Objectives:

The Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) will work cross functionally with several internal stakeholders such as Medical Therapeutic Area Lead, Medical Manager, Medical Advisor, Scientific Advisor and other MSL of the team, Medical Information team, Pharmacovigillance and Drug Safety Evaluation teams, The Brand Manager and Brand Team members to ensure proper relationship is developed, nurtured and AbbVie’s scientific credibility is advanced with established and emerging external experts (EEs) in the therapeutic area of headache and migraine. This position is based in Tokyo and will report to the MSL Manager, Migraine.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development and maintenance of key scientific evidence and knowledge on AbbVie products for credible dissemination to external experts and healthcare professionals in the treatment of headache and migraine.
Lead the identification of properly qualified external experts to engage with as determined by the medical functional plan as well as in collaborative efforts such as Advisory Board meetings, medical educational programs, congress symposia and potential research collaborations.
Lead the scientific support to and relationships with targeted external experts including key academic societies are maintained by delivering on time credible scientific information through individual or in group interactions.
Ensure infield activities are executed with high integrity and in accordance with the medical functional plan, insights collected through scientific engagement with targeted external experts are summarized, shared as needed with the Brand Team members and other internal stakeholders including Area/Global Medical team and integrated to support the development and further update of medical functional plan.
Work with local Medical Information as appropriate to ensure responses to the unsolicited scientific requests including off-label information on AbbVie medicines are accurate, up to date, reviewed and approved by local relevant internal and external procedures.
Act as the point of contact with thought leaders to connect their request for support on investigator-initiated study (IIS) related to AbbVie products and/or pipeline assets to area/global medical team’s review and further support whenever appropriate.
Adherence to all applicable local and international laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie standards, policies and procedures.
Attend headache and migraine related local and international scientific meetings and/or conferences and ensure summaries of key data are developed and further shared among the brand team members.
For countries involved in the 1-7-5 early touchpoint process: ensure scientific insights on the current clinical practices are provided on a timely manner into the future clinical development program for AbbVie’s pipeline assets.
Pursue as committed the one team cross-functional in-field collaboration with commercial teams and other internal stakeholders as needed to achieve the Brand Team business objectives
Upon request, lead the proper support to prescribers with requests for access to AbbVie medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis (subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements).
Ensure all mandatory trainings are attended and properly documented.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

Undergraduate degree in medical science or pharmacology is a MUST and advanced degree (e.g.: MD, PharmD, PhD or MSc) in relevant scientific discipline is preferred.
Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives.
Professional experience in neuroscience field as MSL, CRA or in a similar field-based R&D role of at least 3 years is a MUST.

Key in-Field Team (IFT) Competencies:

Ability to comprehensively learn new subject areas and environments and keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for assigned therapeutic area/product and medical research in general.

Ability to coordinate scientific/medical engagement efforts across stakeholders within a single account in order to develop interaction plans that are in-line with the Scientific Interaction Plan (SIP) to achieve medical objectives.
Ability to understand the unmet needs of key stakeholders, make decisions that have an impact and execute the integration and assimilation of that information into the In-field Team (IFT) engagement approach.
Effectively communicate, collaborate and incorporate the views of other in-field team members to optimize business objectives.
Collaborate effectively with Clinical Development in-field teams for acceleration of patient enrollment in clinical studies designated as “enterprise critical” through scientific engagement with Principal Investigators.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

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).
Excellent written and spoken communication as well as presentation skills in Japanese, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with thought leaders, physicians and other healthcare decision makers.
High proficiency in English reading, writing and speaking skills highly preferred (Versant Score: >43)
Drive results through high customer orientated mindset.
This function is typically field based with up to 20% of an individual’s working time spent in the office and remaining 80% in the field.

Additional Information

アッヴィは、機会均等を重視する雇用主であり、誠実な企業活動、革新の推進、人々の生活への貢献、そして地域社会への貢献に努めています。雇用機会均等に向けて、障がいを持つ方々も積極的に支援しています。

アッヴィは、機会均等を重視する雇用主であり、誠実な企業活動、革新の推進、人々の生活への貢献、そして地域社会への貢献に努めています。雇用機会均等に向けて、障がいを持つ方々も積極的に支援しています。