Senior Medical Science Liaison – Health Systems & Payer Strategy
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Opportunity:
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Health Systems & Payer Strategy is a senior‑level, external‑facing Medical Affairs role responsible for engaging executive‑level stakeholders within health systems and payer organizations. This position serves as a strategic scientific partner to C‑suite leaders, medical directors, pharmacy leadership, and payer decision‑makers, providing high‑value clinical, health economics, and outcomes‑based medical insights to support population‑level care, formulary decisions, and system‑wide strategies.
The role emphasizes enterprise‑level scientific engagement, population health perspectives, and value‑based healthcare discussions. It requires a medical professional capable of operating with autonomy, credibility, and influence across complex health system and payer environments.
What you will do:
Executive & Payer Scientific Engagement
• Establish and maintain trusted, long‑term scientific partnerships with C‑suite executives, chief medical officers, chief pharmacy officers, medical directors, and senior payer leadership
• Serve as the primary Medical Affairs scientific point of contact for assigned health systems, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and payer organizations
• Lead executive‑level, non‑promotional scientific discussions focused on population health, clinical strategy, quality metrics, and value‑based care models
Scientific & Strategic Medical Support
• Deliver objective, evidence‑based scientific exchange across relevant disease states and therapeutic areas aligned with health system and payer priorities
• Translate clinical evidence, real‑world evidence (RWE), and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) into insights meaningful for formulary, policy, and system‑level decision‑making
• Support payer and health system understanding of evolving clinical guidelines, care pathways, and emerging science
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate closely with inte
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