Medical Lead Unit Solid Tumors (all genders)

at  AbbVie

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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to build/lead and develop a high performing team fostering skills, knowledge and behaviour of the team developing talents
• Ability to think and plan strategically and to adopt an open-minded approach to common challenges
• Ability to understand, work closely together and to empathise with other stakeholders both within the company and external
• Ability to manage and work closely within a team in a matrix organisation, and in particular with a commercial team and with in-field personnel from other functions
• Ability to deal with conflicting interests within a multi-functional team and the leadership skills to bring these interests together towards a common goal
• Ability to communicate formally and informally with top KOLs and other healthcare organisations
• Ability to deliver high quality presentations both independently and as part of a team when incorporating technical data for external communication
• Ability to lead a field-based team effectively and efficiently

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE

• Medical/scientific background ideally in therapeutic area
• Understanding of the needs and agendas of leading medical specialists in the relevant therapy area
• Excellent knowledge of English and of the local language
• Familiarity with GCP/ SOP
• Familiarity with AbbVie, including processes and tools would be preferable
• Basic familiarity with principles of financial management
• Working understanding of statistical research methods
• Advanced knowledge & experience of Project Management

EXPERIENCE

• Degree as an MD (preferred), PhD, PharmD or comparable scientific qualification
• Scientific background in Dermatology preferred
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the pharmaceuticals industry
• Experience of working in a complex matrix organisation
• Minimum two years’ experience of managing a team
• Experience of working in an in-field, stakeholder-/ customer-facing role preferred
  Additional Information
  AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status

• Lead the brand-aligned Medical team (in-house and in-field) and ensure its compliance to corporate requirements and processes on medical activities
• Drive Medical Strategy for the Brand within the Brand Team and integrate it into the Brand Plan
• Oversee Medical activities within the Brand Team, according to local resources and regulations
• Play an active part within Brand Teams and identify opportunities to work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to deliver on brand objectives
• Explore with other affiliates opportunities for international collaborative studies
• Develop consolidated budgets for Medical activities
• Specifically, supervise the initiation, conduct and analysis of the results of clinical /scientific programs and clinical education activities; drive the integration of these results in the brand strategy
• Understand AbbVie in-licensing opportunities for early phase/discovery products with academic centers
• Ensure flow of Brand Team Communication to direct reports
• Review and release of marketing/trade press/patient relation/regulatory materials
• Responsible for internal reporting regarding the pharmacovigilance of AbbVie products
• Support the (deputy) qualified person in all respects of pharmacovigilance
• Drives the prospective real world evidence generation plan at affiliate level to close strategically important gaps
• Leads the planning of medical educational activities to improve standard of care, optimizing HCP knowledge for a better patient care
• Fosters a digital mindset/digital transformation of the team
• Oversees market access support
• Leads and drives medical activities bringing innovative medicines to patients