Scientific / Medical Director, Global Hematology Pipeline, Medical Affairs

Company Description

About AbbVie: AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Job Description

The Scientific/Medical Director, Global Hematology Pipeline, Medical Affairs provides specialist medical and scientific input into core strategic and operational medical affairs activities across the hematology pipeline including disease and asset strategy, scientific differentiation, value propositions, narratives and publication strategy, evidence generation and health-care professional and provider interactions. Works closely with asset strategy, clinical development, value and evidence and commercial teams.

The Medical Affairs (MA) organization provides patients, healthcare providers and payers everywhere with the practical and clinically relevant information and solutions they need to use AbbVie products safely and effectively, throughout the product lifecycle and the patient’s journey.

This position can be based at our Mettawa, IL, Florham Park, NJ, or South San Francisco, CA locations and will follow a hybrid schedule of Tuesdays-Thursdays in office.

Responsibilities

• Supports the creation and execution of disease and asset strategies.
• Supports pipeline medical evidence generation strategy and execution including company sponsored studies, research collaborations and investigator initiated studies.
• Leads creation of early scientific narratives, messaging, and communications activities including congress planning, medical education, publication strategies and plans.
• Provides in‑house medical expertise for the disease area and assets, coordinating appropriate scientific activities with internal and external stakeholders as they relate to ongoing programs. May participate in due diligence or other business development activity as required by program needs, and contribute to translational strategy in partnership with discovery colleagues.
• Acts as a medical interface and actively solicits insights and opinion through the development and execution of medical expert engagement strategies, partnering with clinical development, commercial, access, area and affiliate colleagues to ensure that broad perspectives both internally and externally are incorporated into strategies and plans as appropriate.
• Provide scientific/medical education to investigators, clinical monitors, and Global Project Team members related to therapeutic area or disease specific information. Keeps abreast of professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature and acts as a therapeutic area resource.
• May assist in the development of medical education programs, advisories, and symposia. Assists with the scientific review, development, approval, execution, and communication of affiliate/area/global medical affairs sponsored or supported clinical research activities.
• May interact with and coordinate appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (i.e., commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory) as they relate to on‑going medical affairs projects. Serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory discussions.
• Ensures budgets, timelines, compliance requirements are factored into programs’ scientific activities.

Scientific Director Qualifications

• Advanced Degree PhD or PharmD. Additional post doctorate experience highly preferred.
• 5-7+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent
• 7-10 years of experience in Medical Affairs with Global Medical Affairs experience highly preferred.
• Experience in multiple myeloma and cell therapies highly preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and the design of protocols.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross‑functional global team environment.
• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Medical Director Qualifications

• Medical Doctorate (M.D.) degree or equivalent (D.O. or non‑US equivalent of M.D). Relevant therapeutic specialty in an academic or hospital environment preferred. Completion of residency and/or fellowship is preferred.
• 0-2 years of clinical trial or medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent. 3+ years of experience is preferred.
• Experience in multiple myeloma and cell therapies highly preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and the design of protocols.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross‑functional global team environment
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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