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Head of Medical Immunology
AbbViePortugalfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Sept 2025
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<h3>Company Description</h3><p>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 <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abbvie.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjulia.jackson%40abbvie.com%7Ccbb826c15f604428c9e108db9e8141cb%7C6f4d03de95514ba1a25bdce6f5ab7ace%7C0%7C0%7C638278050214166646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ouW0EWAXMc6feS9YMhOrX50Xcr7u7esYey2hTi3aXEs%3D&reserved=0">www.abbvie.com</a>. Follow @abbvie on <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fabbvie&data=05%7C01%7Cjulia.jackson%40abbvie.com%7Ccbb826c15f604428c9e108db9e8141cb%7C6f4d03de95514ba1a25bdce6f5ab7ace%7C0%7C0%7C638278050214166646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NB%2BpWyw5752pXI4BpdVAdYgTngw%2FY%2B2lxdjzuU62mik%3D&reserved=0">X</a>, <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAbbVieGlobal%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjulia.jackson%40abbvie.com%7Ccbb826c15f604428c9e108db9e8141cb%7C6f4d03de95514ba1a25bdce6f5ab7ace%7C0%7C0%7C638278050214166646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pxrMl8T5PQl8HU8Xhph7jSamZXR%2Fqlh%2FTMIodipTPfs%3D&reserved=0">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fabbvie%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjulia.jackson%40abbvie.com%7Ccbb826c15f604428c9e108db9e8141cb%7C6f4d03de95514ba1a25bdce6f5ab7ace%7C0%7C0%7C638278050214166646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NwEPo8j8wQP42UyWxJuNXoHtRJW9IQ8qnjxx6705e8k%3D&reserved=0">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FAbbVie&data=05%7C01%7Cjulia.jackson%40abbvie.com%7Ccbb826c15f604428c9e108db9e8141cb%7C6f4d03de95514ba1a25bdce6f5ab7ace%7C0%7C0%7C638278050214166646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Fz0FnNhXfkO2DHSZdZ2mGo6WQ1oEyKQTGDujo0hZDoQ%3D&reserved=0">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fabbvie%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjulia.jackson%40abbvie.com%7Ccbb826c15f604428c9e108db9e8141cb%7C6f4d03de95514ba1a25bdce6f5ab7ace%7C0%7C0%7C638278050214166646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eBnFZu5pxx5eG%2F%2BGHQXtjVOLh5olOf3QvjuzpAfYi0E%3D&reserved=0">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie">Tik Tok</a>.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>Role responsibilities:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>To lead the Immunology Medical Team – with strategic responsibility for all the asset/indications/Disease Areas within the Therapeutic Area.</li><li>To define and execute the Medical Affairs strategies for the Affiliate in the Therapeutic Area under his/her responsibility in continuous partnership with the key cross-functional stakeholders and in alignment with the AMD. </li><li>To act as a proactive, solution-oriented member of the Medical Affairs Leadership team working in strict partnership with the AMD and the peers to ensure high quality delivery of the activities of the Medical Department, identifying potential areas of improvement, simplification and optimization.</li><li>To lead and manage the Medical Team (Medical Managers, Medical Advisors, Medical Liaisons and Contractors) who are specifically dedicated to the Therapeutic Areas and the brands, ensuring appropriate coaching and development of the team and execution of the relevant managerial responsibilities.</li><li>To ensure the effective implementation of the Company/Affiliate strategy for the TAs/Brands under his/her responsibility, setting goals, priorities and managing resources across TAs and brands according to the defined plan, lifecycle and needs, working in close partnership with a proactive, solution-oriented approach with the Commercial and Marked Access cross-functional teams.</li><li>To provides strategic medical affairs support to cross-functional affiliate partners in the Therapeutic Area under his/her responsibility. Provides leadership, strategic direction, and mentorship to direct reports, and fulfill line management responsibilities accordingly. Ensure that the medical affairs activities ar
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