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 across the product life cycle in an assigned therapeutic area and 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 is expected to be viewed as a peer scientific expert in the designated therapeutic area or product. Combining strategic vision, therapeutic-area awareness, and clinical expertise, the role provides information, education, and research support to physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies. The MSL/Senior MSL collaborates with AbbVie colleagues to meet healthcare professionals’ information, education, and research needs and to identify and fulfill scientific and technical training needs within commercial organizations. The role covers Texas, including Dallas, Houston, and Austin. 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. The job grade, level, and title will be determined by the selected candidate’s credentials, education, and experience.
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.
- 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 in 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 to enter facilities and organizations in the assigned territory; these 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.
- Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
- Live in the Texas territory, including Dallas, Houston, and Austin, or be willing to self-relocate within it.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Endocrinology, Metabolic, obesity, or Gastroenterology.
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 on disease states, the therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products throughout the product life cycle to physicians, 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 the marketplace in new therapeutic areas of interest by creating awareness of and relationships for AbbVie in the medical community.
- Build and maintain relationships with internal cross-functional partners and work with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute account plans supporting shared business objectives.
- Serve as a scientific resource to commercial partners, as appropriate, and as a medical/scientific resource to healthcare providers by responding to unsolicited medical questions and other clinically related information issues.
- Provide ongoing training to Medical Affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel as directed.
- Apply strategic segmentation and optimal resource utilization capabilities.
- 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, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
