Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular Metabolic - Northern Ohio
About The Position
This field-based Medical Science Liaison position is part of Amgen’s US Medical team and covers Northern Ohio. The role engages cardiometabolic opinion leaders, healthcare decision-makers, payers, providers, and other healthcare partners to communicate clinical and scientific information and advance Amgen’s scientific platform in alignment with organizational goals. The Medical Science Liaison provides clinical and economic information and support, responds to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with compliance standards, and shares field observations and insights with internal collaborators. The role implements scientific engagement and local opinion-leader plans, supports research and investigator-sponsored studies, contributes to project teams and congress activities, and collaborates with cross-functional colleagues. It also maintains clinical expertise and completes required training, with possible opportunities to support speaker training, mentoring, or training initiatives. The position requires a doctorate, or a master’s degree with three years of Medical Affairs experience, or a bachelor’s degree with five years of Medical Affairs experience. Preferred qualifications include a relevant doctoral degree, industry experience in scientific or medical affairs, clinical practice or research experience, and cardiometabolic expertise. Amgen describes a Total Rewards Plan that may include health and welfare plans, retirement and savings plans, work/life balance, and career development opportunities. The listed benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, a discretionary annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan where applicable, stock-based long-term incentives, and time-off plans. Salary range: $156,998.40–$212,409.60 USD annually.
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 engage with cardiometabolic opinion leaders and healthcare decision-makers and communicate clinical and scientific information.
- Ability to provide clinical and economic support and respond to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with compliance standards.
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 biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
- Two or more 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 with healthcare partners to educate them and communicate clinical and scientific data.
- Communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key partners, advocacy organizations, and access enablers.
- Provide clinical and economic support to payers, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and formulary committees, and share insights on customer trends in interpreting and using 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; may serve as a training lead, new-hire mentor, or international MSL mentor or trainer.
- 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.
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, for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Work/life balance and career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
