Associate Director, Medical Affairs

Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  . Follow @abbvie on  X ,  Facebook ,  Instagram ,  YouTube ,  LinkedIn and  Tik Tok .

Job Description

The Associate Director serves as a key scientific and strategic leader responsible for shaping and driving the medical vision for the aesthetics portfolio. This role ensures the effective development and execution of medical strategies that advance patient care, optimize clinical outcomes, and support business objectives. The Associate Director acts as a central resource for therapeutic expertise, leads evidence generation initiatives, and develops impactful medical education, training, and resources. This position plays a pivotal role in overseeing strategic medical projects that support new indications, disease states, competitive intelligence and pipeline products.

This position is based onsite in Irvine, CA (onsite days are Tues, Wed, Thurs)

• Lead the scientific execution of medical strategies and initiatives for the Aesthetics portfolio.
• Oversee the development and implementation of medical education and training programs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify Insight Trends: Address educational scientific gaps identified through the gathering of feedback from multiple field sources, compile and summarize to provide relevant insights. Communicate trends to the broader therapeutic team.
• Manage and drive key strategic medical projects aligned with franchise brand plan. Responsible for designing a strategically aligned tactical plan, as appropriate for pipeline products including new indications/disease states.
• Develop and curate scientific resources and materials to support external scientific communication, including field medical teams and congresses: (i.e. Congress Booth, Ad Boards, Med Ed) with HCP or EE interactions; educational initiatives (medical education, data, guidelines, and value proposition).
• Ensure ongoing competitive intelligence to inform future tactics and strategies.
• Support lifecycle management for pipeline products and participate in evidence generation planning.
• Actively contributes to and drives medical and brand functional planning including: medical education, EE engagements; and provides strategic medical input into core brand/product strategies. Works with TA Lead to ensure external communication strategies and tactics align with both TA and Commercial Strategies

Qualifications

• Scientific degree; advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MD/DO, PharmD) preferred.
• 3-5  years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent required demonstrating strong leadership competencies and proven team-building skills with ability to lead in a global matrixed environment. Substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area required.
• Knowledge of clinical trial design, results and methodology, regulatory and compliance requirements governing development of promotional and non-promotional materials is desirable.
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global scientific and business strategy.
• Ability to independently evaluate risk and implement strategies that are compliant with applicable regulatory standards pertinent to the promotion of pharmaceutical products
• Demonstrated analytical, conceptual and administrative skills. Excellent communication skills (written and presentation).
• Flexibility and adaptability to organizational change and market demands.  Ability to work in a fast-paced corporate environment.  High sense of urgency and commitment to excellence in the successful achievement of objectives.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and ability to demonstrate good business judgment.
• Strong Project Management and Teamwork skills to address project risks and issues.
• Ability to influence without direct authority to effectively deliver cross-functional projects

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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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