Medical Science Liaison - Ophthalmology/Endocrinology - AL, LA, AR, MS

Amgen • Little Rock, AR

2d • $156,998 - $212,410

About The Position

Amgen is seeking a Medical Science Liaison to serve as a scientific liaison to the medical and scientific community and establish, develop, and maintain relationships with prominent experts and clinicians. The territory includes Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The role supports Amgen’s Medical/Clinical strategy by communicating scientific, medical, and health economic information, gathering customer feedback, monitoring the competitive environment, and facilitating external clinical research collaborations. The position involves travel of up to 60%, including for territory management, conferences, workshops, and company meetings.

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.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated networking ability.
• Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, conferences, workshops, and company meetings.
• Ability to learn to use new business applications across hardware tools such as PCs and iPads.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Professional, proactive demeanor.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees will be considered.
• Two years of proven scientific or medical affairs experience at a biotech or pharmaceutical company.

Responsibilities

• Network and partner with external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors, in accordance with compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.
• Understand, integrate, and communicate scientific and medical information and the commercial value of products to medical communities and other key internal and external audiences.
• Prioritize work and operate effectively in a self-directed manner in a changing environment, obtaining, integrating, and communicating customer feedback.
• Pair customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
• Collaborate across functions to identify opportunities and needs that can be addressed through communication of scientific, medical, and health economic information.
• Identify potential new speakers and train them on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
• Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues to support Medical/Clinical strategy, gather competitive information, follow clinical trends, and maintain relationships with investigators and scientific research.
• Work with medical affairs and clinical development teams to evaluate external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate investigator-initiated trials and company-sponsored trials.
• Monitor competitive advances and trends in therapeutic areas, including treatment management, therapies, and product features, and provide feedback to senior leadership on competitor initiatives.

Benefits

• 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, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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