Senior Oncology Specialist - EMERALD - Los Angeles West, CA

Amgen • Long Beach, CA

3d • $140,465 - $190,041

About The Position

The Senior Oncology Specialist serves as the primary customer contact for medical professionals, providing current and comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen products and communicating their clinical and economic benefits. The role uses oncology knowledge and experience to achieve territory sales goals and support patients and healthcare customers across Los Angeles, Culver City, Long Beach, and Torrance, California. Relocation is not offered.

The specialist develops and executes territory plans, delivers branded sales messages, organizes medical education programs, manages customer accounts and product access, and addresses reimbursement issues and product contracts. The role also develops marketing strategies, evaluates sales activities and territory performance, and works with the District Manager and colleagues to achieve results, share best practices, and continue learning. Success requires awareness of oncology and disease states, as well as industry, regulatory, and competitive developments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in a healthcare or scientific field that is not sales related; or associate degree and 6 years of such experience; or high school diploma/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 within 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Act 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 meeting 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.
• Sustain product enthusiasm throughout the sales cycle while building the brand and maintaining a focus on serving patients.
• Partner with colleagues to share best practices and support continuous learning.
• Leverage oncology and disease-state awareness, along with knowledge of industry, regulatory, and competitive changes, to deliver agreed results.

Benefits

• Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, including group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement and Savings Plan with company contributions.
• 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