Medical Science LiaisonSr. MSL IL

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare with leading businesses and products in diagnostics medical devices nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Medical Science Liaison

The Opportunity:

Our Medical Science Liaison is the medical / scientific voice of expertise for Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) products and therapeutic areas. This field-based role focuses on medical & scientific engagement with ADC stakeholders. Provides medical / scientific expert advice / guidance to key customers for ADC products & relevant therapeutic areas including scientific exchange & professional development with key thought leaders / external experts and provides medical / scientific affairs support to the US commercial team.

The Medical Science Liaison serves to support the scientific credibility of ADC with established and emerging national & regional thoughts leaders by supporting scientific dialogue and collaboration in areas of research scientific publications and medical & scientific exchange including unsolicited requests for medical information. They also interface regularly with appropriate US commercial team members. They maintain a high level of knowledge to ensure credible dissemination of scientific information and dialogue with thoughts leaders healthcare providers and healthcare organizations.

What you will do:

• Provide scientific and medical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to ADC.
• Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for ADC in key academic centers by facilitation of research and educational initiatives while supporting requests for medical and scientific information on products or areas of therapeutic interest to ADC.
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field members while retaining functional independence.
• Serve as a point of contact within the medical and scientific affairs team for thought leaders and external experts within an assigned geographic area in order to satisfy their needs for scientific knowledge in a therapeutic area and when requested relevant ADC products to support their safe effective and appropriate use.
• Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters to health care providers individually or in groups (meetings clinical sessions etc.) where requested with the focus on Tier 1 and 2 thought leaders.
• Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified thought leaders ADC would wish to engage in collaborative efforts such as educational and advisory roles (Advisory Boards Congresses Symposia etc.) while ensuring a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.
• Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop summaries of key data and other scientifically relevant information to inform ADC strategic priorities and initiatives. Staff the Medical Affairs area of the exhibit booth at national scientific meetings and congresses
• Provide key thought leaders / external experts with scientific and technical support for publications of scientific or medical interest.
• Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local and national laws regulations guidelines codes of conduct company policies and accepted standards of best practice.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in a health sciences field
• Preferred Advanced degree (eg. PharmD MD/DO NP/DNP PA PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred but candidates with an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and demonstrated experience will be considered.
• Licensure/Board Certification required. Clinical licensure and board certification (eg: Nurse Practitioner Physician Associate or Pharmacist) in accordance with applicable. state and/or national regulations. Board certification must be current and relevant to the clinical scope of practice.
• Minimum 3- 5 years in a health sciences field

**This job description is not to be considered an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or requirements and does not limit the assignment of additional duties for this role.

The base pay for this position is

$111300.00 $222700.00

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Medical & Scientific Affairs

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes 75 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Driving a personal auto or company car or truck or a powered piece of material handling equipment Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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