Medical Science Liaison, Psychiatry, Western Canada

About the role

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. The company strives to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, vision care, virology, women's health, gastroenterology, and its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. AbbVie Canada is recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada. This Medical Science Liaison (MSL) position is based in western Canada, with the option to be located in Vancouver or Calgary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain key scientific knowledge that enables credible dissemination of information to external experts (EEs) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to help develop professional working relationships.
• Participate and follow up on assigned investigator‑initiated studies (IIS), clinical studies, and medical projects within the relevant therapeutic area.
• Provide scientific support and help maintain relationships with external experts and academic centres.
• Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to HCPs, individually or in groups.
• Participate in the selection process to identify qualified HCPs AbbVie wishes to engage in collaborative efforts such as research, lecture/meeting support (advisory boards, congresses, symposiums, etc.), and ensure a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these efforts.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings/conferences and develop summaries of key data presented.

Qualifications

• Advanced education degree required: Doctorate, PharmD, or MD.
• Relevant business experience with solid knowledge of the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Previous experience as an MSL preferred.
• Relevant Psychiatry background considered an asset.
• Previous experience in a customer‑facing role in the healthcare industry.
• Experience in the presentation and/or interpretation of scientific or clinical research publications.
• Knowledge of scientific methods applied to clinical research and current legislative/regulatory controls.
• Keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for the assigned therapeutic area/product and medical research in general.

Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Must be at ease with technology (use of various tools/systems to perform day‑to‑day tasks).
• Travel required about 50% of the time.
• Valid driver's license and passport.
• 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 In‑Field Team’s engagement approach.
• Ability to coordinate scientific/medical engagement efforts across stakeholders within a single account to develop interaction plans aligned with the Scientific Interaction Plan (SIP) to achieve medical objectives.
• In‑depth understanding and execution of meaningful strategies and data‑based business decisions to exceed In‑Field Team business goals.
• Effectively communicate, collaborate, and incorporate the views of other in‑field team members to optimize business objectives.