Scientific Director / Medical Director, Medical Affairs – Oncology
AbbVie
6 months ago
Remote friendly (Florham Park, NJ)
United States
Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- With oversight, initiates medical affairs activities, generation and dissemination of data supporting the therapeutic area scientific strategy.
- Provides scientific/medical education to internal stakeholders related to therapeutic area/disease information.
- Develops and executes Medical Affairs support of priority clinical development trials.
- Leads development and execution of the Medical Education / Advisory Board & EE Engagement Plan in line with TA plan; leads Global Conference planning and execution.
- Generates clinical and scientific data per evidence gap assessment.
- Acts as a clinical interface; solicits input through leader interactions and partners cross-functionally (Medical Affairs, Commercial, and others) to inform Clinical Development Plans and protocols.
- May provide accurate medical review of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic area(s) in accordance with policies and regulatory guidelines.
- May coordinate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (e.g., commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory) for ongoing medical affairs projects.
- May serve as consultant/liaison with other corporations under licensing agreements and/or for new business development evaluation.
- Represents AbbVie at external meetings (investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc.).
- Ensures budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into scientific activities.
Qualifications:
- Scientific Director:
- Bachelor’s degree in sciences; PhD, PharmD, PA or NP preferred; residency or additional post-do doctorate experience preferred.
- 5–7+ years pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent; substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area required.
- Medical Director:
- M.D. (or equivalent: D.O. or non-US M.D.); relevant academic/hospital therapeutic specialty preferred; residency and/or fellowship preferred.
- 0–2+ years pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements; protocol design experience preferred (e.g., academic protocol design or assistant PI).
- Ability to gain cooperation of others, present technical information, and communicate clearly (oral and written).
- Works with some supervision; exercises judgment within established practices and policies.
- With oversight, initiates medical affairs activities, generation and dissemination of data supporting the therapeutic area scientific strategy.
- Provides scientific/medical education to internal stakeholders related to therapeutic area/disease information.
- Develops and executes Medical Affairs support of priority clinical development trials.
- Leads development and execution of the Medical Education / Advisory Board & EE Engagement Plan in line with TA plan; leads Global Conference planning and execution.
- Generates clinical and scientific data per evidence gap assessment.
- Acts as a clinical interface; solicits input through leader interactions and partners cross-functionally (Medical Affairs, Commercial, and others) to inform Clinical Development Plans and protocols.
- May provide accurate medical review of complex advertising and promotional materials for assigned therapeutic area(s) in accordance with policies and regulatory guidelines.
- May coordinate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (e.g., commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory) for ongoing medical affairs projects.
- May serve as consultant/liaison with other corporations under licensing agreements and/or for new business development evaluation.
- Represents AbbVie at external meetings (investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc.).
- Ensures budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into scientific activities.
Qualifications:
- Scientific Director:
- Bachelor’s degree in sciences; PhD, PharmD, PA or NP preferred; residency or additional post-do doctorate experience preferred.
- 5–7+ years pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent; substantial understanding of relevant therapeutic area required.
- Medical Director:
- M.D. (or equivalent: D.O. or non-US M.D.); relevant academic/hospital therapeutic specialty preferred; residency and/or fellowship preferred.
- 0–2+ years pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and regulatory requirements; protocol design experience preferred (e.g., academic protocol design or assistant PI).
- Ability to gain cooperation of others, present technical information, and communicate clearly (oral and written).
- Works with some supervision; exercises judgment within established practices and policies.