Senior Oncology Specialist - EMERALD - Orange County CA

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

3d•$140,465 - $190,041

About The Position

Amgen is seeking a Senior Oncology Specialist to serve as a primary customer contact for medical professionals in the territory covering Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, and Newport Beach, California. The specialist provides current, comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen products and communicates their clinical and economic benefits. The role focuses on achieving territory sales while supporting Amgen’s mission to serve patients with serious illnesses and its oncology portfolio of supportive care treatments, targeted medicines, immunotherapies, and biosimilar medicines. Relocation is not offered. The specialist develops and executes territory plans, delivers branded sales messages and educational programs, manages customer accounts and product access, addresses reimbursement issues, and contributes to marketing strategy and sales analysis. The role involves collaborating with a District Manager and colleagues, maintaining knowledge of oncology and disease states, and adapting to industry, regulatory, and competitive changes. The expected annual U.S. base salary range, excluding Puerto Rico, is $140,465 to $190,041. Actual salary depends on relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. Eligible employees may receive a total rewards package that includes health and welfare plans, retirement and savings benefits, bonus or sales-based incentives, stock-based long-term incentives, time-off plans, flexible work models where possible, and career development opportunities.

Requirements

One of the following: a bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or non-sales clinical experience in a healthcare or scientific field; an associate degree and 6 years of such experience; or a high school diploma/GED and 8 years of such experience.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in oncology.
Three or more years of sales and/or marketing experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries.
Product or hospital sales experience in oncology, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology and inflammation, neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, or infectious diseases and their associated diseases and treatments.
Local market knowledge.
A bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.
Adaptability in planning and organizing; leveraging business, industry, and technical knowledge; communicating with impact; driving for results; and cultivating internal and external relationships.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary customer contact and provide medical professionals with current, comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen products.
Effectively communicate the clinical and economic benefits of Amgen products.
Create and execute a comprehensive territory plan, including delivering branded sales messages, executing planned programs, scheduling and following up on medical educational programs, and achieving or exceeding sales targets.
Use internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts, ensure product access, resolve or triage reimbursement issues, and maintain product contracts.
Develop an effective marketing strategy to help drive sales.
Analyze the effectiveness of sales activities and territory performance, and develop territory plans with the District Manager.
Maintain enthusiasm for Amgen products throughout the sales cycle while building the brand and keeping patient needs in focus.
Collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and support continuous learning and professional growth.
Apply oncology and disease-state knowledge, and stay informed about industry, regulatory, and competitive changes to deliver agreed results.

Benefits

Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents.
Retirement and savings plans with company contributions.
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life and disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
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 arrangements where possible.
Career development opportunities.