Medical Science Liaison, Dermatology, Central Ontario & Atlantic
AbbVie
- St. John's, NL
- $99,000-174,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop/maintain key scientific knowledge that enables credible dissemination of information to external experts (EEs) and other healthcare professionals (HCPs), to help the development of professional working relationships.
- Participate and follow-up on assigned investigator-initiated studies (IIS), clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the relevant therapeutic area (TA).
- Provide scientific support and help maintain relationships with external experts/academic centres.
- Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to HCPs, individually or in groups.
- Participate in the selection process to identify qualified HCPs AbbVie would wish to engage in collaborative efforts – such as research, or lecture/meeting support (advisory boards, congresses, symposiums, etc.); and to ensure a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.
- Attend relevant scientific meetings/conferences and develop summaries of key data presented.
- Doctorate or MD or MSc degree in scientific related discipline and demonstrated experience.
- Relevant business experience with solid knowledge of the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
- Previous experience as an MSL preferred.
- Relevant Dermatology background is considered an asset.
- Previous experience in a customer-facing role in the healthcare industry.
- Experience in the presentation and/or interpretation of scientific or clinical research publications.
- Knowledge of scientific methods applied to clinical research and the current legislative/regulatory controls.
- Keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for assigned therapeutic area/product and medical research in general.
- English language proficiency (oral and written).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
- Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
- Travel required about 30% of the time.
- Valid driver’s license and passport.
- Ability to understand the unmet needs of key stakeholders, make decisions that have an impact and execute the integration and assimilation of that information into the IFTs’ engagement approach.
- Ability to coordinate scientific/medical engagement efforts across stakeholders within a single account, to develop interaction plans that are inline with the Scientific Interaction Plan (SIP) to achieve medical objectives.
- In-depth understanding and execution of meaningful strategies and data-based business decisions to exceed IFT business goals.
- Effectively communicate, collaborate, and incorporate the views of other in-field team members to optimize business objectives.