Oncology Diagnostic Liaison- Southeast

Company DescriptionAbbVie'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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Job DescriptionThis role is field-based, and candidates must live within one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Mississippi. The Precision Medicine & Diagnostics team is responsible for providing franchise-level marketing support on companion diagnostics (CDx) and biomarker functions, executing CDx tactics in the field, and contributing to product development in the diagnostics space for pipeline assets. This group works collaboratively with other US Commercial Oncology teams to contribute to the development of brand plans and works alongside AbbVie internal and external partners to develop CDx strategies and deliver tactical execution for Precision Medicine & Diagnostic Marketing.It is an exciting time to join AbbVie’s growing oncology team as we pursue our mission to have a remarkable impact on the lives of people affected by cancer. Come join an inclusive AbbVie oncology culture that fosters trust in each other, growth in ourselves and our organization, and joy in what we do! Abbvie Oncology offers you immense opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your goals. The Oncology Diagnostic Liaison is a field based commercial position responsible for interacting with pathology departments, diagnostic laboratories, lab personnel, and other stakeholders responsible for implementation and execution of biomarker testing. The purpose of this role is to educate on the importance of timely and accurate biomarker testing including those relevant to AbbVie oncology therapies with an associated Companion Diagnostic (CDx). Major Responsibilities

Educating key stakeholders, including pathologists, executive level lab decision makers, lab personnel and other oncology multi-disciplinary team members, on relevant CDx and testing information related to approved AbbVie Oncology products

Supporting the AbbVie field sales team in optimizing biomarker testing as a precision medicine and CDx subject matter expert within territory

Developing account-specific business plans in collaboration with field sales team to promote customer implementation of high quality, timely CDx testing

Demonstrate knowledge of, access to, and the ability to influence key biomarker testing stakeholders in targeted accounts (Pathologist, Lab Director and personnel, EHR champion)

Partnering with external parties, including reference lab and diagnostic partner field teams, to deliver aligned biomarker testing messaging to key stakeholders

Building relationships with precision medicine stakeholders and pathologists aligned to the US Commercial Precision Medicine and portfolio strategy, including through local pathology societies; identify external experts to support commercial activities

Executing educational programs on biomarker testing for purposes of educating relevant stakeholders on the importance of high-quality testing

Representing AbbVie at relevant local and national pathology and precision medicine conferences to educate on the biomarkers relevant to approved AbbVie oncology products

Driving biomarker testing process efficiencies with pathology customers and accounts, including EHR integration

Mastering technical & market knowledge related to oncology Dx testing (e.g., IHC, FISH, NGS) and how it fits in the treatment paradigm of targeted therapies and/or genomically-defined tumors

Sharing account insights / market intelligence on diagnostics and testing with AbbVie internal teams to inform future strategy development

Attending internal field meetings/trainings (at times, with external CDx collaboration partner and AbbVie sales)

Reports through the US Commercial Precision Medicine & Diagnostics organization

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree in life sciences preferred

4+ years of industry experience (pharmaceutical and/or device sales)

4+ years diagnostics (IVD or laboratory industry) experience; oncology experience highly preferred

Demonstrated clinical and business acumen in oncology and diagnostics

Experience / comfort discussing scientific content

Thorough knowledge of diagnostic market: trends, technologies, regulatory environment

Established relationships with diagnostic laboratories, oncologists and/or pathologists, precision medicine department leaders highly preferred

Ability to travel up to 80% of the time

Additional InformationApplicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​​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 short-term incentive programs. ​

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 benefits 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. ​AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html