Medical Sr Dir – Early Clinical Development – Inflammation

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Medical Senior Director – Early Clinical Development What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen Early Development is looking for a strong scientific leader in Early Clinical Development. In this vital role you will be responsible for providing scientific and medical direction and leadership for pre-clinical/early clinical programs for Amgen’s Inflammation/General Medicine Early Development pipeline. This Early Development Leader will develop strategy for and oversee the early phase clinical development of therapeutic candidates from first-in-man studies through proof of concept and translational projects as part of the initial drug development strategy. Provide clinical and biological insights into the strategy for Inflammation/General Medicine programs and specifically how to best support that strategy within Early Development studies Mentor Medical Directors/Early Development Leaders to ensure best practices for study design and execution in support of overarching strategy for early assets Partner with colleagues in Research, Precision Medicine, Global Development as well as other functions across the organization to ensure alignment of goals and effective advancement of early programs Participate in evaluation of business development opportunities What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Clinical Development Medical professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Requirements

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
5 years of clinical research and/or basic science research experience
5 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Nice To Haves

MD, PhD with clinical training/expertise in a relevant clinical subspecialty
5 years of clinical trial /drug development experience in Inflammation/General medicine areas with the majority of that experience within an industry setting
strong understanding of the biology of the relevant diseases

Responsibilities

Provide scientific and medical direction and leadership for pre-clinical/early clinical programs for Amgen’s Inflammation/General Medicine Early Development pipeline.
Develop strategy for and oversee the early phase clinical development of therapeutic candidates from first-in-man studies through proof of concept and translational projects as part of the initial drug development strategy.
Provide clinical and biological insights into the strategy for Inflammation/General Medicine programs and specifically how to best support that strategy within Early Development studies
Mentor Medical Directors/Early Development Leaders to ensure best practices for study design and execution in support of overarching strategy for early assets
Partner with colleagues in Research, Precision Medicine, Global Development as well as other functions across the organization to ensure alignment of goals and effective advancement of early programs
Participate in evaluation of business development opportunities

Benefits

health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents
financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals
work/life balance
career development opportunities
A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible.

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