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Senior Scientific Manager - Parkinson’s Disease

AbbVie
11 hours ago
Remote friendly (Irvine, CA)
United States
$124,500 - $236,500 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Job Description
Provides support for assigned products within a therapeutic area and is responsible for performing accurate and detailed scientific review of medical content for promotional and non-promotional materials. Contributes to creation of medical affairs externally facing and training materials in accordance with established policies, standards, and regulatory guidelines. Functions as a scientific support role within the assigned therapeutic area (TA) supporting on-market products. Develops and maintains therapeutic expertise to support scientific/medical/clinical needs of field medical teams/affiliates, TA teams, brand teams, and R&D partners.

Responsibilities
- Identifies insight trends by gathering feedback from field sources, compiling and summarizing insights.
- Develops non-promotional field/affiliate resources and ensures compliance with medical communication, pharmacovigilance, SOPs, and quality standards.
- Provides input into externally facing materials (e.g., Congress Booth, Ad Boards, Med Ed) and educational initiatives for HCP/EE interactions (payers, patients, prescribers, providers).
- Designs and implements internal training programs (e.g., for Sales Representatives, MSLs, MOSLs, affiliates).
- Conducts medical review of advertising and promotional materials for assigned TA(s) in compliance with policies, practice standards, and regulatory guidelines.
- Evaluates literature and interprets data; writes and communicates effectively to internal/external audiences; negotiates with cross-functional counterparts.
- Maintains knowledge of product labeling, disease states, literature, treatment guidelines, and competitor information.
- Evaluates and elevates risks to ensure materials meet applicable regulatory standards across communication channels.

Qualifications
- Scientific degree; advanced degree (MS, PhD, MD/DO, PharmD, NP, MSN) preferred.
- 2–3 years clinical, scientific/research, or industry experience (or equivalent); leadership/team-building skills; ability to lead in a global matrixed environment; knowledge of relevant therapeutic area required.
- Basic knowledge of clinical trial design/results and regulatory/compliance requirements for promotional and non-promotional materials desirable.
- Demonstrated analytical, conceptual, and administrative skills; excellent written and presentation communication.
- Adaptability to change; ability to work in a fast-paced environment with urgency and excellence.
- Strong planning/organizational skills; manages multiple priorities and exercises business judgment.
- Strong project management and teamwork.
- Ability to influence without direct authority to deliver cross-functional projects.