Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular Metabolic - Fresno, CA

VetJobs•Fresno, CA

11d•$156,998 - $212,410•Onsite

About The Position

This field-based Medical Science Liaison role is part of Amgen’s US Medical team and covers Fresno and the Central Valley, California. The MSL engages cardiometabolic opinion leaders, healthcare decision-makers, payers, providers, and other healthcare partners to communicate clinical and scientific evidence and advance Amgen’s scientific platform in alignment with organizational goals. The position provides clinical, economic, outcomes, reimbursement, and payer-policy support; responds to unsolicited inquiries under MSL compliance standards; and gathers and shares field insights with internal collaborators. The MSL implements scientific engagement and local opinion-leader plans, supports speaker training and Amgen-sponsored research, educates potential investigators about investigator-sponsored studies, and contributes to project teams and congress activities. The role also involves compliant collaboration with cross-functional colleagues, maintaining clinical and scientific expertise, completing assigned training, and potentially serving as a training lead, mentor, study lead, or congress lead. The position calls for tact and professionalism and for consistently demonstrating Amgen’s values and leadership attributes.

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 biotech or pharmaceutical company.
Two or more years focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research.
Experience in a medically related field, including post-doctoral training such as residencies or fellowships.
Cardiometabolic expertise.

Responsibilities

Engage healthcare partners to educate them and communicate clinical and scientific data.
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 on customer use of value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy with internal collaborators.
Respond to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with MSL compliance standards.
Provide 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 in line with the scientific engagement plan.
Support speaker training as requested and keep speakers updated on new data.
Support Amgen-sponsored research and potentially serve as a study lead.
Educate potential investigators on 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 or mentor.
Advance the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and demonstrate Amgen values and leadership attributes.
Communicate and interact with others with tact and professionalism.