Senior Oncology Specialist - Sapphire - Phoenix, AZ

Amgen • Phoenix, AZ

1d • $140,465 - $190,041 • Remote

About The Position

Join Amgen's mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses. Amgen is a leader in biotechnology, focusing on Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. This role serves as the primary customer contact, providing clinical knowledge of Amgen's products to medical professionals and communicating their clinical and economic benefits. The Senior Oncology Specialist will be responsible for achieving territory sales by creating and executing a comprehensive territory plan, delivering branded sales messages, executing planned programs, scheduling and following up with medical educational programs, and achieving or exceeding sales targets. The role also involves utilizing internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts, ensuring product access, resolving reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts. A key aspect of the role is crafting an effective marketing strategy to drive sales, analyzing business effectiveness, and developing territory plans with the District Manager. The position requires passion for the products, continuous learning, and a focus on serving patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related OR Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related.
• Adaptability with Core Competencies: Planning and Organizing; Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge; Communicating with Impact; Driving for Results; and Cultivating Internal and External Relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience in Oncology.
• Three or more years of sales and/or marketing experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries.
• Product or hospital sales experience in the areas of oncology, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology and inflammation.
• Experience in Neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, or infectious diseases, and the diseases and treatments involved with these specialties.
• Local Market knowledge.
• A Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary customer contact to provide current and comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen's products.
• Effectively communicate the clinical and economic benefits of the products to medical professionals.
• Create and execute on a comprehensive territory plan, including delivering branded sales messages, executing planned programs, and scheduling/following up with medical educational programs.
• Achieve or exceed sales targets.
• Utilize internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts, ensuring product access, resolving/triaging reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts.
• Craft an effective marketing strategy to aid in driving sales.
• Analyze business effectiveness of sales activities and territory analysis.
• Develop territory plans with the District Manager.
• Sustain passion for products throughout the sales cycle while building the brand and focusing on patient service.
• Partner with colleagues to share best practices and engage in continuous learning.
• Leverage passion for Oncology and disease state awareness, industry, regulatory, and competitive changes to deliver agreed results.

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
• Education Level: High school or GED