Field Director, Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs - South Central Region US

Amgen•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Field Director is a field-based leadership role in the Cardiovascular Metabolic therapeutic area within Amgen’s US Medical Affairs Organization. The role covers the South Central US region, including Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and reports to the National Director, Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs. The primary responsibility is managing, coaching, and supporting the performance of a regional team of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) direct reports. The Field Director ensures compliant execution of field medical plans, strategy, and activities aligned with US Medical Affairs and Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives. The role leads regional MSLs in conducting clinically meaningful scientific engagements with healthcare decision makers, payers, and other healthcare stakeholders. It includes coaching and assessing direct reports in the field, supporting career development and team effectiveness, recruiting and onboarding MSLs, and contributing to training and competency assessment. The Field Director works across Medical Affairs and other functions to advance coordinated customer-facing strategies, support congresses and field medical planning, and help manage budgets, resources, and change initiatives. The position requires a doctorate plus four years of Medical Affairs experience, a master’s degree plus eight years, or a bachelor’s degree plus ten years, along with four years of managerial or team/project leadership experience. Preferred qualifications include a relevant doctorate, industry and MSL experience, clinical or medical research experience, managerial experience, and therapeutic-area expertise. The posted annual salary range is $223,527.05 to $302,418.95. Amgen describes benefits including health and welfare plans, retirement savings, incentives, stock-based long-term incentives, time-off plans, flexible work models where possible, and career development opportunities.

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 4 years of Medical Affairs experience; or master’s degree and 8 years of Medical Affairs experience; or bachelor’s degree and 10 years of Medical Affairs experience.
Four years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, or programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
Leadership capabilities in planning and organizing work, building relationships, achieving high performance, and effective problem-solving and decision-making.
Ability to maintain industry and technical acumen and leverage clinical and therapeutic expertise.
Ability to develop personal and professional capabilities and communicate effectively.
Ability to model emotional intelligence and resiliency and demonstrate individual leadership and professionalism.
Ability to exemplify Amgen leadership values.

Nice To Haves

Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees will be considered.
Seven years of industry experience in Scientific or Medical Affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company.
At least three years of experience in a Medical Science Liaison role.
Seven or more years focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research; experience in a medically related field may include post-doctoral training such as residencies or fellowships.
Three years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or experience leading teams, projects, or programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
Therapeutic-area expertise.

Responsibilities

Lead a regional team of MSLs by communicating expectations and guiding medical strategy, prioritization, and performance.
Ensure compliant, clinically meaningful scientific engagements and activities with healthcare decision makers, payers, and other healthcare stakeholders.
Accompany direct reports in stakeholder meetings to assess proficiency and provide timely, constructive performance feedback.
Support direct reports’ growth and leadership development through aligned discussions and guided activities.
Manage and coordinate MSL team meetings to support team building, best-practice sharing, development, retention, and execution of field medical objectives.
Build relationships and collaborate with internal stakeholders in Global Medical, Field Sales, Value and Access, and Marketing; champion the value of the MSL team.
Serve as lead for critical cross-functional initiatives when needed.
Identify, interview, hire, and onboard MSLs, supporting a diverse and inclusive team.
Assess new-hire field readiness and assist with therapeutic-area, disease-state, and product training and post-training competency assessment.
Provide input on annual budgets and resource allocation, and ensure appropriate regional use of financial resources.
Assist medical leadership with field medical strategy, tactical goals and objectives, and Scientific Engagement Plans.
Support planning and field execution for local, regional, and national congresses; may serve as Field Director lead for a congress.
Lead and manage change initiatives to help achieve medical objectives.
Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe team culture that reflects Amgen values.
Advance cross-functional understanding of the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, and model Amgen values and leadership attributes.
Foster compliant cross-functional collaboration and communication with commercial and value/access field management.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits package.
Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life and disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
Stock-based long-term incentives.
Award-winning time-off plans.
Flexible work models where possible.
Career development opportunities.