Field Director, Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs - West - Denver, CO
About The Position
This field-based Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Field Director position is in the cardiovascular metabolic therapeutic area within the U.S. Medical Affairs Organization. The role manages, coaches, and oversees the performance of a regional team of MSLs, ensuring compliant execution of field medical plans, strategy, and activities aligned with Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives. The territory includes Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The position reports to the National Director Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs. The Field Director leads regional medical activities and scientific engagement, develops team capability and performance, supports field medical strategy and congress execution, and collaborates across internal functions. The role also contributes to hiring, onboarding, budgeting, resource allocation, and change initiatives while fostering an inclusive, psychologically safe team culture and compliant collaboration.
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.
- 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing resource allocation.
Nice To Haves
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees considered.
- Seven years of industry experience in Scientific/Medical Affairs at a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
- At least three years 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, which may include postdoctoral training such as residencies or fellowships.
- Three years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing resource allocation.
- Therapeutic-area expertise.
Responsibilities
- Lead a regional team of MSLs in executing field medical activities; communicate expectations and guide medical strategy, prioritization, and performance.
- Ensure compliant, clinically meaningful scientific engagements and activities with health care decision makers, payers, and other stakeholders, consistent with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and Amgen’s Code of Conduct.
- Accompany direct reports in stakeholder meetings to assess proficiency and provide timely, candid, constructive performance feedback.
- Use discussions and guided activities to help direct reports identify growth and leadership opportunities and pursue career development.
- Manage and coordinate MSL team meetings for team building, best-practice sharing, development, retention, and execution of field medical objectives.
- Build relationships and collaborate with Global Medical, Field Sales, Value and Access, and Marketing teams; facilitate customer-facing strategies and champion the MSL team’s value.
- Identify, interview, hire, and onboard MSLs to build 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 execution of local, regional, and national congresses; may lead a congress for the Field Director team.
- Lead and manage change initiatives as needed to achieve medical objectives.
- Foster an inclusive and psychologically safe team culture that reflects Amgen values.
- Promote cross-functional understanding of the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and demonstrate Amgen values and leadership attributes.
- Foster compliant cross-functional collaboration and communication with commercial and value/access field management.
Benefits
- Retirement and Savings Plan with company contributions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- 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 where possible
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
