Medical Advisor Dermatology

Company: AbbVie –

WebSite: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Description:**Option 1:**

**Company Overview**

AbbVie is dedicated to the discovery, development, and delivery of innovative medicines and solutions that address critical health issues and anticipate future medical challenges. Our commitment extends to making a significant impact on patient lives within key therapeutic areas, including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care, as well as through the products and services offered in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. Further information about AbbVie can be accessed at www.abbvie.com. Updates and insights are also available on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok via the handle @abbvie.

**Position: Medical Advisor**

**Primary Function:**

The Medical Advisor serves as the affiliate’s authoritative medical and scientific voice for assigned products and relevant therapeutic areas. This role entails providing expert medical and scientific counsel to key stakeholders, including External Experts (EEs), through scientific exchange and the cultivation of professional relationships. The Medical Advisor contributes medical and scientific insights into Medical Affairs strategies for the affiliate medical department and commercial plans, as required, and provides medical and scientific support for medical department activities under the direction of the Affiliate Medical Director. Furthermore, the Medical Advisor furnishes medical affairs support to cross-functional affiliate teams, ensuring the full integration of the medical affairs role in supporting the affiliate’s business strategy and execution, while maintaining functional independence.

**Responsibilities:**

* Actively participate as a brand team member to contribute to overall strategy and execution.
* Provide medical and scientific input into marketing strategies and key commercial initiatives, as required.
* Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of assigned products and relevant therapeutic areas through attendance at internal meetings and training sessions, relevant congresses, and seminars, as well as through continuous self-directed study of pertinent literature.
* Offer expert medical and scientific advice for assigned products and related therapeutic areas, including responding to scientific and technical information requests. Contribute to the development and ensure the medical and scientific accuracy of core dossiers generated by the medical department, such as pricing and reimbursement dossiers, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) dossiers, medical information packs, and clinical expert reviews.
* Establish and nurture professional and credible relationships with External Experts (EEs) and academic centers through participation in scientific congresses, coordination of advisory boards, round-table meetings, and discussion forums.
* Deliver scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals, both individually and in group settings.
* Screen relevant literature and other information from scientific societies, meetings, and conferences, and develop summaries of key messages for internal dissemination (e.g., key areas of scientific/company interest, new trends in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatments).
* Conduct training sessions for sales forces and other departments; develop and update relevant training materials.

**Clinical Research Activities:**

* Design and implement clinical research projects within established standards and budgets, including Phase IV studies and post-marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, and Post-Marketing Observational Studies (PMOS).
* Provide oversight for the review, approval, and conduct of Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS).
* Support the affiliate Clinical Research Department in managing clinical studies, including reviewing new study protocols, identifying potential investigators/sites, and conducting feasibility surveys.
* Review and prepare promotional and non-promotional materials, ensuring medical and scientific accuracy, balance, and full compliance with AbbVie’s internal policies and guidelines, as well as local laws.
* Ensure compliance with all applicable national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie’s policies and procedures, and accepted standards of best practice.
* Contribute to the development of product- or therapeutic area-specific strategic medical affairs plans for the affiliate medical department and local commercial plans; collaborate with local business partners to align medical activities with local business strategies.
* Serve as a scientific interface and resource to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), customers, healthcare institutions, External Experts, and professional associations regarding assigned AbbVie products or products in development.
* Provide specialist medical and scientific strategic input and operational support for core activities such as local clinical research, HCP/customer interactions, generation and communication of clinical and scientific data, educational initiatives, and patient safety.

**Internal/External Contacts and Interactions:**

* In-Field/Brand Team members (as applicable)
* Affiliate R&D personnel: Medical Director, Medical operation and Evidence Generation Specialist, Medical Managers/Advisors; Medical Information team / specialists; affiliate pharmacovigilance / drug safety personnel (as applicable)
* Marketing and Sales of assigned product and therapeutic area; Market access teams; Affiliate Brand teams.
* Affiliate Government Affairs; Affiliate Public Affairs; Regulatory Affairs; Legal; OEC.
* Area and HQ based Therapeutic Area medical affairs teams.
* Area Medical Affairs teams Medical Directors and Clinical Teams within Clinical Development Operations and Global Medical Affairs.
* Healthcare personnel (including physicians, nurses, pharmacists).
* Participating Research Investigators; thought leaders/external experts.
* Institutions and Scientific or Medical Societies.
* Hospitals, other healthcare providers, payers, and Local Regulatory Authorities.

**Location:**

This function is hybrid in nature. Typically, up to 50% of an individual’s time may be spent working in the field.

**Qualifications:**

* Minimum of 2 years of Medical Affairs experience within a multinational pharmaceutical company.
* Experience in Immunology, Oncology, or Neuroscience is advantageous.
* Exposure to Evidence Generation / Medical Operations (e.g., PMOS, IIS, registries, RWE projects) is a plus.
* Candidates with STA/MSL backgrounds may be considered if they demonstrate strong potential for growth into a Medical Advisor role.
* Strong learning agility and the capacity for advancement within the TA/Medical Affairs structure.
* Advanced degree (e.g., PharmD, PharmB, MD, PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred; however, candidates with an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and demonstrated experience will be considered.
* Solid understanding of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs in advancing the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.
* Demonstrated expertise in scientific methods applied to clinical research and current legislative/regulatory controls applicable to this research.
* Ability to comprehensively learn new subject areas and environments.
* Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with thought leaders, physicians, and other healthcare decision-makers.
* Proficiency in written and oral English is mandatory.
* Collaborative, team-oriented approach, with the ability to develop and support relationships across an organization, as well as with key external stakeholders and the healthcare community at large.
* Experience as an active contributor to cross-functional teams and/or working in matrix organizations is advantageous.
* Ability to work independently with limited guidance or oversight, and broadly across functions to facilitate and support the affiliate’s medical and clinical activities as necessary.
* Sound judgment, strong planning and organizational skills, and the ability to drive results.
* Demonstrated strong sense of urgency.
* High customer orientation and advanced digital proficiency.
* Strong commitment to compliance with relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and integrity.
* Ability to travel regularly (approximately 50%).

**Additional Information:**

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer committed to integrity, innovation, transforming lives, and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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