Senior Scientific Director, International Medical Affairs – Gastroenterology: Cross-IBD / Standard of Care Lead
AbbVie
19 days ago
Remote friendly (Mettawa, IL)
United States
$206,500 - $393,000 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Senior Scientific Director, International Medical Affairs (Hybrid)
Core Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist medical insights and execute data generation, communication, and expert engagement to support Asset Strategy Teams for late-stage development programs (gap assessment, scientific communication platform, integrated evidence plans for launch readiness).
- Lead external stakeholder interactions (payers, patients, prescribers, providers).
- Drive GMA input into asset strategy in collaboration with International and BU Medical teams, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, and other functions; provide leadership/oversight for assigned indications/projects and ensure pull-through of prioritized medical activities.
- Provide scientific and technical training to internal teams globally.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders; participate in asset and cross-functional teams to align medical affairs objectives with strategy.
- Lead advisory boards to elevate standard of care and develop innovative research concepts for clinical data generation.
- Lead development and execution of a standalone medical education event.
- Review, assess, and report applicable AE/SAE if assigned to AbbVie-conducted clinical studies.
- Stay current on professional information/literature and act as a therapeutic area resource; initiate research projects and drive completion with high-quality publications.
- Ensure budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into scientific activities.
Qualifications:
- PhD or PharmD; additional post-doctorate experience highly preferred.
- Typically 15 years pharmaceutical industry (or equivalent); minimum 10 years clinical trial or medical affairs experience (pharma or academia).
- Proven cross-functional global leadership; ability to interact externally and internally.
- Expert knowledge in relevant therapeutic specialty.
- Proven ability to run a clinical study or medical affairs cross-functional team independently.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, clinical trial regulatory requirements, development strategy, and protocol design.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.
- People leadership experience required.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Eligible for long-term incentive programs.
Location:
- Headquarters in Mettawa, IL; hybrid schedule of 3 days/week onsite.
Core Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist medical insights and execute data generation, communication, and expert engagement to support Asset Strategy Teams for late-stage development programs (gap assessment, scientific communication platform, integrated evidence plans for launch readiness).
- Lead external stakeholder interactions (payers, patients, prescribers, providers).
- Drive GMA input into asset strategy in collaboration with International and BU Medical teams, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, and other functions; provide leadership/oversight for assigned indications/projects and ensure pull-through of prioritized medical activities.
- Provide scientific and technical training to internal teams globally.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders; participate in asset and cross-functional teams to align medical affairs objectives with strategy.
- Lead advisory boards to elevate standard of care and develop innovative research concepts for clinical data generation.
- Lead development and execution of a standalone medical education event.
- Review, assess, and report applicable AE/SAE if assigned to AbbVie-conducted clinical studies.
- Stay current on professional information/literature and act as a therapeutic area resource; initiate research projects and drive completion with high-quality publications.
- Ensure budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into scientific activities.
Qualifications:
- PhD or PharmD; additional post-doctorate experience highly preferred.
- Typically 15 years pharmaceutical industry (or equivalent); minimum 10 years clinical trial or medical affairs experience (pharma or academia).
- Proven cross-functional global leadership; ability to interact externally and internally.
- Expert knowledge in relevant therapeutic specialty.
- Proven ability to run a clinical study or medical affairs cross-functional team independently.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, clinical trial regulatory requirements, development strategy, and protocol design.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.
- People leadership experience required.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Paid time off; medical/dental/vision insurance; 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Eligible for long-term incentive programs.
Location:
- Headquarters in Mettawa, IL; hybrid schedule of 3 days/week onsite.