MSL Neuro

Objectives:

The Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) will work cross functionally with several internal stakeholders such as Medical Therapeutic Area Lead Medical Manager Medical Advisor Scientific Advisor and other MSL of the team Medical Information team Pharmacovigillance and Drug Safety Evaluation teams The Brand Manager and Brand Team members to ensure proper relationship is developed nurtured and AbbVies scientific credibility is advanced with established and emerging external experts (EEs) in the therapeutic area of headache and migraine. This position is based in Tokyo and will report to the MSL Manager Parkinsons Disease.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and maintenance of key scientific evidence and knowledge on AbbVie products for credible dissemination to external experts and healthcare professionals in the treatment of Parkinsons Disease.
• Lead the identification of properly qualified external experts to engage with as determined by the medical functional plan as well as in collaborative efforts such as Advisory Board meetings medical educational programs congress symposia and potential research collaborations.
• Lead the scientific support to and relationships with targeted external experts including key academic societies are maintained by delivering on time credible scientific information through individual or in group interactions.
• Ensure infield activities are executed with high integrity and in accordance with the medical functional plan insights collected through scientific engagement with targeted external experts are summarized shared as needed with the Brand Team members and other internal stakeholders including Area/Global Medical team and integrated to support the development and further update of medical functional plan.
• Work with local Medical Information as appropriate to ensure responses to the unsolicited scientific requests including offlabel information on AbbVie medicines are accurate up to date reviewed and approved by local relevant internal and external procedures.
• Act as the point of contact with thought leaders to connect their request for support on investigatorinitiated study (IIS) related to AbbVie products and/or pipeline assets to area/global medical teams review and further support whenever appropriate.
• Adherence to all applicable local and international laws and regulations guidelines codes of conduct AbbVie standards policies and procedures.
• Attend Parkinsons Disease related local and international scientific meetings and/or conferences and ensure summaries of key data are developed and further shared among the brand team members.
• For countries involved in the 175 early touchpoint process: ensure scientific insights on the current clinical practices are provided on a timely manner into the future clinical development program for AbbVies pipeline assets.
• Pursue as committed the one team crossfunctional infield collaboration with commercial teams and other internal stakeholders as needed to achieve the Brand Team business objectives
• Upon request lead the proper support to prescribers with requests for access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis (subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements).
• Ensure all mandatory trainings are attended and properly documented.

Qualifications :

Education/Experience Required:

• Undergraduate degree in medical science or pharmacology is a MUST and advanced degree (e.g.: MD PharmD PhD or MSc) in relevant scientific discipline is preferred.
• Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives.
• Professional experience in neuroscience field as MSL CRA or in a similar fieldbased R&D role of at least 3 years is a MUST.

Key inField Team (IFT) Competencies:

• Ability to comprehensively learn new subject areas and environments and keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for assigned therapeutic area/product and medical research in general.

• Ability to coordinate scientific/medical engagement efforts across stakeholders within a single account in order to develop interaction plans that are inline with the Scientific Interaction Plan (SIP) to achieve medical objectives.
• Ability to understand the unmet needs of key stakeholders make decisions that have an impact and execute the integration and assimilation of that information into the Infield Team (IFT) engagement approach.
• Effectively communicate collaborate and incorporate the views of other infield team members to optimize business objectives. 
• Collaborate effectively with Clinical Development infield teams for acceleration of patient enrollment in clinical studies designated as enterprise critical through scientific engagement with Principal Investigators.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook PowerPoint Excel Word etc.)
• Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform daytoday tasks).
• Excellent written and spoken communication as well as presentation skills in Japanese with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with thought leaders physicians and other healthcare decision makers.
• High proficiency in English reading writing and speaking skills highly preferred (Versant Score: >43)
• Drive results through high customer orientated mindset.
• This function is typically field based with up to 20% of an individuals working time spent in the office and remaining 80% in the field.

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AbbVieAbbVie

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime