it; preference is to live in Texas.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Endocrinology, Metabolic, obesity, or Gastroenterology.
- Doctorate in a health science or clinical discipline.
Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned therapeutic areas to support access to current medical and scientific information.
- Present scientific information and education about disease states, therapeutic landscapes, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals, academic institutions, researchers, and other healthcare professionals.
- 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 markets in new therapeutic areas of interest by creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the medical community.
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal cross-functional partners and, as appropriate, work with in-field commercial teams to develop and execute account plans supporting shared business objectives.
- Serve as a scientific resource to commercial partners, as appropriate.
- Answer unsolicited medical questions from healthcare providers and address other clinically related medical information issues as a medical/scientific resource.
- Conduct and support ongoing training for medical affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel as directed.
- Apply strategic segmentation and optimize 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.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Participation eligibility in long-term incentive programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
