Field Director, Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs - South Central Region US
About The Position
This field-based Field Director position is part of the Cardiovascular Metabolic therapeutic area within Amgen’s US Medical Affairs Organization. The role reports to the National Director Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs and manages, coaches, and supports a regional team of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) direct reports across Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The Field Director ensures compliant execution of field medical plans, strategies, and activities in alignment with US Medical Affairs and Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives. The position leads the regional team’s medical activities and performance, supports scientific engagement with health care decision makers, payers, and other stakeholders, and develops MSL proficiency and careers. It also collaborates across internal functions, contributes to medical strategy and resource planning, supports congress execution, and helps build an inclusive, psychologically safe team culture. The role requires compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and Amgen’s Code of Conduct.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 4 years of Medical Affairs experience, or a master’s degree and 8 years of Medical Affairs experience, or a 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, or programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
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 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, or programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
- Therapeutic area expertise.
Responsibilities
- Lead a regional team of MSLs in executing field medical activities by communicating expectations and guiding medical strategy, prioritization, and performance.
- Ensure the team conducts compliant and clinically meaningful scientific engagements and activities with health care decision makers, payers, and other health care stakeholders.
- Accompany direct reports in stakeholder meetings to assess proficiency and provide timely, candid, and constructive performance feedback.
- Use aligned discussions and guided activities to help direct reports identify opportunities for growth and leadership and take an active role in career development.
- Manage and coordinate MSL team meetings to support team building, sharing best practices, development, talent retention, and field medical objectives.
- Build positive relationships and collaborate with Global Medical, Field Sales, Value and Access, and Marketing teams; champion the MSL team’s value and potentially lead cross-functional initiatives.
- Identify, interview, hire, and onboard new MSLs to build a diverse and inclusive team.
- Assess new-hire field readiness by assisting 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 and potentially serve as Field Director lead for a congress.
- Lead and manage change initiatives to help achieve medical objectives.
- Foster an inclusive and psychologically safe team culture reflecting Amgen’s core values.
- Advance cross-functional understanding of the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and model Amgen values and leadership attributes.
- Foster compliant cross-functional collaboration and communication with commercial and Value and 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
