Associate Director, Intercontinental Medical Affairs – Neuroscience

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Medical Affairs will act as the Intercontinental Neuroscience Lead, providing medical/scientific strategic and operational input into core medical affairs activities and relevant scientific and technical training to Affiliate Therapeutic Area resources. They will work closely with Area commercial teams to provide strategic medical input into core Neuroscience assets strategies, and to support medical/marketing activities and market access; provide scientific and technical support for assigned products. Develops and maintains professional and credible relationships with key external experts and professional societies; provides therapeutic expertise in interactions with regulators and other external groups; develops innovative research concepts for clinical data generation and communication. Collaborates with clinical development, global, International teams, and affiliates to support pipeline execution and acceleration efforts across Intercontinental geographies for eye care assets. Location: Hybrid (3x per week onsite) in Mettawa, IL.

Responsibilities

• Develops Area therapeutic Evidence Generation plan and Area therapeutic strategic initiatives
• Brings insights and knowledge from the Area into the International TA Medical Affairs strategy.
• Provides consultation to affiliates on the affiliate therapeutic strategy and brings insights and knowledge from the affiliates into the development of the International Medical Affairs strategy.
• Actively participates in cross-functional team(s), provides strategic medical input into Specialty strategies and develops medical affairs strategic initiatives for assigned products.
• Provides technical contribution area research, trial execution and communication.
• Supports execution of priority clinical development trials, and works closely with pipeline Medical Science Liaisons, their managers, and respective MHI TA teams.
• Informs Affiliates on the Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy for early assets and can act as Docent for IISs.
• Provides technical consultation to affiliates in the development and method of evaluation of research hypotheses.
• Provides training to Area and Affiliate cross-functional peers on therapeutic Region topics, including on-boarding affiliates and cross-functional partners on therapeutic Region topics.
• Oversees scientific/medical education of investigators, clinical monitors for Area Trials. May provide support to Affiliate sponsored trials as warranted.
• Keeps abreast of professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature.
• Manages and conducts Area external expert engagement and may represent AbbVie at external meetings including investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc.
• May serve as the scientific team representative for regulatory discussions.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's of Science and 5-7+ years of relevant clinical or medical affairs experience in an academic, hospital, or pharmaceutical industry environment.
• Required: MD or equivalent and 0-2+ years of relevant clinical or medical affairs experience in an academic, hospital, or pharmaceutical industry environment.
• Preferred: Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DO) and completion of residency and/or fellowship desirable.
• Required/Preferred: Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and the design of protocols. Good understanding of HTA organizations. Understanding of Pharmacovigilance practices specifically in Clinical Development programs.
• Preferred: 10 years of medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• Preferred: Expert knowledge in Parkinsons or Migraine disease areas.
• Required: Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Ability to manage a complex medical affairs team(s) independently.
• Required: Must be able to communicate effectively in oral and written English. Superior communication skill is essential for success in role.

Education

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DO) preferred; completion of residency and/or fellowship desirable.

Skills

• Strategic medical affairs leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration and external stakeholder engagement
• Scientific communication and education
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and HTA processes
• Regulatory discussions participation and IIS strategy support