Scientific Director, Medical Affairs - Parkinson's Disease

AbbVie•Mettawa, IL

2h•$160,500 - $305,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Scientific Director provides medical and scientific input into strategic and operational Medical Affairs activities for AbbVie’s Neuroscience portfolio, including interactions with healthcare professionals, providers, payers, patients, and prescribers; generation of clinical and scientific data; educational initiatives; and patient safety activities. The role works closely with commercial teams to contribute strategic medical input to brand strategies and support medical and marketing activities, product launches, and market access. It executes core Medical Affairs tactics to support launch and collaborates with clinical development on Medical Affairs support for priority trials. The position leads and supports Medical Affairs strategy and tactics for the launch of a Parkinson’s Disease asset, including medical education, advisory board and external expert engagement planning, global conference planning and execution, internal training, and clinical and scientific data generation based on evidence gaps. It also manages budgets for assigned projects, supports cross-functional teams with subject-matter expertise, contributes to Medical Information content and training, and conducts medical review of promotional materials. The role may also serve as a consultant and liaison with other corporations on licensing agreements or potential business development opportunities. This is a hybrid role based preferably in Lake County, Illinois.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the sciences.
5–7+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
Substantial understanding of the relevant therapeutic area.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
Ability to gain cooperation from others and present technical information about specific projects and schedules.
Ability to coordinate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders, including commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, and regulatory teams.
Ability to exercise judgment within well-defined practices and policies.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree such as PhD, PharmD, PA, or NP.
Residency or additional postdoctoral experience.
Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements governing clinical trials.
Experience in clinical trial protocol design.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of brand strategies.
Lead and support Medical Affairs initiatives, including strategy and tactics, for the Parkinson’s Disease asset launch.
Develop and lead execution of the Medical Education, Advisory Board, and external expert engagement plan in line with the therapeutic area plan.
Lead planning and execution for individual global conferences.
Lead the development and execution of internal training activities.
Generate clinical and scientific data in response to evidence gaps.
Manage budgets for assigned projects.
Support cross-functional teams with subject-matter expertise as needed.
Contribute to development of the therapeutic area external expert engagement plan.
Contribute to the generation of Medical Information communication content and support training on Medical Information materials.
Perform accurate, detailed medical review of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic areas, providing timely reviews in accordance with established policies, practice standards, and regulatory guidelines.
Assist as a consultant and liaison with other corporations on licensing agreements and evaluation of new business development opportunities, as needed.
Collaborate with clinical development on Medical Affairs support for priority trials.
Work with commercial teams to provide strategic medical input into brand strategies and support medical and marketing activities, product launches, and market access.