MSL/Senior MSL, Psychiatry (NYC)
AbbVie
Summary
The MSL/Senior MSL is a field-based scientific expert that strategically supports the research and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. The primary communicator of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals, developing and maintaining professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned areas of therapeutic interest to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on the designated therapeutic/product area
- Present scientific information and education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and other health care professionals
- Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments and physician-initiated projects including site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management
- Prepare marketplace in new therapeutic areas of interest, including creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community
- Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships; work with in-field commercial teams to develop and execute account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives
- Serve as a scientific resource to commercial partners to support activities
- Serve as a medical/scientific resource to healthcare providers through answering unsolicited medical questions and addressing other clinically related medical information issues
- Conduct ongoing training to medical affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel as directed
- Practice core capabilities in strategic segmentation and optimal resource utilization
- Comply with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures, including accurate and timely documentation as it relates to HCP interactions
- Maintain annual expenses within assigned budget parameters
Qualifications
- Advanced degree required (i.e., PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, APP (i.e., Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner)) in a relevant scientific discipline
- Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline
- Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience for a Senior MSL
- Typically requires a minimum of 0-2 years of relevant experience for an MSL
- Psychiatry or neurology experience highly preferred
- Must be able to identify, analyze, and translate specific territory and corporate needs to support internal and external customers and achieve business and clinical objectives
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other software skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, presentation, and teaching skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team structure
- Ability to adjust effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
- Strong planning and organizational skills; team and leadership skills
- Must meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to enter facilities and organizations in assigned territory, including background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination
- Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively
- Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information
- Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time
- Must live in the territory or be willing to self-relocate within the territory which includes New York City/Long Island
Requirements
- Advanced degree required (PharmD, MD/DO, PhD, APP) in a relevant scientific discipline
- Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience for a Senior MSL
- Minimum of 0-2 years of relevant experience for an MSL
- Psychiatry or neurology experience highly preferred
- Must be able to identify, analyze, and translate specific territory and corporate needs
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other software skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, presentation, and teaching skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team structure
- Ability to adjust effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
- Strong planning and organizational skills; team and leadership skills
- Must meet HCIR credentialing requirements including background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination
- Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively
- Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information
- Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time
- Must live in the territory or be willing to self-relocate within the territory which includes New York City/Long Island
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Long-term incentive programs
Company overview
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets advanced therapies for some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. Founded in 2013 as a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie has established itself as a leader in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, and virology. The company's flagship product, Humira (adalimumab), was one of the world's top-selling drugs for treating autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. AbbVie maintains a robust pipeline of innovative medicines and has expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions, including Allergan in 2020. With research facilities across the United States and globally, AbbVie focuses on advancing science to improve patient outcomes while maintaining strong commercial operations worldwide. The company operates with a patient-centric approach and invests significantly in research and development to address unmet medical needs across multiple therapeutic areas.