Medical Science Liaison Regional Director

WORKING AT ABBOTT:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The MSL Regional Director will manage a field-based team of MSLs in the U.S. West region. This role serves as the medical and scientific voice of expertise for Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) products and therapeutic areas. It is a field-based position focused on medical and scientific engagement with ADC stakeholders. The director provides expert advice and guidance to key customers on ADC products and relevant therapeutic areas, including scientific exchange and professional development with key thought leaders and external experts. Additionally, the role supports the U.S. commercial team with medical and scientific affairs.

The MSL Regional Director ensures ADC’s scientific credibility with established and emerging national and regional thought leaders by fostering scientific dialogue and collaboration in research, publications, and medical exchange, including responding to unsolicited requests for medical information. The director will interface regularly with U.S. commercial team members and maintain a high level of knowledge to ensure credible dissemination of scientific information to thought leaders, healthcare providers, and healthcare organizations.

The director will collaborate with the National Director to plan the strategic vision for the U.S. MSL team and provide ongoing updates to leadership.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON:

• Provide scientific and medical leadership to the MSL team to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to ADC in the U.S.
• Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for ADC in key academic centers by facilitating research and educational initiatives, while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on ADC products or therapeutic areas.
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field leadership and teams while maintaining functional independence.
• Support commercial teams while managing proactive and independent MSL initiatives.
• Serve as a point of contact within the medical and scientific affairs team for thought leaders and external experts in the assigned geographic area to meet their needs for scientific knowledge and, when requested, relevant ADC products to support safe, effective, and appropriate use.
• Oversee delivery of credible presentations on scientific matters to healthcare providers, individually or in groups (e.g., meetings, clinical sessions), focusing on Tier 1 and Tier 2 thought leaders.
• Help identify key opinion leaders (KOLs) for consultant and advisory roles and support the marketing team in selecting speakers for bureaus, product theaters, and educational events.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences in the U.S. Manage staffing for the medical affairs section of exhibit booths at U.S. scientific meetings and congresses, serving as the single point of contact for this area. Ensure the MSL team develops summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform ADC strategic priorities and initiatives.
• Ensure all MSL team activities and interactions comply with applicable local and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, company policies, and accepted best practices.
• Guarantee timely completion of all required training by the MSL team.
• Collaborate with the U.S. Medical Director and Medical Outcomes Managers as needed to support IDNs.
• Report directly to the National U.S. MSL Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a health sciences field, with a minimum of 3 years of people management experience.
• Preferred: Advanced degree (e.g., Pharmacy, Nutrition, Nursing, PA, or Ph.D.) in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years in a health sciences field and at least 2 years of people management experience.

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