Senior MSL I – Aesthetics Portfolio
AbbVie
August 07, 2026
Remote friendly (Bethesda, MD)
United States
$124,500 - $236,500 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
The Senior Medical Science Liaison I is a field-based scientific expert that strategically supports the research and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. Primary communicator of AbbVie science within a geography with healthcare professionals. Develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide medical/scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas. Peer scientific expert in a designated therapeutic area/product.
Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers to access current medical/scientific information.
- Present scientific information and education on disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle.
- Support research initiatives and physician-initiated projects (e.g., site evaluation/identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, external collaboration management).
- Prepare the marketplace in new therapeutic areas (create awareness and relationships).
- Build and collaborate with internal cross-functional partnerships; work with in-field commercial teams to develop/execute account plans supporting shared business objectives.
- Serve as a medical/scientific resource by answering unsolicited medical questions and addressing clinically related information.
- Provide on-going training to medical affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel.
- Practice strategic segmentation and optimal resource utilization.
- Ensure compliance with corporate/divisional policies; maintain accurate/timely documentation for HCP interactions; maintain annual expenses within budget.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree required (PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, APP such as Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner); doctorate strongly preferred.
- 2+ years relevant experience.
- Ability to identify/analyze/translate territory and corporate needs.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint; excellent written/verbal communication.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, teaching, planning/organizational, and leadership skills; ability to work independently and adapt to new structures/cultures.
- Meet HCIR credentialing requirements (may include background checks, drug screens, immunization/vaccination proof).
- Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information; engage audiences.
- Travel up to 75%.
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k).
Job eligible for long-term incentive programs.
Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers to access current medical/scientific information.
- Present scientific information and education on disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle.
- Support research initiatives and physician-initiated projects (e.g., site evaluation/identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, external collaboration management).
- Prepare the marketplace in new therapeutic areas (create awareness and relationships).
- Build and collaborate with internal cross-functional partnerships; work with in-field commercial teams to develop/execute account plans supporting shared business objectives.
- Serve as a medical/scientific resource by answering unsolicited medical questions and addressing clinically related information.
- Provide on-going training to medical affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel.
- Practice strategic segmentation and optimal resource utilization.
- Ensure compliance with corporate/divisional policies; maintain accurate/timely documentation for HCP interactions; maintain annual expenses within budget.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree required (PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, APP such as Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner); doctorate strongly preferred.
- 2+ years relevant experience.
- Ability to identify/analyze/translate territory and corporate needs.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint; excellent written/verbal communication.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, teaching, planning/organizational, and leadership skills; ability to work independently and adapt to new structures/cultures.
- Meet HCIR credentialing requirements (may include background checks, drug screens, immunization/vaccination proof).
- Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information; engage audiences.
- Travel up to 75%.
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k).
Job eligible for long-term incentive programs.