Medical Science Liaison, Rare Disease - Las Vegas

Amgen • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based position on Amgen’s U.S. Medical team, focused on Severe Active MPA/GPA and Sjogren’s Disease. The MSL serves as a primary scientific and clinical resource to opinion leaders, population health decision makers, and other healthcare providers. The role executes Medical Affairs and product strategies to provide accurate scientific information and help improve patient outcomes. The territory includes Las Vegas and San Diego, and the position reports to the Director, East Medical Science Liaison Team, Severe Active GPA/MPA & Sjogren’s Disease.

The MSL engages healthcare partners and communicates clinical and scientific data, clinical value, outcomes, and economic information. The position also gathers and shares field insights, develops scientific engagement and local opinion leader plans, supports research and congress activities, and collaborates compliantly with internal colleagues. Travel may reach 60%, and travel may require working days of up to 15 hours.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan for eligible employees, including benefits, retirement and savings opportunities, incentives, time off, flexible work models where possible, and career development opportunities.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree; or master’s degree and 3 years of Medical Affairs experience; or bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Medical Affairs experience.
• Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, regional and national conferences or workshops, and company meetings.
• Ability to work days of up to 15 hours when travel requires it.

Nice To Haves

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees will be considered.
• 2 years of proven experience in scientific or medical affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated networking ability.
• Experience in Rare Disease, Nephrology, or Rheumatology.

Responsibilities

• Engage healthcare partners to educate and communicate clinical and scientific data in alignment with Amgen’s goals and objectives.
• Communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key partners, advocacy groups, and access enablers.
• Respond to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with MSL compliance standards.
• Provide and present field observations and insights to internal collaborators.
• Implement a scientific engagement plan in accordance with annual MSL goals and metrics.
• Develop and implement local opinion leader plans aligned with the scientific engagement plan.
• Support speaker training as requested and ensure speakers are updated on new data.
• Support Amgen-sponsored research and potentially serve as a study lead.
• Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research.
• Lead or participate in project teams supporting MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership.
• Advance the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and model Amgen’s values and leadership attributes.
• Communicate and interact with others with tact and integrity.
• Lead and support congress activities aligned with strategy.
• Collaborate compliantly with cross-functional colleagues and potentially serve as the main point of contact.
• Maintain clinical acuity and expertise and complete assigned training on time.
• Potentially serve as a training lead, New Hire Mentor, and/or International MSL mentor or trainer.

Benefits

• Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, including group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement and Savings Plan with company contributions.
• 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, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior