About The Position
This field-based Medical Science Liaison position is part of Amgen’s US Medical team and covers Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The MSL engages cardiometabolic opinion leaders and healthcare decision-makers to communicate clinical and scientific data and advance Amgen’s scientific platform in alignment with organizational goals. The role also communicates clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key partners, advocacy organizations, and access enablers, and provides clinical and economic support to payers, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and formulary committees. The MSL develops and implements scientific and local opinion-leader engagement plans, responds to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with compliance standards, and shares field insights with internal collaborators. The position may include serving as a medical contact for payer or IDN accounts, supporting research and investigator-sponsored studies, contributing to congress activities and project teams, training speakers, and mentoring or training colleagues. The role requires maintaining clinical expertise, completing assigned training, and demonstrating 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 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 may include postdoctoral training, such as residencies or fellowships.
- Cardiometabolic expertise.
Responsibilities
- Engage with cardiometabolic opinion leaders and healthcare decision-makers to communicate clinical and scientific data and advance Amgen’s scientific platform.
- Educate healthcare partners and communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key partners, advocacy organizations, and access enablers.
- Provide in-depth clinical and economic support to payers, IDNs, and formulary committees; share insights with internal collaborators about customer trends in interpreting and using value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy.
- May serve as the main medical point of contact for prioritized local payer, regional payer, and IDN accounts.
- 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 aligned with the scientific engagement plan.
- Support speaker training as requested and ensure speakers are updated on new data.
- Support Amgen-sponsored research and may 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; may serve as congress lead.
- Collaborate compliantly with cross-functional colleagues and may serve as their main point of contact.
- Maintain clinical expertise and complete assigned training on time; may serve as a training lead, new-hire mentor, and/or international MSL mentor or trainer.
- Advance the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and set an example by demonstrating Amgen values and leadership attributes.
- Communicate and interact with others tactfully and professionally.
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
- Time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
