AbbVie · 1 month ago
Director, Medical Affairs-Facial Aesthetics Portfolio and Body Contouring
Irvine, CA, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. The Director, Medical Affairs will lead the strategic direction for the Facial Aesthetics and Body Contouring portfolio, collaborating with various teams to implement medical strategies and enhance stakeholder engagement.
BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Establish and provide overarching strategic direction for the US Field Medical Teams on the BC and aesthetics portfolio in collaboration with the Toxins and Fillers Scientific Directors, ensuring alignment with the business and medical objectives of Allergan Aesthetics
Serve as a key member of the Allergan Aesthetics Medical Leadership team. Work in partnership with Toxin & Filler Scientific Directors, Clinical Development, the integrated Brand team, and Commercial Directors to develop and implement strategic field initiatives that support medical objectives
Coordinate and optimize medical materials, ensuring effective communication and execution of in-field activities. Drive the integration of materials and initiatives that align with the overall medical strategy
Offer medical and scientific input into core field medical activities, including fostering healthcare professional and provider interactions, understanding portfolio use of aesthetic assets and generating clinical and scientific data to enhance overall patient benefits and value
Collaborate closely with sales, marketing, and commercial teams to inject strategic medical insights into core brand strategies and support marketing activities such as promotional material generation and product launches
Influence the development of asset strategy, providing specialist medical insights and executing data generation, communication, and expert engagement activities as deliverables to Asset Strategy Teams (ASTs)
Work closely with the AMI curricula team to establish synchronized outputs on FAS portfolio education
Lead and drive external stakeholder interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and national accounts, steering scientific communication initiatives that include internal and external medical education, data dissemination, guidelines, and value proposition articulation
Contribute to comprehensive gap assessments, development of the Scientific Communication Platform, and creation of integrated evidence plans to support launch readiness
Establish and maintain internal organizational links with the broader R&D, Commercial and other Allergan departments to ensure appropriate support for FAS Therapeutic Area. Establish and maintain relationships with External Experts in Facial Aesthetics to establish a strong scientific presence in the clinical and academic communities. Collaborate with the portfolio MSL team to ensure thought leader development and communication is optimized. Deliver portfolio-related clinical presentations as needed and participate in prioritized scientific congresses. Collect HCP and MSL insights to inform Abbvie/GAMA strategy (e.g. via advisory boards, strategic insights, field insight discussions)
Qualification
Required
Advanced Degree- PhD, PharmD or MD. Additional post doctorate experience highly preferred
5-10 years of experience in Medical Affairs with Global Medical Affairs experience highly preferred
Relevant experience in the aesthetics therapeutic area is strongly preferred, as well as experience in late phase studies, publications and broad medical affairs activities
Exhibits leadership attributes that align with company-wide initiatives such as: All for One AbbVie, Clear and Courageous, Make Possibilities Real, Agile and Accountable, and Decide Smart and Sure
Flexibility in adapting/reacting to changing market dynamics and competitive challenges. Tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to be flexible within the work environment. High sense of urgency and commitment to excellence in the successful achievement of objectives. Excellent planning and mastery of organizational skills to demonstrate leadership and initiative
Teamwork is a mandatory requirement as it involves internal/external networking in the district, region, franchise and across departments. Ability to work in cross-functional teams
Advanced analytical, conceptual and administrative skills. Excellent proven communication skills: oral, written and presentation. Excellent problem-solving ability in concert with strong negotiation skills. Competent to use standard computer technologies including integrated business software (word processing, spreadsheet) and other common applications
Demonstrated exceptional business judgment and the ability to influence and lead without authority. Clear strategic, tactical, and visionary capabilities with the ability to establish, articulate, and pull through vision for their team
Mastery of the ability to manage multiple priorities. Must be able to identify and analyze the needs of the business and translate problems into business opportunities
Preferred
Understanding of Good Clinical Practices, ICH guidelines, PhRMA code, FDACFR, ISO, clinical research ethics, HIPAA and patient privacy laws, and other applicable local regulations
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects
Ability to travel up to 50% to accommodate field medical training responsibilities
Self-starter with ability to work independently
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact and collaborate compliantly and effectively with internal cross-functional stakeholders and therapeutic area thought leaders
Expertise to influence others without direct reporting relationships
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Short-term incentive programs
Long-term incentive programs
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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