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Amgen

Makes biotech medicines for serious illnesses

National Account Manager - Federal

Account ManagementPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeRemote in USA$191.1k - $258.5k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A doctorate degree and 2 years of healthcare product sales, account management, and/or marketing experience; or a master's degree and 4 years of such experience; or a bachelor's degree and 6 years; or an associate's degree and 10 years; or a high school diploma or GED and 12 years.
  • Residence near a major airline hub is preferred for this field-based role.

Responsibilities

  • Protect and grow federal business across the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  • Develop and manage relationships with VA National Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and other federal stakeholders, including Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee members and influencers.
  • Identify formulary and Criteria for Use opportunities for priority products and coordinate access improvement efforts with internal partners.
  • Manage Request for Quote submissions for national contract bids and coordinate Temporary Price Reduction requests for selected brands.
  • Monitor SAM.gov for federal contract opportunities and award updates, and coordinate pricing and contracting with the Pricing and Contract Execution teams.
  • Educate priority brand and field teams on federal market opportunities, access decisions, and coverage changes.
  • Partner with field teams on pull-through plans and help resolve federal access challenges.
  • Partner with the Medical Value and Access Director on key opinion leader and health equity stakeholder engagement across priority brands and rare disease.
  • Use the Federal Sales Dashboard, CMOP, and other federal utilization data to assess performance, identify growth opportunities, and inform account plans.
  • Represent the company at federal meetings and conferences, including AMSUS, JFPhS, AVAHO, VARA, and the VA Healthcare Summit.
  • Build understanding of VA clinical research pathways, including NAVREF and the VA Partnered Research Program.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior federal account management and/or VA or DHA experience, with a successful track record of creating access in managed markets customers.
  • Knowledge of federal Pharmacy and Therapeutics processes, pharmacy and medical benefit management, and pharmaceutical contracting.
  • Market Access experience and ability to work with the sales force to resolve payer-related issues.
  • Functional knowledge of federal agencies and skills aligned with strategic account management in the federal sector.
  • Knowledge of federal payer systems, billing, coding, and reimbursement processes.
  • Existing relationships with key decision makers in federal accounts.

About the Company

Amgen

Makes biotech medicines for serious illnesses

Amgen develops and makes biologic medicines, which are drugs built from proteins and antibodies grown in living cells, for serious conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and bone loss. Its anemia drug Epogen, approved in 1989, became one of the biotechnology industry's first blockbuster medicines. Amgen grows these drugs in large tanks called bioreactors, and its products include the cholesterol drug Repatha, the bone-building drug Evenity, and the severe asthma drug Tezspire. It earns money by selling these medicines, mostly through large drug wholesalers that supply hospitals and pharmacies. Amgen was founded in 1980 and is based in Thousand Oaks, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Thousand Oaks, CA
Founded
1980

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