Senior Oncology Specialist - EMERALD - Los Angeles West, CA

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

18h

About The Position

The Senior Oncology Specialist serves as the primary customer contact for medical professionals in the assigned territory, providing current and comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen products and communicating their clinical and economic benefits. The role uses oncology knowledge and experience to support sales of therapies for serious illnesses, including cancers with limited treatment options, and helps medical professionals understand Amgen’s oncology portfolio.

The specialist develops and executes territory and marketing plans, delivers branded sales messages, coordinates educational programs, and works toward sales targets. The role also involves managing customer accounts and relationships, supporting product access, triaging reimbursement issues, maintaining product contracts, and assessing territory and sales activity effectiveness. The specialist partners with colleagues and a District Manager, shares best practices, and stays informed about oncology, disease states, and industry, regulatory, and competitive changes.

The role is based in the Los Angeles West territory, covering Los Angeles, Culver City, Long Beach, and Torrance, California. Relocation is not offered. The stated U.S. annual salary range is $140,465 to $190,041; actual salary varies based on relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. Amgen describes a comprehensive benefits and rewards program, subject to eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or non-sales clinical experience in a healthcare or scientific field; OR an associate degree and 6 years of such experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and 8 years of such experience.
• Ability to plan and organize, leverage business, industry, and technical knowledge, communicate with impact, drive results, and cultivate internal and external relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology experience.
• 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 related diseases and treatments.
• Local market knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer contact and provide medical professionals with current, comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen products.
• Communicate the clinical and economic benefits of products to medical professionals.
• 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.
• Craft 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 product enthusiasm throughout the sales cycle, build the brand, and keep the patient-serving mission in view.
• Partner with colleagues to share best practices and pursue continuous learning.
• Use oncology and disease-state awareness, along with knowledge of industry, regulatory, and competitive changes, to deliver agreed results.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a 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, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED