Senior Medical Science Liaison, Rare Disease - Northern California

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

20h • Remote

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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. The Rare Disease Sr. Medical Science Liaison (MSL) acts as the primary scientific/clinical resource to Opinion Leaders (OLs), Population Heath Decision Makers (PHDMs) and other health care providers and is responsible for executing Amgen Medical function and product strategy as led by MSL Leadership, with the goal of giving accurate information to OLs, community healthcare providers and PHDMS to improve patient outcomes. The Rare Disease – Severe Active MPA/GPA & Sjogren’s Disease MSL, is a field-based position within the U.S. Medical team reporting to the Director, West Medical Science Liaison Team, Severe Active GPA/MPA & Sjogren’s Disease.

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 considered)
• Seven or more years in a medically related field, including 1 year focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research.
• Experience in a medically related field can include post-doctoral training (i.e., residencies and/or fellowships)
• 2 + years in a medical science liaison role in a biotech or pharmaceutical company
• Current experience in Scientific Affairs or Medical Affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company
• Rare Disease-GPA/MPA and/or Sjogren’s Disease expertise
• Experience with designated territory

Responsibilities

• Majority of time spent on peer-to-peer activities with Severe Active GPA/MPA and Sjogren’s Opinion Leaders, community healthcare providers, and PHDMs to discuss and advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives.
• Engage with PHDMs within assigned IDNs and other institutions to communicate scientific based data of clinical value, outcomes, and economic data.
• Connect external and internal stakeholders to amplify Amgen’s reach and access for patients.
• Conduct in-depth scientific exchange to provide focused and balanced clinical and scientific information consistent with MSL compliance standards.
• Support Amgen sponsored research and may serve as a study lead.
• Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research.
• Provide and/or present field observations and insights to internal stakeholders to inform Amgen strategies.
• Lead and support congress activities as aligned with strategy.
• Support speaker training as requested and ensure the speakers are updated on new data.
• Lead and/or participate on project teams that support MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership.
• Compliantly partner across all Amgen field roles who share customers to create an appropriately coordinated One Amgen experience.
• MSLs instill passion and move HCPs to take action in improving patient care related to closing care gaps.
• Mentor other MSLs as designated by MSL leadership.
• Execute all administrative responsibilities and training (e.g., Veeva CRM, expense reports, compliance modules, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Maintain and improve clinical/scientific acumen and expertise with current data/information and healthcare trends.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, and possess excellent communication skills to effectively communicate scientific data.

Benefits

• 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

What This Job Offers

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