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About the Role

The Scientific Director / Senior Medical Director provides specialist medical and scientific input into core strategic and operational medical affairs activities. This includes healthcare professional interactions, generation of clinical and scientific data, educational initiatives, and patient safety safeguarding. The role also involves providing strategic medical input to brand strategies and supporting medical affairs, marketing activities, and market access.

Responsibilities

Initiates medical affairs activities including data generation and dissemination strategy, development of Global Medical Affairs strategy, delivering the Medical Functional Plan, Brand Plan and working with Area and Affiliates to ensure execution of strategy.
Responsible from Medical Affairs for the design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of scientific content of protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, and Regulatory Submissions and responses.
Has overall responsibility for oversight of the Medical Affairs-led clinical studies, monitoring overall study integrity and review, interpretation and communication of accumulating data pertaining to safety and efficacy of the molecule.
Provides in-house clinical expertise for the molecule and disease, coordinating appropriate scientific activities with internal stakeholders and leadership as they relate to ongoing clinical projects.
M.D.s may participate in design and execution of clinical trial safety; scientifically accountable for resolution of safety issues, safety monitoring, and other scientific reports reported to regulatory authorities.
Review and assess all Adverse Events (AE’s) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE’s).
Acts as a clinical interface and actively solicits opinion through leader interactions related to the molecule and disease area.
Partners with Medical Affairs, Commercial and other functions in these activities as required, consistent with corporate policies, to ensure that broad cross-functional perspectives are incorporated into Clinical Development Plans and protocols as appropriate.
Assist in the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, 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.
Interact with and coordinates appropriate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (i.e., commercial, market access, HEOR, clinical operations, clinical development, regulatory, etc…) as they relate to on-going medical affairs projects.
Serve as the scientific team interface for key regulatory discussions.
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.
Ensures budgets, timelines, compliance requirements are factored into programs' scientific activities.
Responsible for understanding regulatory requirements related to clinical studies and global drug development and accountable for complying with those requirements.

Requirements

Substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area required.
Direct subject matter expertise in multiple myeloma 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 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.

Skills

Medical Affairs
Clinical Trial Methodology
Data Analysis
Data Interpretation
Regulatory Requirements
Development Strategy
Protocol Design
Leadership
Cross-functional Teamwork
Global Business Strategy
Oral Communication
Written Communication

Location

Mettawa, IL
Florham Park, NJ
Other U.S. sites

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Scientific Director
Senior Medical Director
10-15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related
7-10 years of experience in Medical Affairs with Global Medical Affairs experience highly preferred
Minimum 2 years of clinical trial or medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent
5 years of experience is preferred

Education Level

Advanced Degree PhD or PharmD
Additional post doctorate experience highly preferred
Medical Doctorate (M.D.) 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 preferred

Salary/Compensations

USD 182000 - USD 346000 - yearly

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs

About the Company

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.
For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com.
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Equal Opportunity

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
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