Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular Metabolic - California

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

2d•$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 Fresno and California’s Central Valley. The MSL interacts with cardiometabolic opinion leaders and healthcare decision-makers to communicate and advance Amgen’s scientific platform in alignment with organizational goals. The role also communicates clinical value, outcomes, economic data, and evidence to healthcare partners, payers, providers, advocacy organizations, and access enablers. The MSL provides scientific and clinical support, gathers and shares field insights, and implements scientific engagement plans. The position may include serving as a medical point of contact for payer, regional payer, and IDN accounts; leading or supporting research and congress activities; training speakers and investigators; participating in project teams; and mentoring or training colleagues. The role requires compliant collaboration, continued clinical expertise, professionalism, and demonstration of Amgen’s values and leadership attributes.

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.

Nice To Haves

Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees are 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 and communicate clinical and scientific data to advance the scientific platform in alignment with Amgen’s goals and objectives.
Educate payers, providers, key partners, advocacy organizations, and access enablers on clinical value, outcomes, and economic data.
Provide clinical and economic support to payers, IDNs, and formulary committees, and share insights with internal collaborators on customer trends in value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy.
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

Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents
Retirement and Savings Plan with 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
Flexible work models where possible