Medical Science Liaison

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About the role

This position will be remote covering our Maryland, Washington DC and Delaware territories. Our Medical Science Liaison is the medical/scientific voice of expertise for Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) products and therapeutic areas. This field-based role focuses on medical and scientific engagement with ADC stakeholders. The MSL provides medical/scientific expert advice and guidance to key customers for ADC products and relevant therapeutic areas, including scientific exchange and professional development with key thought leaders/external experts, and provides medical/scientific affairs support to the US commercial team.

The Medical Science Liaison supports the scientific credibility of ADC with established and emerging national and regional thought leaders by facilitating scientific dialogue and collaboration in areas of research, scientific publications, and medical/scientific exchange, including unsolicited requests for medical information. They also interface regularly with appropriate US commercial team members and maintain a high level of knowledge to ensure credible dissemination of scientific information.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and medical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to ADC.
• Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for ADC in key academic centers by facilitating research and educational initiatives, while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to ADC.
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.
• Serve as a point of contact within the medical and scientific 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 ADC products, to support their safe, effective, and appropriate use.
• Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to healthcare providers, individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), focusing on Tier 1 and 2 thought leaders.
• Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified thought leaders for collaborative efforts such as educational and advisory roles (Advisory Boards, Congresses, Symposia, etc.) while ensuring a high level of scientific or educational integrity.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform ADC strategic priorities and initiatives.
• Staff the Medical Affairs area of the exhibit booth at national scientific meetings and congresses.
• Provide key thought leaders/external experts with scientific and technical support for publications of scientific or medical interest.
• Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, company policies, and accepted standards of best practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a health sciences field.
• Advanced degree required (e.g., PharmD, MD/DO, NP/DNP, PA, PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred, but candidates with an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and demonstrated experience will be considered.
• Licensure/Board Certification required. Clinical licensure and board certification (e.g., Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate, or Pharmacist), in accordance with applicable state and/or national regulations. Board certification must be current and relevant to the clinical scope of practice.
• Prior MSL (Medical Science Liaison) experience is strongly preferred.

Pay

The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.