Medical Therapeutic Area Lead
Abbott Laboratories
- Location
- China - Shanghai
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 28 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 21, 2026
About this role
Main Responsibilities
30% Develop medical strategy and tactic in dedicated TA 30% Lead MA and MSL team to successfully conduct medical project 20% Support medical department program and quality system 20% Team management Develop medical strategy and tactic in dedicated TA • Involve in developing the Medical strategy/brand/product strategies/regional strategy • Provide medical insights in portfolio extension management & MKT access • Establish KOL management strategy to build trust with customers through value co-creation • Closely cooperate with Global and Regional functions to ensure the strategy alignment in Abbott • Innovate in medical digital strategy Lead MA and MSL team to successfully conduct medical project • Generate local data/evidence to improve patients outcomes and achily participate in global study • Be responsible for all the Abbott medical initiated/sponsored events in dedicated TA • Gain medical insights by holding national or regional AB meeting • Initiate medical education program such as Journal club, publication workshop,TTT, post-congress, and etc. • Act as study physician for post marketing study and study coordinator for registration trials • Review and approve promotional materials and scientific material • Proactively share the latest medical information including clinical trial data, new publication, treatment guideline/consensus interpretation and provide summary of product efficacy and safety profile through regular new sales or advanced training to sales team • Participate key national promotional activities and provide speaker management for KOLs • Collaborate with cross-functional peers such as marketing access, regulatory team, business development and etc. via supporting activities of Market Access or hospital listing and regulatory dossiers preparation, medical assessment of new product/indication plan; • Timely response to medical inquiry from the files • Provide appropriate medical input in product crisis management • Establish medical digital platform/tools to improve efficiency Support medical department program and quality system • Lead or artily participate in key medical initiated projects cross-TA; • Ensure updated medical SOP and provider medical governance and medical response to audit/inspection • Enable internal quality system, set up and maintain local medical SOP • Initiate optimization of internal process for excellence of medical operation Team management • Build and manage the MA/MSL team including recruitment, setting up annual objective and individual development plan, performance evaluation, talent review, promotion and succession plan; • Develop MA/MSL team to achieve the team and individual target as well as individual development plan through training,feedback,coaching,guidance and evaluation, etc. • Ensure team’s timely competition of training course on compliance and no major finding about compliance issue in all medical initiated events. Supervisory/Management Responsibilities: Direct Reports: 2~3 Indirect Reports: 10-15 Position Accountability/Scope: • Lead MA/MSL team to ensure scientific driven approach in all environments • Gather and translate medical insights from HCPs into solutions addressing patient’s needs • Identify, develop and execute solutions specific to TA/ecosystem needs • Key source of local insight transformation to global teams • Medical governance of activities/materials • Work as a synergist to oversee the implementation and to help customer facing team to achieve maximum value for patients. • Project owner and leader for all patient/disease awareness related projects as well as medical grant and donation projects according to the