PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The Medical Affairs Manager serves to advance science and standards of care for patients, healthcare providers and payers, and ensure they can access all the practical and clinically relevant information and solutions they need to use Abbvie’s’s products efficiently and safely. Collectively, as members of GMA, they work to make a remarkable impact on patient care around the world.
The Medical Affairs Manager (see Note 1 below) is a key member of the affiliate medical department. This field-based role focuses on medical and scientific engagement with Abbvie’s stakeholders (including research and healthcare professionals, payers, and providers). The focus of this role is on interacting with, and supporting the needs of, Tier 1 and 2 thought leaders (see Note 2, below). Medical Affairs Manager works to communicate information and facilitate dialogue about Abbvie’s marketed products, and compounds in development, in a strictly scientific, non-promotional manner, and in full compliance with applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Abbvie’s policies and procedures (see Note 3, below) and accepted standards of best practice.
The Medical Affairs Manager serves to enhance the scientific credibility of the Company with established and emerging National and Regional thought leaders, by supporting scientific dialogue and collaborations in the areas of research, medical and scientific exchange, including facilitation of requests for scientific and medical information. The Medical Affairs Manager also participates in the initiation, oversight and follow-up of clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the Medical Department, ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with relevant processes and procedures. They also interface with other key members of the SEA medical department - for example: Medical Scientific Liaisons, other Medical Managers, Medical Advisors, Clinical Research Managers and functions such as Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Market Access and others as appropriate - relevant to the therapeutic area for which the Medical Affairs Manager has responsibility, and work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence. They maintain a high level of scientific knowledge to ensure credible dissemination of scientific information and informed scientific dialogue with thought leaders, healthcare providers and payers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to Abbvie.
2. Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for Abbvie in key academic centers by facilitation of research and educational initiatives, while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to Abbvie.
3. Support internal teams such as sales and marketing and members of the Affiliate Brand Team to develop their scientific and technical expertise through the delivery of scientific update presentations. Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.
4. Assist in the initiation, oversight and follow up of assigned clinical studies and medical projects initiated within the therapeutic area for which the Medical Affairs Manager carries responsibility (e.g. post marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, post-authorization studies (phase IV). All such activities must comply with applicable local laws, guidelines, codes of practice, SOPs, and Abbvie’s R&D (GPRD) SOPs.
5. Act as the point of contact with thought leaders to facilitate investigator-initiated study (IIS) ideas and requests for support to the local and global medical teams as appropriate.
6. Serve as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for thought leaders and external experts within an assigned geographic area to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a therapeutic area and, when requested, relevant Abbvie’s medicines, to support their safe, effective, and appropriate use.
7. Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), where requested, but with the focus on Tier 1 and 2 thought leaders.
8. 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.
9. Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence – for example, competitor research and medical strategies, educational activities – and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.
10. Attend relevant scientific meetings and Conferences. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform Allergan strategic priorities and initiatives.
11. Upon request, assist physicians with requests for access to Abbvie’s medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
12. Provide key thought leaders / external experts and internal medical and clinical teams with scientific and technical support for publications of scientific or medical interest.
13. Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global, and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practice.
ACCOUNTABILITY & SCOPE:
- Provide scientific and technical input to local Abbvie Brand teams and external thought leaders using information that has been reviewed and approved by relevant local procedures, and under the direction, governance, and oversight of the Medical Director SEA & AEM as appropriate. This includes working with local Medical Information teams, as appropriate, to respond to unsolicited requests for off-label information on AbbVie medicines.
- Ensure adherence to all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Abbvie’s standards, policies, and procedures.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with thought leaders in the product / therapeutic area for which the Medical Affairs Manager has been assigned responsibility, to facilitate Abbvie’s research and educational priorities and strategic initiatives.
This function is typically field based. Typically, up to 50% of an individual’s time may be spent working in the affiliate medical team head office – the remainder of time being spent as field based. This is subject to local needs, and the discretion of the Medical Director, SEA & AEM.
- Advanced degree (e.g. PharmD., MD, PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred but candidates with an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and demonstrated experience will be considered.
- Experience in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for the assigned therapeutic area, and in medical research in general.
- Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.
- Demonstrated expertise in the scientific methods applied to clinical research and current legislative/regulatory controls applicable to this research.
- Ability to comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments.
- Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with thought leaders, physicians, and other healthcare decision makers.
- A good understanding of written and oral English is desirable.
- High customer orientation.
- Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity
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