AbbVie Posted July 16, 2026

Senior MSL I – Aesthetics Portfolio

Washington, DC Full-time
Medical Affairs Dermatology & Aesthetics 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 Senior Medical Science Liaison I is a field based scientific expert that strategically supports the research and business objectives of a designated therapeutic area across the product life cycle for a specific geography/territory. The Senior Medical Science Liaison I is the primary communicator of Abbvie science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. The Senior Medical Science Liaison I develops and maintains professional relationships with internal and external customers to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support to AbbVie initiatives in assigned therapeutic areas. The Senior Medical Science Liaison I is viewed as a peer scientific expert in a designated therapeutic area/product.

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with thought leaders, academic centers, and researchers in assigned areas of therapeutic interest to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on the designated therapeutic/product area.

Present scientific information and education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape, and AbbVie products across the product lifecycle to healthcare professionals including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and other health care professionals.

Support research initiatives as requested by AbbVie R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments and physician-initiated projects including, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and external collaboration management.

Prepares marketplace in new therapeutic areas of interest, which includes creating awareness and relationships for AbbVie in the Medical community.

Creates, maintains, and collaborates in relationships with internal cross-functional partnerships, Works with in-field commercial teams, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared business objectives. Serves as a scientific resource to commercial partners, as appropriate, to support activities.

Serve as a medical/scientific resource to healthcare providers through answering unsolicited medical questions and addressing other clinically related medical information issues.

Support and provide Conduct on-going training to medical affairs, field sales and other internal personnel as directed.

Practices core capabilities in strategic segmentation, 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 (Healthcare Professionals) interactions. Responsible for maintaining annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.

Qualifications

Advanced degree required (i.e., Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, APP (i.e.: Physician Associate or Nurse Practitioner) in a relevant scientific discipline. Doctorate strongly preferred in a health science or clinical discipline.

Typically requires a minimum of 2+ years relevant experience.

Must be able to identify, analyze, and translate specific territory and corporate needs to support internal and external customers and achieve business and clinical objectives.

Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, and other software skills; Excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Strong interpersonal skills, presentation, and teaching skills; Ability to work independently and in a team structure; Ability to adjust effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures; Strong planning and organizational skills; team and leadership skills.

An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to enter facilities and organizations 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.

Ability to learn and convey clinical and non-clinical technical information effectively.

Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information.

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

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 anduntil 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
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Location
Washington, DC
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 133 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 43 biopharma companies.

133Comparable roles tracked
126Currently active
43Companies hiring similar roles
20Countries represented

Salary context

34 of 133 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 $197,850)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 133 comparable roles

United States72
China10
Japan7
Taiwan6
India6
South Korea5

+ 14 more countries

Seniority mix

133 of 133 peers have a known seniority level

Senior92
Associate Director38
Principal3

Therapeutic area mix

57 of 133 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology26
Neuroscience8
Dermatology & Aesthetics5
Rare Disease5
Vaccines & Infectious Disease5
Cardiovascular / CVRM5
Immunology3

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How we calculate "similar"

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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.

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