AbbVie Posted August 8, 2026

MSL/Senior MSL Oncology/Hematology (Southern California)

San Diego, CA Full-time
Medical Affairs Oncology Senior

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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

The MSL/Senior MSL (MSLs), is a field based scientific expert that strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of Hematology/Oncology across the product life cycle. MSLs are the primary communicators of AbbVie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. The MSLs are the field scientific experts on given disease states and treatment options within Hematology/Oncology. They combine strong business acumen, clinical expertise, market awareness, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross functional customer base internally within AbbVie. Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, teams may focus on certain responsibilities, including clinical development and pipeline support. This MSL position is an individual contributor which will learn and develop the capabilities and responsibilities of the role as defined by AbbVie Medical Affairs. 

Responsibilities:

Execute High Impact Territory Initiatives:

Develops, executes and maintains high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with Hematology, Oncology medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality. Learns to use data and analytics to seek out and maximize opportunities within their territory.

Identifies, gains access to, and develops professional customer centric based relationships with external experts (EEs) in therapeutic areas within assigned geography.

Delivers on territory plan objectives, meets assigned project deadlines, and achieves annual functional goals. Generates and documents meaningful data point observations (DPOs).

Practices core capabilities in segmentation, DPOs, as well as optimal resource utilization.

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedure, including accurate and timely documentation as it relates to HCP interactions.

Scientific Resource to External HCPs and other Stakeholders: Provides education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.

Therapeutic Disease State, Landscape, and Asset Expert: Continually educates self on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community.

Supports research initiatives across development at the request of R&D to include, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.

Maintain Cross-Functional Field Partnerships: Creates, maintains, and collaborates in relationships with Cross-Functional partnerships, including, but not limited to: in field commercial teams, engagement with site management and monitoring and clinical research associates, the Therapeutic Area, HEOR, and with the Medical Outcome Science Liaisons. Works with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives.

Qualifications

Advanced degree preferred in a relevant scientific discipline. Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline. Significant clinical and/or industry experience in relevant therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Greater than or equal to 2 years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred.

The MSL must possess problem solving and analytic skills to be able to identify, and translate specific territory and corporate needs, into an action that will achieve objectives.

Exhibits leadership attributes that align with company-wide initiatives such as: All for One AbbVie, Clear and Courageous, Make Possibilities Real, Agile and Accountable, and Decide Smart and Sure.

Ability to quickly learn and apply foundational skills in Scientific Storytelling, Identifying Mobilizers, Powerful Questions, and Active Listening.

An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations that in your assigned territory. These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases.

Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.

The candidate must live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory.

Job grade, level, and title will be determined by the selected candidate’s credentials, education, and experience.

Additional Information

Applicable 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 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 and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
San Diego, CA
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 130 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 44 biopharma companies.

130Comparable roles tracked
128Currently active
44Companies hiring similar roles
20Countries represented

Salary context

32 of 130 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 $124,500/yr – $236,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Medical Science Liaison Sr. /Houston · UCB $156,000/yr – $204,000/yr
Peer group range $180,000 – $231,700 (median $195,125)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 130 comparable roles

United States69
China10
Japan7
Taiwan6
India6
South Korea5

+ 14 more countries

Seniority mix

130 of 130 peers have a known seniority level

Senior92
Associate Director35
Principal3

Therapeutic area mix

56 of 130 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology27
Neuroscience8
Dermatology & Aesthetics6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease5
Rare Disease4
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Immunology3

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