Oncology Diagnostic Liaison - Southern California
About The Position
This role is field-based and candidates should live within a reasonable distance from the primary city. This geography covers the southern half of the state of California. It is an exciting time to join AbbVie’s growing oncology team as we pursue our mission to have a remarkable impact on the lives of people affected by cancer. Come join an inclusive AbbVie oncology culture that fosters trust in each other, growth in ourselves and our organization, and joy in what we do! Abbvie Oncology offers you immense opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your goals. Hear directly from our AbbVie Oncology colleagues to learn more about our culture, growth opportunities, and what makes AbbVie Oncology a great place to work! https://www.abbvie.com/usoncologycareers The Oncology Diagnostic Liaison is a field-based, commercial position responsible for interacting with pathology departments, diagnostic laboratories, lab personnel, and other stakeholders responsible for implementation and execution of biomarker testing. The purpose of this role is to educate on the importance of timely and accurate biomarker testing including those relevant to AbbVie oncology therapies with an associated Companion Diagnostic (CDx).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree in life sciences preferred.
- 4+ years of industry experience (pharmaceutical and/or device sales) or diagnostics (IVD or laboratory industry) experience; oncology experience highly preferred.
- Demonstrated clinical and business acumen in oncology, diagnostics, hospital laboratory.
- Experience / comfort presenting and discussing scientific content relevant to biology of cancer and molecular genomics.
- Thorough knowledge of diagnostic oncology market: precision oncology, biomarker testing and technologies, multidisciplinary environments in oncology.
- Established relationships with diagnostic laboratories, oncologists and/or pathologists, precision medicine department leaders highly preferred
- Ability to travel up to 80% of the time
- Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment.
- Valid driver’s license: Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening test and meet safe driving requirements.
Responsibilities
- Educating key stakeholders, including pathologists, executive level lab decision makers, lab personnel and other oncology multi-disciplinary team members, on relevant CDx and testing information related to approved AbbVie Oncology products.
- Supporting the AbbVie field sales team in optimizing biomarker testing as a precision medicine and diagnostics subject matter expert within territory
- Developing account-specific business plans in collaboration with field sales team to promote customer implementation of high quality, timely, standardized biomarker testing
- Demonstrate knowledge of, access to, and the ability to influence key biomarker testing stakeholders in targeted accounts (Pathologist, Lab Director and personnel, EHR champion)
- Partnering with external parties, including reference lab and diagnostic partner field teams, to ensure aligned biomarker testing messaging to key stakeholders
- Building relationships with precision medicine stakeholders and pathologists aligned to the US Commercial Precision Medicine and portfolio strategy, including through local pathology societies; identify external experts to support commercial activities
- Executing educational programs on biomarker testing for purposes of educating relevant stakeholders on the importance of high-quality, standardized testing
- Representing AbbVie at relevant local and national pathology and precision medicine conferences to educate on the biomarkers relevant to approved AbbVie oncology products
- Driving biomarker testing process standardization and efficiencies with pathology customers and accounts, including EHR integration
- Mastering technical & market knowledge related to oncology Dx testing (e.g., IHC, FISH, NGS) and how it fits in the treatment paradigm of targeted therapies and/or genomically-defined tumors
- Sharing account insights / market intelligence on diagnostics and testing with AbbVie internal teams to inform future strategy development
- Attending internal field meetings/trainings (at times, with external CDx collaboration partner and AbbVie sales)
- Reports through the US Commercial Precision Medicine & Diagnostics organization
Benefits
- paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- short-term incentive programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
