Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular Metabolic - West Virginia
About The Position
This is a field-based Medical Science Liaison position within Amgen’s US Medical team, covering West Virginia and focused on the cardiovascular-metabolic therapeutic area. The role engages cardiometabolic opinion leaders, healthcare decision-makers, and other healthcare partners to communicate clinical and scientific evidence and advance Amgen’s scientific platform in alignment with organizational goals. The Medical Science Liaison provides clinical and economic information to payers, providers, IDNs, formulary committees, advocacy groups, and access enablers; responds to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with compliance standards; and shares field insights with internal collaborators. The position also supports scientific engagement planning, local opinion-leader plans, speaker training, research activities, congress strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. The role may include serving as a study lead, congress lead, training lead, mentor, or primary medical contact for designated accounts or collaborators. The listed U.S. annual salary range is $156,998.40–$212,409.60. Amgen describes a Total Rewards Plan that may include health and welfare coverage, retirement and savings opportunities, work-life balance, career development, an annual discretionary bonus or sales-based incentive plan as applicable, stock-based long-term incentives, and time-off plans. Sponsorship is not guaranteed.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree; or a master’s degree and 3 years of Medical Affairs experience; or a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Medical Affairs experience.
Nice To Haves
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees are also considered.
- 5 or more years of industry experience in Scientific or Medical Affairs at a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
- Two 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.
- Cardiometabolic expertise.
Responsibilities
- Engage healthcare partners to educate and communicate clinical and scientific data in support of Amgen’s scientific platform and organizational objectives.
- Communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key partners, advocacy groups, and access enablers.
- Provide clinical and economic support to payers, IDNs, and formulary committees, and share insights about customer use and interpretation of value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy with internal collaborators.
- Serve as the main medical point of contact for prioritized local payer, regional payer, and IDN accounts when applicable.
- Respond to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with MSL compliance standards.
- Provide field observations and insights to internal collaborators.
- Implement a scientific engagement plan according to annual MSL goals and metrics.
- Develop and implement local opinion-leader plans in line with the SEP.
- Support speaker training as requested and ensure speakers are updated on new data.
- Support Amgen-sponsored research and potentially serve as a study lead.
- Educate potential investigators about the submission process for investigator-sponsored studies.
- Lead or participate in project teams supporting MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership.
- Lead and support congress activities in accordance with strategy and potentially serve as congress lead.
- Collaborate compliantly with cross-functional colleagues and potentially serve as the main point of contact.
- Maintain clinical expertise and complete assigned training on time; potentially serve as a training lead, new-hire mentor, or international MSL mentor or trainer.
- Advance the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and model Amgen values and leadership attributes.
- Communicate and interact with others tactfully and professionally.
Benefits
- Health and welfare plans for employees and eligible dependents.
- Retirement and savings plans with opportunities to save toward retirement or other goals.
- Comprehensive employee benefits package including group 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.
- Time-off plans.
- Career development opportunities.
- Flexible work models where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
