Medical Affairs Associate in Mascot, Australia

Company Description

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions 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, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) .

AbbVie is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace that values and respects every individual. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees and ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process so if you have any specific requests or accessibility requirements, please feel comfortable to our team know by emailing CareersANZ@abbvie.com and we’ll make the necessary adjustments to accommodate your needs.

Job Description

The Medical Affairs Associate is responsible for providing medical and scientific capability to the organisation by providing medical/scientific expertise and leading the execution of medical strategies, to ensure the successful launch and lifecycle management of assigned AbbVie products. This role will work closely with medical affairs colleagues and cross functional teams.

NOTE: This role is Head Office based with a minimum of 20% infield activities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute and implement medical tactical plans and strategies, including product launches and lifecycle management. This includes facilitating tactical plan workshops and the creation and management of medical materials (ensuring scientific accuracy)

• Lead the gap assessment process and drive the delivery of local evidence generation activities in line with medical strategy

• Establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with key thought leaders / external experts and academic centers; to deliver key projects from tactical plan

• Develop and deliver medical education and training programs for internal teams, ensuring they are knowledgeable about product information and clinical data

• Facilitate the communication of clinical data and scientific information to both internal and external stakeholders. This will include organising and leading journal clubs internally

• Drive the interpretation and collection of data point observations, and present identified insights to cross functional teams. Communicate these to medical leadership team by leading dashboard completion monthly

• Ensure compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie’s policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice

• Ensure all business activities comply with the relevant Acts, legal demands and ethical standards

• Report any adverse event within 24 hours as per AbbVie’s policies and procedures

• Proactively participate in AbbVie’s WHS programs, adhere to policies and promote a safe work environment at all times

• Adhere to AbbVie’s internal codes of conduct and compliance processes

• Other ad hoc duties such as administrative duties, as requested

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, or PhD in a relevant scientific field.

• 1-3 years of experience in medical affairs, clinical research, or a related field within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory environment, and clinical research methodologies.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills; strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with scientific databases and statistical tools.

• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, and able to work effectively in a team environment.

Flexibility and Availability: In line with Australia’s ‘Right to Disconnect’ legislation, we recognise and respect employees’ right to refuse contact outside of their working hours, unless such refusal is deemed unreasonable. As we operate in an international, matrixed environment, there may be occasions where your role requires participation in business meetings outside of standard hours. We value and support flexibility and appreciate your willingness to occasionally accommodate these requests to ensure effective collaboration and communication within our global team.

Additional Information

WAYS WE WORK

All For One Abbvie; We weigh all decisions against the common good. We inspire, share and create as a team. We solve problems for all rather than serving our immediate team.

Decide Smart & Sure; We make intelligent decisions to create the best outcomes. We act quickly, embrace experimentation, and learn what doesn’t work and get on to what does.

Agile & Accountable; We streamline and eliminate unnecessary obstacles. We plan but adapt as we go. We delegate and make tough decisions to ensure focus on results, staying keenly aware of the urgency in all we do.

Clear & Courageous; Open, honest, candid dialogue is core to our work and how we act with each other. We share information freely and continuously to find solutions. We admit mistakes. We grow stronger by putting the courage of our conviction to the test.

Make Possibilities Real; We question with endless curiosity. We’re never satisfied with good enough—patients depend on us to deliver more. We challenge ourselves to find creative, constructive solutions to turn possibilities into reality.

CODE OF CONDUCT & BUSINESS INTEGRITY STATEMENT

AbbVie is committed to observing high integrity and ethical standards in all its business dealings with our customers, with each other, business partners and suppliers.

AbbVie as a responsible corporate citizen will adhere to these standards, as well as to local, national and international laws.

All AbbVie employees are responsible for maintaining the Company’s reputation for conduct in accordance with the highest level of business integrity, ethics and compliance with the law. Soliciting and/or accepting/attempting/offering bribes or any illegal gratification is therefore cause for immediate dismissal.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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