Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular Metabolic - Upstate New York
About The Position
This field-based Medical Science Liaison role is part of Amgen’s US Medical team and covers the cardiovascular-metabolic therapeutic area in upstate New York, including Buffalo and Rochester. 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 provides clinical, economic, outcomes, and value evidence support to healthcare stakeholders, responds to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with compliance standards, and shares field observations and customer insights with internal collaborators. The MSL implements scientific and local opinion-leader engagement plans, supports research and congress activities, collaborates on cross-functional projects, and may take on responsibilities such as study lead, congress lead, training lead, or mentor. The position also requires maintaining clinical expertise, completing assigned training, and demonstrating professionalism and Amgen’s values.
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.
- Demonstrate tact and professionalism when communicating and interacting with individuals.
Nice To Haves
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees are also considered.
- At least 5 years of industry experience in Scientific or Medical Affairs at a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
- At least 2 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 and cardiometabolic opinion leaders to communicate clinical and scientific data and advance Amgen’s scientific platform.
- Educate payers, providers, key partners, advocacy groups, and access enablers on clinical value, outcomes, and economic data.
- Provide clinical and economic support to payers, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and formulary committees, and share relevant customer insights with internal collaborators.
- Serve as the main medical point of contact for prioritized local payer, regional payer, or IDN accounts, as 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 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, 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 with tact and professionalism.
Benefits
- Retirement and Savings Plan with 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 where possible.
- Career development opportunities.
- Work/life balance support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
