Senior Medical Science Liaison, NMOSD & gMG-Rare Disease - NY
About The Position
Amgen is seeking a Senior Medical Science Liaison to serve as a scientific liaison to the medical and scientific community, building and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians. The territory includes New York City and Long Island. The role communicates scientific, medical, and commercial product information to internal and external audiences, gathers and integrates customer feedback, and connects customer needs with internal resources. The position partners across functions, supports speaker programs and scientific conferences, monitors competitors and therapeutic-area trends, and works with Medical Affairs and Clinical Development teams to evaluate and facilitate external investigator-initiated and company-sponsored clinical research. Travel may reach 60%, and travel-related days may extend up to 15 hours.
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.
- Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated networking ability.
- Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, conferences, workshops, and company meetings.
- Ability to work up to 15-hour days when travel requires it.
- Ability to learn new business applications across hardware tools such as PC and iPad.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Professional and proactive demeanor.
- Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees will be considered.
- At least 2 years in a medical science liaison role at a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
- Demonstrated ability or potential to excel in smaller entrepreneurial organizations.
Responsibilities
- Establish, develop, and maintain relationships with prominent experts and clinicians.
- Network and partner with external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors, in accordance with compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.
- Understand, integrate, and communicate scientific, medical, and commercial product information to the medical community and other internal and external audiences.
- Prioritize work independently in a changing environment and obtain, integrate, and communicate customer feedback.
- Match customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
- Collaborate with functional areas to identify needs and opportunities addressable through scientific, medical, and health economic information.
- Identify potential speakers and train them on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
- Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues to support Medical and Clinical strategy, gather competitive information, monitor clinical trends, and maintain relationships with investigators and scientific research.
- Work with Medical Affairs and Clinical Development teams to evaluate external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate investigator-initiated and company-sponsored trials.
- Monitor competitive advances and trends in therapeutic areas, including treatment management, therapies, and product features, and provide competitor initiative feedback to senior leadership.
Benefits
- Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents.
- Financial plans with opportunities to save for retirement or other goals.
- Work-life balance and career development opportunities.
- Retirement and Savings Plan with 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, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
