Medical Science Liaison - Uncontrolled Gout - Rare Disease

4w1 month ago

Amgen

Thousand Oaks, US · Full-time · $156,998 – $212,410

About this role

Join Amgen's mission of serving patients living with serious illnesses. As a Medical Science Liaison for Uncontrolled Gout and Rare Disease, you will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical and scientific community in the Southern California territory from San Diego to the southern half of Los Angeles.

You will establish, develop, and maintain relationships with prominent experts and clinicians throughout the US. This includes networking with medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, and managed care decision makers while aligning with compliance and regulatory guidelines.

Amgen's award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. Since 1980, we have pioneered biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases, focusing on Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. You will be part of a team that reaches millions of patients each year.

This role offers the opportunity to transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. You will work in a self-directed manner, integrating scientific and medical information and communicating commercial value to internal and external audiences in a constantly changing environment.

Requirements

Advanced scientific degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent) required for Medical Science Liaison role.
Demonstrated expertise in rare disease or gout therapeutic area, including understanding of current treatment landscape and unmet needs.
Ability to travel within the territory (San Diego to Southern Los Angeles) and attend national conferences as needed.
Strong understanding of clinical research design, investigator-initiated trials, and pharmaceutical medical affairs operations.
Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills for engaging with medical thought leaders and clinicians.
Self-motivated, independent worker capable of prioritizing in a dynamic, science-based environment.

Responsibilities

Network and partner with important external customers including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors in alignment with applicable compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.
Understand, integrate, and effectively communicate scientific/medical information and commercial value of products to the medical community and other key internal and external audiences.
Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment, including ability to obtain, integrate, and communicate customer feedback.
Pair customers' unmet needs with available internal resources.
Collaborate effectively with all functional areas to identify opportunities and needs that can be addressed via communication of scientific, medical, and health economic information.
Identify potential new speakers and train on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues to support medical/clinical strategy and maintain relationships with key investigators.
Evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials and company-sponsored trials.

Benefits

Award-winning collaborative, innovative, and science-based culture.
Opportunity to serve patients with serious illnesses and make a lasting impact on lives.
Career transformation within a global biotech leader advancing a broad and deep pipeline.
Access to cutting-edge research and rare disease therapeutic areas.