Senior Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular Metabolic - Central Pennsylvania

Amgen • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Amgen is hiring a field-based Medical Science Liaison for its U.S. Medical team, covering the Central Pennsylvania territory. The role engages cardiometabolic opinion leaders, healthcare decision-makers, payers, providers, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), formulary committees, advocacy organizations, and other healthcare partners. The MSL communicates clinical, scientific, clinical-value, outcomes, economic, reimbursement, and payer-policy information in alignment with Amgen’s organizational goals.

The position develops and implements scientific engagement and local opinion-leader plans, responds to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with compliance standards, and shares field observations and insights with internal collaborators. It may also involve serving as a medical contact for payer or IDN accounts, supporting research and investigator-sponsored studies, training speakers, leading or participating in project teams and congress activities, collaborating cross-functionally, and mentoring or training colleagues. The MSL is expected to maintain clinical expertise, complete assigned training, demonstrate professionalism, and model Amgen’s values and leadership attributes.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Medical Affairs experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of Medical Affairs experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Medical Affairs experience.
• Ability to engage healthcare partners and communicate clinical, scientific, and economic information.

Nice To Haves

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees are also considered.
• At least 2 years of experience in a medical science liaison role at a biotech or pharmaceutical company.
• At least 5 years of industry experience in Scientific or Medical Affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company.
• At least 2 years focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research; post-doctoral training such as residencies or fellowships may count as experience in a medically related field.
• 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 organizations, and access enablers.
• Provide clinical and economic support to payers, IDNs, and formulary committees, and share insights about customer use of value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy with internal collaborators.
• Serve as the main medical point of contact for prioritized local payer, regional payer, and IDN accounts when assigned.
• 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 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, potentially serving as congress lead.
• Collaborate compliantly with cross-functional colleagues and potentially serve as their main point of contact.
• Maintain clinical expertise and complete assigned training on time.
• Potentially 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 model Amgen values and leadership attributes.
• Communicate and interact with others 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.
• Flexible work models where possible.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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