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Scientific Director, Medical Payer Strategy - Oncology

AbbVie

South San Francisco, CA · HybridJob$161K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$161K/yr
Location
South San Francisco, CAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Scientific Director provides medical and scientific input for oncology market access strategies and activities serving payers and other healthcare access decision makers. The role develops value narratives, educational initiatives, field and omnichannel materials, and integrated evidence plans, while partnering across medical affairs, HEOR, and commercial teams. It also monitors scientific, economic, access, and policy trends and may support real-world evidence research.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Managed Care, requiredPharmacoeconomics, nice to haveProject Leadership, requiredStrategic Initiatives, requiredCross-Functional Leadership, requiredGlobal Business Strategy, requiredReal-World Evidence Research, requiredStatistical Methodology, requiredRegulatory Requirements, requiredRWE Protocol Design, requiredOral Communication, requiredWritten Communication, required

Qualifications

PhD, PharmD, PA, or NP, nice to haveResidency or Postdoctoral Training, nice to have8 Years Pharmaceutical Industry Experience, requiredManagement and Leadership Experience, requiredInternational Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

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, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)

Job Description

The Scientific Director provides medical and scientific input into medical market access payer, group purchasing organizations, health systems, guidelines, and pathways oncology scientific objectives and tactics for healthcare access decision makers. Develops and executes medical market access activities such as payer/healthcare access decision maker strategies, educational initiatives (medical education, data, guidelines, pathways, and value proposition), and translates payer/HCMD insights into . Works cross functionally in a highly matrixed environment with commercial, HEOR and medical affairs teams to provide strategic payer/HCDM input into brand strategies and shape integrated holistic value evidence plan .

  • Leads development of medical affairs payer/HCDM strategy for the assigned therapeutic area and assets, translating the clinical, economic, humanistic, and real-world evidence into a differentiated value narrative that shapes access strategy, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise decisions.

  • Actively participates in relevant cross functional brand, medical affairs and market access teams to provide medical, scientific, pharmaeconomic, and healthcare landscape input into portfolio and product strategies, influences without authority in a matrixed environment.

  • Leads development and approval of medical affairs access/HCDM field and omnichannel materials.

  • Leads and delivers training to the Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams

  • Partners on the development of integrated evidence plan with Medical Affairs, HEOR to support scientific and business strategy aligned to Medical Affairs Evidence Gaps;

  • Develops strategy for payer/HCDM collaborative customer research, thought-leadership forums, and external partnerships aligned with therapeutic area and AbbVie objectives in partnership with HEOR and medical affairs.

  • Monitors scientific, health economic, access and healthcare policy trends through conferences, insights gathering and external engagement; proactively provide and provide proactive inputs into portfolio, therapeutic area and brand strategies.

  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Responsible for understanding the legal and regulatory requirements as well as the healthcare landscape and accountable for complying with those requirements. Serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory, OEC and Legal discussions.

  • May assist with the scientific review, development, execution and communication of medical affairs sponsored or supported RWE research activities.

  • Lead cross functional and functional sub teams responsible for discrete projects within the therapeutic area.

Qualifications

  • Advanced Education PhD, PharmD, PA, NP highly preferred. Residency or additional post doctorate highly preferred.

  • Typically 8 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent; substantial understanding of managed care required and pharmacoeconomic experience preferred.

  • Management and leadership experience at project level, experience with strategic initiatives and issues. Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional environment. International experience is a plus.

  • Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Ability to advance RWE studies or medical affairs directed research independently with little supervision. Knowledge of statistical methodology, regulatory requirements governing RWE and experience in development strategy and the design of RWE protocols.

  • Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

  • Works mostly independently with limited guidance.

.Hybrid position based in one of our locations.

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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Salary: $160,500

How this job compares

Set against the 896 open Medical Affairs jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$161K/yr
  • California median$178–236K/yr75 salary ranges
  • US median$170–236K/yr656 salary ranges

This rate, $161K, is 23% below the California median midpoint ($209K) — in the lowest quarter of Medical Affairs salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 99 open Medical Affairs jobs in California and 896 across the US. 18% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Medical Affairs postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (708 postings).
Education
451 of the 896 open Medical Affairs jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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