**Company Description**
The Medical Science Liaison - Oncology (Pipeline) serves to advance science and standards of care for patients through their engagement with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders within the healthcare system. This role is based out of Melbourne, VIC.
As a field-based function, the MSL - Oncology (Pipeline) serves to enhance AbbVie's scientific credibility with clinical investigators as well as key scientific instituitions and collaborative study groups with the Oncology/Haematology therapy area. The role will support scientific dialogue and collaborations in the areas of research, medical and scientific exchange and through the facilitation of requests for scientific and medical information. Aligned to AbbVie's One R&D; culture, it will also establish close partnerships with local Clinical Operations colleagues during the planning, initiation, oversight and follow-up of clinical study-related activities.
The role will also interface with other key members of the AbbVie ANZ medical department, including Medical Managers, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information, Therapeutic Area Specialists and functions such as Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Early Asset Teams and others as appropriate. You will also work closely, collaboratively and cross-functionally with other in-field medical affairs members while retaining functional independence. The MSL - Oncology (Pipeline) will also be required to maintain a high level of scientific knowledge to ensure credible dissemination of scientific information and informed scientific dialogue with key internal and external stakeholders.
NOTE: Up to 80% of the time will be spent field based, with the remainder working from home.
**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with thought leaders and external experts of strategic importance to AbbVie.
- Ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for AbbVie in investigational sites and key scientific centers to proactively support potential challenges to patient recruitment
- Facilitation of interventional phase 1-3 trials with AbbVie pipeline assets, supporting requests for medical and scientific information on therapeutic areas of interest to AbbVie
- Establish and maintain a close working relationship with Site Management & Monitoring staff and partner in facilitating the initiation and conduct of prioritised AbbVie-led clinical trials.
- Provide scientific and technical leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with investigators.
- Consult with physicians, pharmacists and other medical professionals to refer appropriate patients to Clinical Trial sites and review clinical practice topics as requested by the investigator or referring sites.
- Act as the point of contact with thought leaders to facilitate investigator-initiated study (IIS) ideas with AbbVie pipeline assets and requests for support to the local and global medical teams as appropriate.
- Deliver credible presentations on scientific matters in the disease area of responsibility and about AbbVie's pipeline to investigators in AbbVie-sponsored interventional research
- Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified external experts the company would wish to engage in collaborative efforts - such as potential research collaborations, or educational and advisory roles (Advisory Boards, Congresses, Symposia, etc.); while ensuring a high level of scientific or educational integrity in these collaborative efforts.
- Identify opportunities for R&D; collaborations with key institutions and thought leaders and liaise with the Search& Evaluation team and Discovery or Clinical Development teams to facilitate further assessment.
- Facilitate medical and scientific field intelligence - for example, maintain a list of investigators/potential investigators within a given TA, understand competitive research activities in active or planned study sites, generate insights from investigators on challenges and opportunities for AbbVie-sponsored clinical trials - and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.
- Attend relevant scientific meetings and Conferences, nationally and/or internationally.
- Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practice.
- To provide insights on the current clinical practice, facilitate identification of top tier external experts and provide scientific input into the future clinical development program for AbbVie's pipeline assets.
- 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 protected work environment at all times.
- Adhere to AbbVie's internal codes of conduct and compliance processes.