Medical Science Liaison

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Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Medical Science Liaison-Bone Health-WA, OR, MT, ID, AK

Territory to include Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. This is a field-based Medical Science Liaison (MSL) position in the bone therapeutic area within the US Medical Organization. The MSL will interact with the Bone Opinion Leaders and other Healthcare Decision Makers to communicate and advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen's corporate goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the field-based medical expert for this territory in the MSL group within the medical organization

• Communicate accurate, clear, and valued information regarding our science and products to multiple levels within the medical community and report field observations to internal stakeholders

• Support Scientific Engagement Plan (SEP) in developing local territory R&D tactics

• Engage and educate healthcare stakeholders (including APPs, fellows, and residents) by communicating clinical and scientific data, advancing the scientific platform aligned with Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives

• Educate and communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key stakeholders, advocacy, and access enablers

• Provide in depth clinical and pharmacoeconomic support to payers, IDNs, and formulary committees, providing feedback to key internal stakeholders on customer trends in interpreting and using value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy. May serve as main medical point of contact at prioritized local payer, regional payer, and IDN accounts

• Respond to unsolicited inquiries consistent with the MSL compliance standards

• Provide and/or present field observations and insights to internal stakeholders

• Execute scientific engagement plan according to annual MSL goals and metrics

• Develop and implement local OL plans in line with SEP

• Support speaker training as requested and ensure the speakers are updated on new data

• Support Amgen sponsored research.  May serve as a study lead

• Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research and facilitate submission of investigator initiated pre-clinical and clinical proposals

• Lead and/or participate on project teams that support MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership

• Lead and support congress activities as aligned with strategy.  May serve as congress lead 

• Compliantly collaborate with cross-functional colleagues.  May serve as main point of contact

• Maintain clinical acumen and expertise and timely completion of assigned training.  May serve as a training lead, new hire mentor, and/or international MSL mentor/trainer

• Advance MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and set an example for others to follow by consistently demonstrating Amgen values and leadership attributes 

• Demonstrate tact and professionalism when communicating and interacting with others

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The versatile professional we seek is a key collaborator with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree

OR

• Master’s degree & 3 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of Medical Affairs experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O. (other doctoral degrees considered)

• Two years of industry experience in Scientific/Medical Affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company

• Managed market/payer/IDN engagement experience

• Two or more years focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research.  Experience in a medically related field can include post-doctoral training (i.e., residencies and/or fellowships)

• Osteoporosis and Bone Health Therapeutic area expertise

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts

• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan

• Stock-based long-term incentives

• Award-winning time-off plans

• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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