AbbVie · 1 month ago
Scientific Director, Medical Affairs
Irvine, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/StaffAbbVie is dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that tackle serious health issues. The Scientific Director, US Medical Affairs will provide strategic leadership and expertise to advance the organization’s medical mission and aesthetics portfolio, focusing on medical affairs strategies, scientific data dissemination, and stakeholder engagement.
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Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership in the development and execution of medical affairs initiatives aligned with organizational goals
Lead the generation, interpretation, and dissemination of scientific and clinical data for internal and external stakeholders
Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and other external stakeholders
Oversee the planning and execution of medical education programs and scientific communications
Co-lead internal cross-functional meetings across R&D and commercial to support product development and lifecycle management
Identify Insight Trends: Address educational scientific gaps identified through the gathering of feedback from multiple field sources, compile and summarize to provide relevant insights. Communicate trends to the broader therapeutic team
Manage and drive key strategic medical projects aligned with franchise brand plan. Responsible for designing a strategically aligned tactical plan, as appropriate for pipeline products including new indications/disease states
Develop and curate scientific resources and materials to support external scientific communication, including field medical teams and congresses: (i.e. Congress Booth, Ad Boards, Med Ed) with HCP or EE interactions; educational initiatives (medical education, data, guidelines, and value proposition)
Represent the organization at scientific conferences, advisory boards, and other external meetings
Support lifecycle management for pipeline products and participate in evidence generation planning
Actively contribute to and drive medical and brand functional planning including: medical education, EE engagements; and provide strategic medical input into core brand/product strategies. Work with TA Lead to ensure external communication strategies and tactics align with both TA and Commercial Strategies
Ensure compliance with regulatory and ethical standards in all medical affairs activities
Qualification
Required
Scientific degree
Preferred
advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MD/DO, PharmD)
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
Founded in 2013
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
AbbVie has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (273)
2024 (190)
2023 (225)
2022 (284)
2021 (186)
2020 (186)
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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