Primary Function/Objective:
The Medical Lead is a key member of the affiliate Medical Affairs team, providing leadership, supervision, and strategic direction to medical advisors and/or MSLs across one or more therapeutic areas. This role is responsible for developing and executing Medical Affairs strategies that generate, evaluate, and communicate scientific evidence to support healthcare professionals and patients, aligned with brand priorities, company objectives, and governance requirements. The Medical Lead also supports the Medical Director and manages direct reports within the assigned therapeutic area.
Core Job Responsibilities:
•Provide scientific and technical leadership to build and maintain credible relationships with key thought leaders and external experts.
•Strengthen AbbVie’s scientific presence in key academic centers by supporting research and educational initiatives, and by responding to requests for medical and scientific information.
•Partner cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and affiliate brand teams to enhance scientific understanding through presentations and medical updates while maintaining functional independence.
•Support the initiation, oversight, and follow-up of clinical studies and medical projects within the assigned therapeutic area, including post-marketing activities such as registries, database projects, epidemiological surveys, and phase IV studies, in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, codes, and AbbVie SOPs.
•Serve as a point of contact for thought leaders regarding investigator-initiated study ideas and support requests to local and global medical teams.
•Act as a scientific resource for thought leaders and external experts within the assigned geography, supporting the safe, effective, and appropriate use of AbbVie medicines when relevant.
•Deliver credible scientific presentations to physicians, individually or in groups, with a primary focus on Tier 1 and Tier 2 thought leaders.
•Manage budgets effectively and ensure proper planning and control of resources.
•Participate in the selection of qualified thought leaders for collaborative opportunities, including research collaborations, advisory boards, congresses, and symposia, while maintaining scientific and educational integrity.
•Collect and share relevant field intelligence, including competitor insights, medical strategies, and educational activities, as appropriate.
•Attend scientific meetings and conferences, and work with internal stakeholders to summarize key data and insights that support strategic priorities.
•Support physicians with requests for named patient or compassionate use access to AbbVie medicines, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
•Provide scientific and technical support for publications of medical or scientific interest.
•Ensure all activities comply with applicable local, national, and global laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, company policies, and best practices.