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:

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Communication & Product Promotion

• Engage medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, haematologists and other relevant cancer specialists through professional product detailing.
• Communicate clinical evidence clearly and accurately during one-to-one visits and hospital round-table discussions, using approved materials consistent with the product’s marketing approval.

Sales Performance & Key Account Management

• Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual prescription and revenue targets across hospitals, cancer institutes and private clinics within the assigned territory through ethical product promotion.
• Map key accounts and monitor formulary listing status in major corporate and government hospitals.

Key Opinion Leader (KOL) & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain professional, science-led relationships with key opinion leaders and hospital pharmacy heads.
• Coordinate Continuing Medical Education (CME) programmes in accordance with applicable requirements and company policies.

Compliance & Reporting





• Ensure full adherence to pharmacovigilance requirements, applicable laws, the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) and company policies governing ethical promotion.
• Maintain accurate and timely daily call records, expense reports and customer relationship management (CRM) updates.

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm), Life Sciences (B.Sc) or Biotechnology.
• Additional qualifications such as M.Pharm, Pharm.D or an MBA in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare Management are preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical field sales experience, including at least 2 years in an oncology, biologics or specialty care portfolio.

Core Skills

• Strong understanding of complex oncology and immunology pathways relevant to the assigned portfolio.
• Effective consultative communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to navigate hospital procurement processes and pharmacy formulary listings.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates resilience, analytical thinking, ethical judgement and self-motivation in managing the assigned territory.

Additional Information:

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.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-prospect-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

📌 Business Development Manager – Oncology (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Abbvie
📍 Thiruvananthapuram