Primary Job Function:

Reporting to the Regional Medical Director, this position represents the affiliate's medical/scientific voice of

expertise for assigned product(s) and relevant therapeutic areas. The position provides medical and scientific

expert advice / guidance to key customers for assigned products and diabetes care, including scientific

exchange and professional relationship development with key opinion leaders. The position is responsible for

activities throughout South Asia region. The incumbent will be part of the ADC local leadership team. You will

provide medical / scientific input into marketing strategy and key commercial initiatives, as required, and

medical / scientific support for medical department activities under the direction of the APAC Regional Medical

Director

Core Job Responsibilities:

· Develop and maintain in depth knowledge for assigned product(s) / diabetes care through attendance/

participation at key internal meetings/training sessions, relevant congresses, and seminars and by regular

self-study of the national/international literature.

· Provide expert medical/scientific advice for assigned products and glucose monitoring, including responding

to requests for scientific/technical information; contribute to the development, medical and scientific accuracy

of core dossiers generated by the medical and scientific affairs department (i.e. medical information material,

clinical expert reviews etc).

· Establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders and academic

centers; this will involve participating in scientific congresses, coordinating advisory boards, round-table

meetings, discussion fora etc.

· Deliver scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals individually or in

groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), where requested.

· Screen relevant literature and other information from relevant scientific societies meetings and conferences

and develop summaries of key messages for use within the Company (e.g., key areas of scientific/company

interest, new trends in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatments in the therapeutic area, etc.)

· Deliver training to sales forces and other departments; develop and update relevant training materials.

· Clinical Research Activities:

­ Support clinical research projects with KOL’s with process and applications to Global Medical Affairs.

­ Provide the required oversight to manage review, of local Investigator Initiated Studies

­ Provide support to accounts that require for research purposes where appropriate

· Review the preparation of promotional material through VEEVA. Ensure the medical/scientific content is

correct and fully compliant with Abbott's internal policies and guidelines.

· Provide medical/scientific input into marketing strategy and key commercial initiatives, as required. Monitor

the environment for competitive intelligence (e.g., product strategies, studies, commercial messages,

positioning, etc.) and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.

· Ensure compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Abbott's

policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice.

· Support Regulatory Affairs where necessary regulatory affairs process of required Clinical Reports and

supporting articles.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

· Uses resources effectively and efficiently

· Able to plan, prioritize and delegate tasks to project team as needed to ensure timely completion of projects

· Maintain and operate within budget

· Capable of analyzing and investigating issues and problem solving

Position Accountability/Scope: THERAPEUTIC AREA EXPERTISE · Maintains an up-to-date scientific knowledge of assigned product(s) uses and key external data, develops core medical/scientific dossiers. · Provides scientific support for, and helps maintain professional and credible relationships with, key opinion leaders and academic centers to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on the assigned products and diabetes care. · Supports sales/marketing/internal Area teams to develop their scientific and technical expertise through the delivery of scientific update presentations, and periodic training as required. MANAGEMENT SKILLS · Uses resources effectively and efficiently. · Able to plan, prioritize and delegate tasks to project team as needed to ensure timely completion of projects. · Maintain and operate within budget. · Capable of analyzing and investigating issues and problem solving. COMMUNICATION SKILLS · Effectively practices listening skills before responding to issues. · Effectively writes, presents, and communicates information to internal and external clients, including divisional management. · Effective negotiation skills. COMPLIANCE & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SKILLS · Demonstrates good judgment on compliance issues. · Ensure compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Abbott's policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice PROBLEM / CONFLICT SOLVING · Able to analyze situations and conflicts without pre-judgments and assumptions · Listens carefully and with an open mind · Provides direct, complete, corrective and actionable feedback · Reads situations quickly PRIORITY SETTING · Prioritizes activities and projects, in order to better spend own time and others for what would provide · The optimum return to the organization. · Quickly senses what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal · Eliminates roadblock

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

· Minimum 6 years’ experience in pharmaceutical/medical device industry. General knowledge on drug

development and clinical research an advantage

· Keen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for assigned therapeutic area/product and in

medical research in general

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills including strong presentation skills

· High customer orientation

· Excellent skills to set stake-holders relationship, networking, tact, and diplomacy

· Strong commitment to compliance with the relevant rules and procedures, and to scientific quality and

integrity

· A good understanding of written English

· Willingness to travel at least 30-40%.