AbbVie Posted August 5, 2026

Medical Advisor Gastroenterology

Rome, Lazio Full-time
Medical Affairs Gastroenterology Associate

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About this opportunity

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

We are seeking a Medical Advisor in the Gastroenterology therapeutic area, a passionate and driven professional who is eager to make an impact and join our dynamic team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our medical strategy and work closely with key stakeholders, reporting directly to the Medical Lead.

Main responsibilities include:

To warrant the medical know-how of the Affiliate regarding the relevant therapeutic areas of assigned products (including AbbVie products, competitors and general knowledge of specific diseases) and to provide internal medical training when requested/necessary.

To drive Medical activities to support the Brand Strategy and integrate it into the Brand Plan

To represent the Italian Affiliate in the relevant therapeutic Corporate Medical Development setting.

To prepare the medical plan of activities for each product of the relevant area, on an annual basis and to update it as appropriate.

To maintain a continuous relationship with Key thought Leaders and External Expert as to the relevant therapeutic area.

To review promotional material before the approval of the Head Scientific Service, warranting the appropriateness of its medical content and the independence of assessment.

To review the Summary of Product Characteristics and Insert Leaflets, prepared by Regulatory Affairs, before final approval of the Head Scientific Service, as to products of the relevant therapeutic area.

To support the Scientific Training Specialist(s) of the relevant Medical Affairs Unit in preparing the annual scientific training plan for the sales force and its delivery, including the preparation of product handbook(s).

To provide medical support to the Pharmacovigilance Unit as to AEs  reported in clinical trials on the relevant products.

To be responsible for: The design of local AbbVie Medical Department Italy (AMDI) clinical studies; The review, approval, fulfillment of contract agreements of Investigator Initiated Studies (IISs). 

To identify potential sites for carrying out International and local clinical studies and maintain a liaison with them throughout the study conduct in cooperation with Clinical Research Department.

Participate to the design of AbbVie events, warranting an appropriate medical support to the Commercial Divisions and in agreement with the International and local SOPs.

To contribute to the design and improvement of AMDI systems and processes (e.g. AMDI      SOPs and Guidelines) with the aim of ensuring best practice as well as compliance to all applicable regulations and Company procedures

Qualifications

Medical degree strongly preferred, or Italian equivalent to Laurea Magistrale in life science/chemistry related topics.

Minimum of 3 years’ working experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnological industry, in a scientific/medical role, within cross functional teams

Ability to transform strategies into feasible and realistic actions

Ability in leading, motivating, and coordinating cross functional team

Excellent knowledge of the health sector and of its development

Effective management of the work in a matrix structure

Knowledge of financial principles and processes

Fluency in written and oral English

Preferred:

Experience in gastroenterology therapeutic area

Medical Specialization, PHD in medical sciences

Proven success in pharmaceutical/biotechnological context

Additional Information

Your total reward package at AbbVie will be made up of multiple components, including compensation, well-being and benefits.

In this role, you will receive base pay and annual short term incentive subject to AbbVie's global policy. You will also receive a number of benefits including life assurance, medical plan, flexible benefits, etc.

In this role, you will also be entitled to receive a company car.

Full details of our comprehensive package will be shared during the recruitment process.

The national collective bargaining agreement applicable to this position is B011 – CCNL Chemical-Pharmaceuticals Industry.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Gastroenterology
Location
Rome, Lazio
Employment type
Full-time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 181 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 64 biopharma companies.

181Comparable roles tracked
145Currently active
64Companies hiring similar roles
37Countries represented

Salary context

13 of 181 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $54,000/yr – $95,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Manager PSL&D Business Operations Lead · Pfizer $116,000/yr – $193,400/yr
Peer group range $154,700 – $198,000 (median $169,300)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 181 comparable roles

Japan24
Germany22
India20
China19
United States15
China's Mainland12

+ 31 more countries

Seniority mix

181 of 181 peers have a known seniority level

Manager125
Associate54
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2

Therapeutic area mix

55 of 181 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology24
Immunology12
Cardiovascular / CVRM5
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Neuroscience3
Gastroenterology1
Rare Disease1
Respiratory1

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

75%similar
Pfizer Japan Inc. Tokyo, Japan Manager
Same function Same therapeutic area Adjacent seniority
60%similar
AstraZeneca Milano, Milano, Italy Associate
Same function Same seniority Same country
45%similar
AbbVie Seoul, Seoul Associate
Same function Same seniority
45%similar
AbbVie Seoul, Seoul Associate
Same function Same seniority
45%similar
AbbVie Seoul, Seoul Associate
Same function Same seniority
45%similar
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Same function Same seniority

How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

75%
[MA] RA/Gastroenterology, Medical Affairs Scientist, Medical Manager/Associate (Field Medical)
Pfizer Japan Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Adjacent seniority Country
45%
Medical Advisor, Gastro
AbbVie · Seoul, Seoul · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
45%
Medical Advisor Allergan Aesthetics
AbbVie · Hod Hasharon, Center District · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
45%
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Novartis · Shanghai (Shanghai), China · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.