Medical Advisor HCV

All career paths lead to the same outcome. Improving lives. Whether you work in the lab, in an office or on the production floor, the objective is the same. We offer development opportunities that provide you the chances to innovate, collaborate and demonstrate your passion for patients and excellence.

At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Main responsibilities:

• Help shape the Medical strategy within the Brand team and execute the strategy as defined in the Brand plan according to local resources and regulations. Build Brand-aligned medical activities and provide expert Medical input within the Brand team with all relevant functions;
• Play an active part within Brand teams and identify opportunities to work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to deliver on Brand medical objectives;
• Sustain professional and credible relationships with thought leaders/external experts/academic centers and ensure that Medical value messages on the products/areas of therapeutic interest are conveyed;
• Identify topics of interest among Healthcare professionals and work with collaborative Clinical groups to define Medical/Scientific programs and activities including conducting Advisory Boards where appropriate;
• Awareness and understanding of competitor issues/intelligence;
• Build scientific content of symposia and cover Scientific meetings/congresses on behalf of Abbvie;
• Co-manage National Clinical Education programs and ensure the validity of the scientific content;
• Manage local Clinical/Scientific programs in line with Brand team and Corporate requirements and ensure publication of the results of programs according to the Brand publication plan.

Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine (preferable) or PhD;
• Specialist academic/professional knowledge of the virology therapy area essential; Hepatitis C expertise desirable;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Virology; experience in Hepatitis C desirable;
• Demonstrated experience of managing Clinical/Scientific programs with a high degree of autonomy, including successfully managing significant programs from start to finish (publication);
• Working in a matrix organization;
• Familiarity with GCP (good clinical practice), pharmaceutical industry SOPs (standard operating procedures) and knowledge of approval processes for clinical programs and outcomes;
• Understanding of Clinical and Statistical Research methods;
• Good understanding of written and oral English;
• Organizational skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Flexibility, able to manage ambiguity;