Global Medical Affairs Director, Ophthalmology

About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

**This role can be based remotley or at any AbbVie office globally**

The Global Medical Affairs Director, Ophthalmology is a key strategic leader within GMA (Global Medical Affairs). Key deliverables of this role include development of the Global Medical Affairs strategy and tactics for the assigned assets in Ophthalmology including data generation, scientific communications and synthesis of insights. This leader will provide medical practice insights to support the clinical development, HEOR, publications, marketing, sales, and regulatory functions to ensure that they are developing product and development strategies that will be relevant to the market - patients, payors and physicians. The Global Medical Affairs Director, Ophthalmology must conduct their work activities in compliance with all AbbVie requirements and with all applicable regional regulatory requirements. AbbVie requirements include compliance with ethics, environmental health and safety, financial, human resources, and general business policies, requirements, and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic and Tactical Planning

• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of the assigned Global Medical Affairs strategic and tactical plans
• Serve as the Global TA Lead for assigned AST and related governance panels
• Serve as the Medical Affairs TA scientific/disease state expert for GMA, broader R&D, Commercial, and other functions within area of responsibility
• Contribute to Commercial planning by leveraging medical/scientific expertise, knowledge of scientific data and understanding of the external healthcare environment

1. Medical and Scientific Data Generation and Communication

• Provide leadership in the development and execution of GMA TA data generation plans (e.g. Phase 4 and IIS) plans to provide post marketing data that support our products and the patients and HCPs that use them
• Collaborate with the External Scientific Communications team to contribute to robust publication plans that are aligned with GMA data generation governance
• Contribute to the development and review of trial proposals and publications
• Provide guidance on MSL materials and content used in communications
• Establish and maintain internal organizational links with the broader R&D, Commercial and other departments to ensure appropriate support for the projects

1. External Relationships

• Establish and maintain relationships with top tier external experts in the respective therapeutic area to establish a strong scientific presence in the clinical and academic communities. Collaborate with country Specialty Leads as well as Area TA Leads to ensure thought leader development and communication is optimized. Collaborate with HEOR to establish scientific and clinical credibility with payers, managed market/market access and healthcare decision makers
• Assess external IIS proposals and concepts related to the therapeutic area to ensure alignment with strategy
• Create and deliver portfolio-related clinical presentations and participate in prioritized scientific congresses
• Responsible for collecting external insights to inform AbbVie strategy (e.g. via advisory boards, strategic insights, field insight discussions)

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical degree, PhD, PharmD and/or other higher scientific degree. Preferably 'board certified specialty qualification' or equivalent and pharmaceutical industry recognized qualification e.g. MSc
• Extensive experience gained within Medical Affairs within field, affiliate, regional and/or global positions.
• Leadership experience within a strategic Medical Affairs leadership position.
• Experience of working within Eye Care, ideally in a Medical Affairs role focused.
• Ability to work effectively in a team/matrix environment
• Ability to influence others without direct reporting relationships
• Excellent understanding of legal and regulatory guidelines (e.g. knowledge of OPDP promotional regulations, CDER/CBER regulations as they relate to drug approvals).
• Good understanding of Good Clinical Practices, ICH guidelines, PhRMA code, FDA CFR, ISO, clinical research ethics, HIPAA and patient privacy laws, EU Directive and other applicable local regulations

Preferred

• Direct experience of working with Ophthalmology assets and products from a Medical Affairs standpoint.

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Significant Work Activities
N/A
Travel
Yes, 25 % of the Time
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
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