Senior Oncology Specialist - EMERALD - Orange County CA

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

23h

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 supports Amgen’s oncology mission by helping healthcare customers understand therapies for serious cancers and related supportive care needs. The specialist is responsible for territory sales, account service, product access, and effective customer engagement. This includes planning and delivering branded sales messages, coordinating educational programs, addressing reimbursement issues, maintaining product contracts, and analyzing territory performance. The role also involves collaborating with colleagues, staying informed about oncology and industry developments, and working with a District Manager on territory plans. The territory covers Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, and Newport Beach, California. Relocation is not offered.

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.
Adaptability in the core competencies of Planning and Organizing; Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge; Communicating with Impact; Driving for Results; and Cultivating Internal and External Relationships.

Nice To Haves

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.
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 branded sales messages, planned programs, and medical educational programs.
Schedule and follow up on medical educational programs and achieve or exceed sales targets.
Use internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts.
Help ensure product access, triage and resolve reimbursement issues, and maintain product contracts.
Craft an effective marketing strategy to help drive sales.
Analyze sales activity and territory effectiveness, and develop territory plans with the District Manager.
Build and sustain product enthusiasm throughout the sales cycle while building the brand and maintaining focus on serving patients.
Partner with colleagues to share best practices and support continuous learning.
Use oncology and disease-state knowledge, and awareness of industry, regulatory, and competitive changes, to deliver agreed results.

Benefits

Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents.
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.
Professional and personal growth and well-being support.