Jobs and Careers
AB

Assistant Scientific Director, Rheumatology- Medical Affairs

AbbVie
Mettawa, IL, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jul 2025

About the role

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 XFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose

The Assistant Director, Medical Affairs has a key role within the designated Therapeutic Area. Working under the leadership of the Scientific Director/Medical Director, this leader supports the development and execution of the therapeutic area medical strategy, specifically as it pertains to the specific asset or indication by providing scientific, strategic and operational input into core medical affairs activities including thought leader engagement plans and field provider interactions; generation and dissemination of clinical and scientific data; provider and payer educational initiatives and promotional material generation, this leader ensures tactical execution is relevant to the market– physicians, patients and payors.

Responsibilities

  • With oversight, contributes to the development of the therapeutic area strategy.
  • Contributes to the development of and leads the execution of the medical education tactics, advisory boards, and thought leader engagement plan in line with the indication or asset’s strategic plan.
  • Leads conference planning and execution. Represents AbbVie at external meetings including investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, etc.
  • May be responsible for Medical Review (MR) training for on label, clinical data and disease state.
  • Responsible for managing budget for assigned projects including consulting and vendor management.
  • Supports clinical and scientific data generation including alignment of the Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy as needed to support external communication
  • Provides subject matter expertise for commercial teams including competitive assessments and regular sc

Apply for this role

Generate a tailored application kit with a matched cover letter, interview prep, and CV highlights — in under 60 seconds.

Apply Now →Generate Application Kit

Free account required — sign up in 30s

Company

AbbVie

View company profile →