Senior Medical Science Liaison – Health Systems & Payer Strategy

May 27, 2026

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.<div>The Opportunity:</div><div>The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Health Systems & Payer Strategy is a senior‑level, external‑facing Medical Affairs role responsible for engaging executive‑level stakeholders within health systems and payer organizations. This position serves as a strategic scientific partner to C‑suite leaders, medical directors, pharmacy leadership, and payer decision‑makers, providing high‑value clinical, health economics, and outcomes‑based medical insights to support population‑level care, formulary decisions, and system‑wide strategies. </div><div>The role emphasizes enterprise‑level scientific engagement, population health perspectives, and value‑based healthcare discussions. It requires a medical professional capable of operating with autonomy, credibility, and influence across complex health system and payer environments. </div><div> </div><div>What you will do:</div><div>Executive & Payer Scientific Engagement </div><div>• Establish and maintain trusted, long‑term scientific partnerships with C‑suite executives, chief medical officers, chief pharmacy officers, medical directors, and senior payer leadership </div><div>• Serve as the primary Medical Affairs scientific point of contact for assigned health systems, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and payer organizations </div><div>• Lead executive‑level, non‑promotional scientific discussions focused on population health, clinical strategy, quality metrics, and value‑based care models </div><div>Scientific & Strategic Medical Support </div><div>• Deliver objective, evidence‑based scientific exchange across relevant disease states and therapeutic areas aligned with health system and payer priorities </div><div>• Translate clinical evidence, real‑world evidence (RWE), and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) into insights meaningful for formulary, policy, and system‑level decision‑making </div><div>• Support payer and health system understanding of evolving clinical guidelines, care pathways, and emerging science </div><div>Cross‑Functional Collaboration </div><div>• Collaborate closely with internal Medical Affairs, HEOR, Market Access, Policy, and Commercial partners while maintaining medical independence and compliance </div><div>• Share field‑based insights to inform medical and commercial strategy, evidence generation, and executive engagement planning </div><div>• Contribute scientific and strategic expertise to internal initiatives aligned with payer and health system needs </div><div>Insights & Thought Leadership </div><div>• Identify and communicate actionable insights related to payer and health system evidence needs, population health trends, and unmet clinical gaps </div><div>• Support scientific congresses, advisory boards, and executive forums with payer and health system stakeholders </div><div>• Act as a recognized scientific expert and trusted medical advisor within assigned accounts </div><div>Compliance & Governance </div><div>• Conduct all activities in full compliance with regulatory, legal, and Medical Affairs standards </div><div>• Maintain clear separation between medical and promotional activities </div><div> </div><div>Required Qualifications:</div><div>Education </div><div>• Advanced degree required: MD, DO, PharmD or equivalent terminal degree in a scientific or clinical discipline </div><div>Experience </div><div>• 3+ years of experience in Pharma with demonstrated success in external scientific engagement </div><div>• Prior experience engaging payers, health systems, or decision‑makers  </div><div>• Proven ability to lead complex scientific discussions and manage strategic relationships </div><div>Skills & Competencies </div><div>• Strong executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills </div><div>• Deep understanding of US payer dynamics, health system structures, population health, and value‑based care </div><div>• Strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder environments </div><div>• High ethical standards and commitment to scientific integrity and compliance </div><div> </div><div>Travel </div><div>• Up to 50% travel, including regional and national meetings with health systems, payers, and internal stakeholders </div> The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 – $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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