MSL / Senior MSL I, Dermatology - Midwest (N. Chicago, MN, WI, IA, ND, and SD)

About the company

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. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience — and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

About the role

The MSL/Senior MSL I is a field‑based scientific expert who strategically supports the research and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. As the primary communicator of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals, the role develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas. Viewed as a peer scientific expert, the MSL/Senior MSL combines strong strategic vision, market therapeutic area awareness, and clinical expertise to serve as a conduit of information, education, and research activities for physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies in development or commercialized by AbbVie. The position works closely with other AbbVie personnel to ensure information, education, and research needs of healthcare professionals are met and to ensure scientific and technical training needs of commercial organizations are identified and met.

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, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.
• Prepare the marketplace in new therapeutic areas of interest, which includes 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, as appropriate, to develop and execute account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives.
• Serve as a scientific resource to commercial partners, as appropriate, 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.
• Support and provide ongoing training to medical affairs, field sales, and other internal personnel as directed.
• Practice core capabilities in strategic segmentation, as well as optimal resource utilization.
• Maintain compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures, including accurate and timely documentation as it relates to HCP (Healthcare Professionals) interactions.
• Manage annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required (Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, or APP such as Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner) in a relevant scientific discipline; doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline.
• MSL: Minimum 0–2 years of relevant experience.
• Senior MSL I: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience; typically 3+ years of direct MSL experience.
• Ability to reside in the assigned territory — Chicago, Minneapolis, or Milwaukee preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Ability 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; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and teaching skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team structure; ability to adjust effectively to new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Strong planning and organizational skills; team and leadership skills.
• Must meet healthcare industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to enter facilities and organizations in the assigned territory (may include background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases).
• Ability to learn and convey clinical and non‑clinical technical information effectively.
• Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.