Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) Oncology

Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the worlds fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology womens health cardiometabolic pain management/central nervous system and respiratory.

Primary Job Function:

• The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a hybrid field- and office-based role accountable for highquality compliant scientific exchange the sharing of scientific information and obtaining clinical and/or practice insights to and from healthcare professionals; and for communicating medical insights to relevant internal stakeholders in order to improve patient outcomes.
• The incumbent will be responsible for Affiliate Medical Affairs and will be a medical subject matter expert working in collaboration with colleagues including but not limited to Commercial Regulatory Affairs Business Development and Quality Assurance function.
• Provides structured and adhoc medical education and scientific training to relevant internal functions in a compliant nonpromotional manner.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Provide scientific and medical input to launch and crossfunctional teams (Medical Commercial Market Access Regulatory) to support successful oncology brand launch ensuring scientific accuracy balance and compliance with medical governance standards.
• Proposal: Build and maintain highimpact scientific partnerships with oncology Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to support scientific exchange gather launchrelevant insights and understand unmet medical needs within the disease area.
• Leads and facilitates scientific discussion between Abbott staff and external KOLs on Abbott related products and therapeutic areas
• Proposal: Contribute to the initiation execution and followup of oncology clinical studies realworld evidence initiatives and Medical Affairs projects in accordance with approved protocols governance frameworks and SOPs.
• Develop review and adapt oncologyspecific scientific materials (e.g. slide decks disease education content) for external use at local scientific meetings advisory boards discussion forums and formulary or HTA submissions.
• Serves as a point of medical query answer provider on queries received from external key stakeholders (e.g. KOLs doctors allied healthcare professionals etc.) and internal stakeholders (e.g. other functions such as QA RA PV Commercial team etc.)
• Share feedback and scientific insights from HCPs and other stakeholders with crossfunctional teams in line with established processes
• Support internal teams to develop scientific and diseasearea understanding through delivery of nonpromotional scientific updates and presentations
  • Support launch readiness activities including internal medical training scientific narrative development and preparation of launchrelated scientific activities.
• Operate in alignment with medical governance compliance requirements and pharmacovigilance obligations

Products / Therapeutic Areas

• Biologic products (including biosimilars) in relevant areas of disease: oncology immunology rheumatology

Key Internal Contacts (not limited to)

• Medical Affairs functions
• Commercial functions
• Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance OEC
• Regional and area management team
• Global Medical Affairs teams

Key External Contacts (not limited to)

• Scientific community: KOLs Investigators Advocates
• Other relevant stakeholders: therapeutics/drug listing committee members

Minimum Education:

• Degree / advanced degree (e.g. BPharm PharmD MD PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred

Minimum Experience / Training Required:

Knowledge

• Experience in developing and maintaining expert knowledge in medical therapeutic areas
• Awareness and understanding of drug development clinical trials and medical affairs
• Knowledge of critical appraisal of scientific information and effective translation into medical stakeholder messages
• Knowledge of standard business procedures including project management finance and budgeting skills
• Prior experience as an Oncology MSL or in an oncologyfocused Medical Affairs role is strongly preferred.

Language

• Fluency in English
• Fluency in a regional language is a definite asset

Behaviors / Competencies

• Leadership capabilities
  • Good leadership and the ability to command the respect and support of the Abbott Medical and Commercial communities
  • Organizational skills
  • Sense of urgency and strong goal orientation and a good track record of meeting deadlines and goals
• Communication
  • Excellent communication skills including written spoken and presentation skills
  • Ability to adjust and navigate communication complexity depending on audience from executing high-level scientific engagements with external healthcare professionals to explaining clinical data in layman terms to Patient Advocacy Groups or internal colleagues
• Adaptability
  • Keeps abreast of new and/or evolving clinical data practice guidelines and relevant healthcare policies
  • He/she should also demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changing demands
• Integrity and ethics
  • This individual must have a reputation for leading with high integrity and strong work ethics
• Teamwork across functional areas
  • Conflict resolution and problem solving
  • Effective at developing and maintaining strong work relationships across the organization
  • Experience being an active contributor to cross-functional teams

• Strategic thinking

The base pay for this position is

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.