Scientific Director OR Medical Director, Medical Affairs – EPI (GI Care)

Company Description

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

• Onsite in Lake County, IL preferred. Will consider remote candidates.
• Position title will be based on qualifications listed below.

The Scientific Director for Medical Affairs in GI Care for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) provides specialist medical and scientific strategic and operational input into core medical affairs activities such as: evidence generation through execution of clinical trials and real-world analyses (e.g., therapeutic benefit, safety and medical value), HCP and stakeholder interactions (e.g, professional societies, patient & payer groups), educational initiatives, and interpretation of clinical and scientific data for scientific communications. They serve as a core cross-functional Medical partner for key medical affairs strategic deliverables including comprehensive gap assessment, scientific communications platforms, scientific narratives, integrated evidence plans, and medical strategic plans to drive innovation and life cycle management of our medicines.

Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR and other functional areas, provides leadership, oversight, and support for assigned indications/projects. Works closely with Brand Teams and relevant cross-functional teams to provide strategic input into core scientific strategy, and to drive Medical Affairs activities and evidence gap closure.
• Lead or provide input into the design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of scientific and medical data and information across study protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, publications/presentations and regulatory submissions and responses.
• Has overall responsibility for oversight of the Medical Affairs-led clinical studies, monitoring overall study integrity and review, interpretation and communication of accumulating data pertaining to safety and efficacy of the molecule. As the SD Study Lead, is responsible for oversight of study enrollment and overall timelines for key deliverables.
• Provides in-house clinical expertise for the assigned assets, disease, and evidence; develops and maintains professional relationships with key opinion leaders; actively participates in relevant asset, development, and pipeline cross-functional teams to ensure that broad cross-functional perspectives are incorporated into Clinical Development Plans, evidence-generation, publications, content generation, and protocols.
• Assist in the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, medical education programs, advisory boards, and symposia, among others. Assists with the scientific review, development, approval, execution, and communication of affiliate/area/global medical affairs sponsored or supported clinical research activities.

Ensures projects are completed on time, on budget, and in compliance with AbbVie’s policies and regulatory requirement.

Qualifications

Scientific Director Qualifications

• Advanced Degree PhD, NP/PA, or PharmD. Additional post doctorate experience highly preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy, design of protocols and study reports.
• Typically, 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years of clinical trials or research management experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and investigators for clinical study execution with little supervision.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional team environment.
• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Associate Medical Director Qualifications

• Medical Doctorate (MD) or equivalent (DO).
• Minimum of 2 years of Medical Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy, design of protocols and study reports.
• Minimum of 4 years of clinical trials or research management experience in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and investigators for clinical study execution with little supervision.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional team environment.
• Must possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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