MSL/Senior Oncology, Multiple Myeloma (Mid-Atlantic)

AbbVie•Baltimore, MD

9h•$124,500 - $236,500

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 within an assigned geography. The role serves as AbbVie’s primary communicator of science to healthcare professionals in the territory and develops professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide medical and scientific support to company initiatives. The MSL/Senior MSL is regarded as a peer scientific expert in the designated therapeutic area or product and serves as a conduit for information, education, and research activities regarding current and future therapies. The position works closely with other AbbVie personnel to meet healthcare professionals’ information, education, and research needs and to identify and meet the scientific and technical training needs of commercial organizations. The candidate must live in or be willing to self-relocate within the territory, which includes Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky, and must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.

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.
Typically, at least 0–2 years of relevant experience for an MSL or at least 3 years for a Senior MSL.
Ability to identify, analyze, and translate territory-specific 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.
Ability to meet healthcare industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements for access to 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 audiences and help them understand and retain information.
Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
Must live in or be willing to self-relocate within the territory of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

Nice To Haves

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.
Present scientific information and education on disease states, the therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals, academic institutions, researchers, and other relevant audiences.
Support research initiatives requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs, as well as physician-initiated projects, including site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
Prepare markets in new therapeutic areas of interest, including creating awareness 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 for 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.
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.