Medical Science Liaison, Cardiovascular Metabolic - S. Texas

Amgen • Houston, TX

3d • $156,998 - $212,410

About The Position

This field-based Medical Science Liaison role is part of Amgen’s U.S. Medical team and covers Houston and South Texas. 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 line with organizational goals. The role also provides clinical and economic support, gathers and shares field insights, and implements scientific engagement plans.

The MSL supports research, speaker training, congress activities, local opinion-leader plans, and cross-functional projects. The position requires maintaining clinical expertise, completing assigned training, and demonstrating professionalism and Amgen’s values in interactions with internal and external partners.

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, 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, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and formulary committees; share insights on customer trends in value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy.
• 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 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.
• 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, 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 individuals tactfully and professionally.

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.
• Work/life balance and career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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