MSL/Sr. MSL, Psychiatry (NC and Northern SC)

Role Summary

MSL/Sr. MSL, Psychiatry (NC and Northern SC) - The Medical Science Liaison is a field based scientific expert who strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. The Medical Science Liaison is the primary communicator of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals, combining strategic vision, clinical expertise, and therapeutic area awareness. They develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas, and facilitate the exchange of scientific information, education, and research activities for physicians and healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies.

Responsibilities

• Focus on mastery of scientific content, materials, disease state and therapeutic area to establish themselves as a scientific expert.
• Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on the designated therapeutic/product area.
• Present scientific information and education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and other health care professionals.
• Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments and physician-initiated projects including site evaluation, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
• Serve as internal medical and scientific resource for development of disease-state and product communications and materials that are medically accurate, balanced, and compliant with regulatory guidelines.
• Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships. Work with in-field commercial teams to develop and execute account plans aligned with shared business objectives.
• Support and provide ongoing training to medical affairs, field sales and other internal personnel as directed. Ensure up-to-date clinical knowledge of product use and competitor data as a scientific expert in the therapeutic area and treatment landscape.
• Apply strategic segmentation and optimal resource utilization.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and divisional policies, including accurate and timely documentation related to HCP interactions and manage annual expenses within assigned budgets.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required (e.g., Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, APP) in a relevant scientific discipline; Doctorate strongly preferred.
• Typically requires 0-2 years of relevant experience.
• Problem solving and analytic skills to translate territory and corporate needs into actionable objectives.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and strong written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn and apply Scientific Storytelling, Identifying Mobilizers and Active Listening.
• Must meet HCIR credentialing requirements to enter facilities in the assigned territory (background checks, drug screens, immunizations, etc.).
• Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively; engage and retain audiences.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Candidate must reside within territory or be willing to relocate to NC and Northern SC.

Skills

• Scientific communication
• Relationship building with thought leaders and researchers
• Medical and scientific information dissemination
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Training and stakeholder education
• Strategic planning and account management
• Budget management and compliance

Education

• Advanced degree required (PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, APP); Doctorate strongly preferred in health science or clinical discipline.

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Up to 75% travel required; territory is NC and Northern SC.
• HCIR credentialing and related health and safety requirements for facility access.