Field Director, Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs - West - Denver, CO

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a field-based Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Field Director position in the Cardiovascular Metabolic (CVM) therapeutic area within the US Medical Affairs Organization. The role covers the Central Plains region, with a US territory including Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota, and reports to the National Director Cardiovascular Metabolic MSLs. The Field Director manages, develops, and coaches a regional team of MSL direct reports and ensures compliant execution of field medical plans, strategy, and activities in alignment with US Medical Affairs and Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives. The Field Director guides regional medical strategy, performance, and stakeholder engagement; develops team capabilities and careers; collaborates with internal functions; and supports field medical planning and execution. The position also contributes to hiring, onboarding, resource planning, congress activities, and change initiatives while fostering an inclusive, psychologically safe team culture and demonstrating Amgen’s values and leadership attributes.

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.
At least 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, or programs, or directing resource allocation.
Leadership capabilities in planning and organizing work, building relationships and influencing others, achieving high performance, and effective problem solving and decision making.
Ability to maintain industry and technical acumen, leverage clinical and therapeutic expertise, develop personal and professional capabilities, and communicate effectively.
Ability to model emotional intelligence and resiliency, demonstrate individual leadership and professionalism, and 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/Medical Affairs at a biotech 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 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 resource allocation.
Therapeutic area expertise.

Responsibilities

Lead a regional MSL team 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, 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, and constructive performance feedback.
Use aligned discussions and guided activities to help direct reports identify growth and leadership opportunities and take an active role in career development.
Manage and coordinate MSL team meetings to support team building, best-practice sharing, development, talent retention, and field medical objectives.
Build positive relationships and collaborate with internal stakeholders in Global Medical, Field Sales, Value and Access, and Marketing; facilitate One-Amgen customer-facing engagement strategies and champion the MSL team’s value.
Serve as lead for critical cross-functional initiatives when needed.
Identify, interview, hire, and onboard new MSLs to build a diverse and inclusive team.
Assess new-hire field readiness by assisting Global Learning and Performance with therapeutic area, disease-state, and product training, including post-training competency assessment.
Provide input on annual budgets and resource allocation for the therapeutic area and ensure appropriate regional use of financial resources.
Assist medical leadership with field medical strategy, tactical goals and objectives, and Scientific Engagement Plans (SEPs).
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 as needed to achieve medical objectives.
Foster an inclusive and psychologically safe team culture that reflects 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/access field management.