Medical Science Liaison, Psychiatry, Western Canada

About the role

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow, aiming to have a remarkable impact on patients’ lives across therapeutic areas such as 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. As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) on the Medical Affairs team, you will develop and nurture relationships with established and emerging external experts, provide key scientific/medical information to external experts and internal stakeholders, and advance scientific credibility. This role covers western Canada, with the option to be based in Vancouver or Calgary.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• Advanced education degree is 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 is 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 the current legislative/regulatory controls.
• Keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for 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 (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
• Travel