Msl Oncology
2 months ago
**Company Description**
**Job Description** Purpose of the Role**:
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based medical professional with deep content knowledge about specific disease states, AbbVie and competitor compounds and current issues in the therapeutic areas they represent. MSLs strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle. They recognize and communicate feedback and insights of strategic importance from their interactions with scientific experts, to better inform AbbVie’s strategic direction for research. By facilitating scientific exchange between industry and the scientific community, MSLs have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by providing needed information that addresses important clinical and scientific questions.
Based on the applicant profile, experience and current role, a more senior medical title could be considered.
**Responsibilities**
**Maintain and effectively communicate deep scientific knowledge**
The MSL will be required to engage in continuous learning to maintain the highest level of technical expertise within the therapeutic area they represent. This will enable the MSL to answer deep scientific questions and be sought after by their customers based on peer-credible knowledge and expertise, hence establishing themselves as a reliable, trusted, resource of unbiased, accurate, up-to-date, medical and scientific knowledge requested and desired by their customers.
**Excel at customer engagement and support medical/scientific information needs of scientific experts**
Additionally, the MSL connects scientific experts with other AbbVie resources or internal business partners as appropriate and identifies possible collaborative research or external collaborations.
**Strategic vision and leadership**
The MSL synthesizes complex data and effectively communicates meaningful clinical insights and unanswered customer questions they receive from scientific experts to AbbVie medical and cross-functional teams. They use creative problem-solving skills and utilize internal resources effectively to execute solutions.
The MSL uses a principle-based decision-making approach to make decisions independently or escalate them appropriately. They cultivate internal networks and collaborate effectively across functions with an active contribution to medical planning and strategy in the affiliate.
**Territory ownership**
The MSL will be expected to demonstrate strategic analysis, planning, and prioritization to maximize efficiency. They will implement and evaluate a strategic territory plan prioritizing core activity and take personal accountability for results. The MSL will execute the role in a compliant manner, adhering to all governing internal and external requirements, procedures, and laws, demonstrating good judgment at all times.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in the health sciences is required with Advanced degree (PharmD, MD, PhD in a medically related field) as a plus.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Oncology and/or Companion Diagnostics area.
- Familiarity with health systems, academic communities, medical research, and medical education process is highly valued.
- Must be based in the UAE or willing to relocate to the UAE with willingness to travel across Gulf countries.
**Desired Skills**
- Ability to travel up to 80% of the time in the Gulf region - work on some weekends is anticipated.
- ** Intellectual curiosity** about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible.
- ** Learning agility** to comprehend and effectively communicate large amounts of complex scientific content in a clear and concise fashion.
- ** Self-directed** and able to work alone in the field effectively **managing multiple priorities**.
- ** Advanced presentation and computer skills** with expertise in literature identification.
- Effective **strategic and critical thinking** in order to analyze, assess and evaluate information and interpret impact or relevance to future states.
- Effective **verbal and written communication skills** - Arabic and English.
- ** Resiliency** in managing complex challenges.
- ** Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills**, including high emotional intelligence and the ability to engage in professional relationship building and networking.
**Additional Information**
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