• Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to Abbvie.
• Ensure a solid medical and scientific presence for Abbvie in key academic centers by facilitating research and educational initiatives, while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to Abbvie.
• Support internal teams such as sales and marketing and members of the Affiliate Brand Team to develop their scientific and technical expertise by delivering scientific update presentations. Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.
• Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for thought leaders and external experts within assigned therapeutic areas to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a therapeutic area and, when requested, relevant AbbVie medicines to support their safe, effective, and appropriate use.
• Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), where requested, but with a focus on Tier 1 and 2 thought leaders.
• Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified thought leaders the Company would wish to engage in collaborative efforts – such as potential research collaborations or educational and advisory roles (Advisory Boards, Congresses, Symposia, etc.) while ensuring a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.
• Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence – for example, competitor research and medical strategies, and educational activities – and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings and Conferences. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of critical data and other scientifically relevant information to inform Abbvie's strategic priorities and initiatives.
• Provide key thought leaders / external experts and internal medical and clinical teams with scientific and technical support for publications of scientific or medical interest.
