Associate Scientific Director, Medical Affairs – Gynecologic Tumors
AbbVie
September 02, 2026
Remote friendly (Waltham, MA)
United States
$141,500 - $268,500 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
The Associate Scientific Director, Medical Affairs, advances medical affairs activities for AbbVie’s gynecologic oncology portfolio. Supports development and execution of therapeutic area medical strategy (thought leader engagement plans, field provider interactions), generation/dissemination of clinical and scientific data, provider/payer educational initiatives, and promotional material generation; provides strategic medical input to brand strategies and supports medical/marketing activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform accurate medical reviews of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic area(s), ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Develop and lead medical education tactics (field medical resources), advisory boards, and thought leader engagement plans.
- Lead conference planning/execution; represent AbbVie at external scientific meetings.
- Coordinate with International Medical Affairs to drive content synergy and global content pull-through.
- Provide input into medical strategy for approved assets; lead internal medical training (asset onboarding and ongoing education).
- Support generation of clinical/scientific evidence to address evidence gaps; manage budgets for Medical Affairs projects.
- Provide subject matter expertise for commercial teams (competitive assessments, literature reviews); contribute to launch readiness reviews/planning.
- Support clinical/scientific data generation, aligning with Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; PhD/PharmD/PA/NP strongly preferred. Residency or additional post-doctorate experience preferred.
- 3–5+ years pharmaceutical industry experience (substantial therapeutic area understanding preferred).
- Strong Medical Affairs principles, study design, publications knowledge.
- Experience coordinating stakeholders (commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory).
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements.
- Legal/regulatory knowledge (e.g., OPDP promotional regulations; CDER/CBER drug approval-related regulations).
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills; ability to influence in a matrix environment.
Benefits (if applicable): paid time off; medical/dental/vision; 401(k); eligible for long-term incentive programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform accurate medical reviews of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic area(s), ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Develop and lead medical education tactics (field medical resources), advisory boards, and thought leader engagement plans.
- Lead conference planning/execution; represent AbbVie at external scientific meetings.
- Coordinate with International Medical Affairs to drive content synergy and global content pull-through.
- Provide input into medical strategy for approved assets; lead internal medical training (asset onboarding and ongoing education).
- Support generation of clinical/scientific evidence to address evidence gaps; manage budgets for Medical Affairs projects.
- Provide subject matter expertise for commercial teams (competitive assessments, literature reviews); contribute to launch readiness reviews/planning.
- Support clinical/scientific data generation, aligning with Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; PhD/PharmD/PA/NP strongly preferred. Residency or additional post-doctorate experience preferred.
- 3–5+ years pharmaceutical industry experience (substantial therapeutic area understanding preferred).
- Strong Medical Affairs principles, study design, publications knowledge.
- Experience coordinating stakeholders (commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory).
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements.
- Legal/regulatory knowledge (e.g., OPDP promotional regulations; CDER/CBER drug approval-related regulations).
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills; ability to influence in a matrix environment.
Benefits (if applicable): paid time off; medical/dental/vision; 401(k); eligible for long-term incentive programs.