Medical Science Liaison - Rare Disease-GPA/MPA & Sjögren’s Disease - Central Florida
About The Position
The Rare Disease Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based role on Amgen’s U.S. Medical team, covering Central Florida, including Orlando and Tampa. The MSL serves as a primary scientific and clinical resource for opinion leaders, population health decision makers, community healthcare providers, and other healthcare providers. The position executes the Medical function and product strategy as directed by MSL leadership, providing accurate and balanced scientific information to support improved patient outcomes. The role focuses on GPA/MPA and Sjögren’s disease and reports to the West Region MSL Field Director. The MSL conducts peer-to-peer scientific exchange, engages healthcare decision makers with clinical, outcomes, and economic data, supports research and congress activities, and shares field insights with internal stakeholders. The role also collaborates compliantly with other Amgen field teams and maintains scientific expertise, stakeholder relationships, and administrative responsibilities. Amgen describes its culture as collaborative, innovative, and science based, and offers a Total Rewards Plan that may include health and welfare coverage, retirement and savings plans, work/life balance, and career development opportunities. Eligibility applies to certain benefits.
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 build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills for effectively communicating scientific data.
- Ability to maintain and improve clinical and scientific expertise using current data, information, and healthcare trends.
Nice To Haves
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees will be considered.
- Five or more years in a medically related field, including 1 year focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research. Post-doctoral training, including residencies and fellowships, may count as medically related experience.
- Expertise in rheumatology, GPA/MPA, and/or Sjögren’s disease.
Responsibilities
- Conduct peer-to-peer activities with rare disease opinion leaders, community healthcare providers, and population health decision makers to discuss and advance the scientific platform in alignment with Amgen’s goals.
- Engage population health decision makers within assigned IDNs and other institutions, communicating scientific data on clinical value, outcomes, and economics.
- Connect external and internal stakeholders to amplify Amgen’s reach and patient access.
- Conduct in-depth scientific exchange and provide focused, balanced clinical and scientific information consistent with MSL compliance standards.
- Support Amgen-sponsored research.
- Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research.
- Provide field observations and insights to internal stakeholders to inform Amgen strategies.
- Support congress activities in alignment with strategy.
- Support speaker training as requested and ensure speakers are updated on new data.
- Participate in project teams supporting MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership.
- Partner compliantly across Amgen field roles that share customers to create a coordinated One Amgen experience.
- Complete administrative responsibilities and training, including Veeva CRM, expense reports, and compliance modules, in a timely manner.
- Maintain and improve clinical and scientific acumen and expertise using current data, information, and healthcare trends.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders and communicate scientific data effectively.
Benefits
- Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
- Group medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 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
- Work/life balance support
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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