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The Scientific Director / Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs provides specialist medical and scientific expertise for a key asset for Parkinson’s Disease within AbbVie’s Neuroscience portfolio, driving core strategic and operational medical affairs activities. Reporting to the Senior Scientific Director for Parkinson’s Disease, this individual operates with a degree of autonomy while partnering closely with commercial and R&D teams to shape evolving medical, brand, and value‑and‑access strategies that meet on‑market and therapeutic area needs.

This position is based at our Mettawa, IL headquarters location and involves a hybrid schedule of Tuesdays–Thursdays in office.

• Set and drive medical affairs strategy. Independently initiate and lead core medical affairs activities, including data generation and dissemination strategy, the Medical Affairs and Brand Plan. Partner with team to ensure execution that meets on‑market and therapeutic area needs.
• Serve as the scientific interface across functions. Actively solicit expert opinion through leader interactions and coordinate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders (commercial, market access, HEOR, clinical operations, clinical development, and regulatory) to ensure broad cross‑functional perspectives shape Clinical Development Plans and protocols, acting as the scientific team interface for key regulatory discussions.
• Enable education and scientific communications. Support the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, medical education programs, advisories, and symposia; provide scientific/medical education to investigators, clinical monitors, and Global Project Team members; and stay current through conferences and medical literature as a therapeutic area resource.
• Ensure operational rigor. Ensure budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into programs’ scientific activities.
• Senior Medical Director (M.D.) oversight. Monitor study integrity and review, interpret, and communicate accumulating safety and efficacy data, serving as the in‑house clinical expert for the molecule and disease area and coordinating scientific activities with internal stakeholders and leadership.

Position will be commensurate with experience.

Scientific Director Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (PhD or PharmD).
• 7–10 years of strong Medical Affairs capability, with a proven track record across core medical affairs activities (data generation, scientific communications, KOL engagement, and cross‑functional strategy).
• Knowledge of evidence generation strategy (real‑world evidence, investigator‑initiated and company‑sponsored studies, registries; brand strategy development, scientific communications development, medical insights, and promotional review).
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and protocol design.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross‑functional global team environment.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Senior Medical Director Qualifications:

• Medical (M.D./D.O. or equivalent). Relevant therapeutic specialty in an academic or hospital environment preferred. Completion of residency and/or fellowship is preferred.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of clinical trial or medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of evidence generation strategy (real‑world evidence, investigator‑initiated and company‑sponsored studies, registries; brand strategy development, scientific communications development, medical insights, and promotional review).
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and protocol design.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross‑functional global team environment.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefit that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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