Medical or Scientific Director, US Medical Affairs- Rheumatology
Company: Allergan
Location: Lincoln
Posted on: February 2, 2025
Job Description:
Company DescriptionAbbVie'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,,,,and.Job DescriptionPurpose: Provides medical
and scientific strategic and operational input into core medical
affairs activities including but not limited to: health-care
professional and provider interactions; generation of clinical and
scientific data (enhancing therapeutic benefit and value); internal
and external educational initiatives (medical education, scientific
communications, training, and value proposition) and safeguarding
patient safety (risk minimization activities and safety
surveillance activities). Works closely with commercial teams to
provide strategic medical input into core brand (product)
strategies, and to support medical affairs, marketing activities
(promotional material generation and product launches) and market
access.Responsibilities:
- Initiates medical affairs activities, generation and
dissemination of data supporting the overall pipeline scientific
strategy.
- May contribute to the design, analyses, interpretation, and
reporting of scientific content related to protocols, Investigator
Brochures, Clinical Study Reports and regulatory submissions and
responses.
- Leadership of external Medical Affairs activities such as, but
not limited to, advisory boards, congress support, medical
education programs, training and symposia.
- 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 medical affairs sponsored or
supported clinical research activities.
- Leads and coordinates appropriate internal facing scientific
and medical activities with internal stakeholders (i.e. commercial,
clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory etc)
including but not limited to evidence gap workshops, scientific
platform and narrative, external expert engagement mapping, medical
education projects, and planning ahead of key scientific
meetings/congresses aligned to the Medical Functional Plan.
- Provides scientific/medical education to investigators,
clinical monitors, and 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 medical affairs programs and scientific
activities.
- Responsible for understanding the regulatory requirements
related to the clinical studies and global drug development and
accountable for complying with those requirements.
- Participates in the design and execution of clinical trial
safety, product safety and risk management plans. May also carry
responsibility for routine and ad hoc safety monitoring reports to
regulatory agencies.QualificationsScientific Director
Qualifications
- Advanced Degree PhD or PharmD. Additional post doctorate
experience highly preferred. Completion of residency and/or
fellowship is preferred.
- Typically, 10-15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical
industry or equivalent; substantial understanding of relevant
therapeutic area required.
- 7-10 years of experience in US Medical Affairs with Global
Medical Affairs experience highly preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years of clinical trials direct management
experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or
equivalent. 4+ years of experience is 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.
- Ability to run a clinical study independently with little
supervision.
- Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team
environment.
- Must possess excellent oral and written English communication
skills.
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience is strongly
preferred.
- Experience working within Rheumatology highly preferred.Medical
Director/Associate 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.
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical trial or medical affairs
experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or
equivalent. 3+ years of experience is 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.
- Ability to run a clinical study independently with little
supervision.
- 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.
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience is strongly
preferred.
- Experience working within Rheumatology highly preferred.Job
grade, level, and title will be determined by the selected
candidate's credentials, education, and experience.Additional
InformationApplicable 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, serving our community and embracing diversity
and inclusion. It is AbbVie's policy to employ qualified persons of
the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental
disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity
or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a
protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.US &
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