Staff Amgen Fellow, Limited Term

Chapman University Careers • Irvine, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP), in collaboration with Amgen Inc., offers a fellowship in Oncology Medical Affairs to provide comprehensive training and experience in a broad range of Medical Affairs activities, focusing on Hematology/Oncology-related products. The Outcome Goals of this 2-year fellowship are to prepare the graduate to: Actively participate in specific areas of medical affairs through intensive, hands-on training in settings of academia, clinical practices, and industry to gain expertise in medical affairs. Promote the role and value of a clinically-trained pharmacist in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry. Become a highly competent candidate to be recruited by the pharmaceutical industry with expertise in Oncology and medical affairs. The fellow will spend the first 6 months focusing on clinical and inter-professional experience training at CUSP, followed by 18-months rotation training at Amgen Inc.

Requirements

• PharmD degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Licensure in California
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships
• Ability to effectively addressing and manage conflict
• Ability to work collaboratively with other interdisciplinary roles and cultivate inter-professional relationships

Nice To Haves

• Mentor and teach trainees and students
• Strong inter-professional communication skills to effectively communicate across disciplines in a manner that supports a team approach
• Competence in oncology pharmacotherapy and supportive care through active participation in direct patient care and providing patient-centered education

Responsibilities

• Shadow the inter-professional team at the clinical sites to understand real-time oncology patient care, and provide in-service presentations to inter-professional staff
• Gain exposure to patient care in different clinical settings and the financial reimbursement process
• Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements at the clinical sites, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the clinical sites
• Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from health care providers under the close supervision of program director, or a licensed pharmacist, or a clinical oncologist
• Provide liaison support between pharmacy, medical, nursing and other multidisciplinary staff in order to resolve problems and improve medication safety
• Participate in and accomplish CUSP Teaching Certificate program
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree