Medical Science Liaison - Ophthalmology/Endocrinology-Phoenix, AZ

This role is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

About the role

At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With a focus on four therapeutic areas—Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease—we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients through research, manufacturing, and delivering innovative medicines.

This Medical Science Liaison role covers the Arizona and Nevada territory.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a scientific liaison to the medical and scientific community, establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians.
• Network and partner with key 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 and medical information, as well as the commercial value of products, to the medical community and other key internal and external audiences.
• Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner within a constantly changing environment, including obtaining, integrating, and communicating 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 them on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
• Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues to support the Medical/Clinical strategy, obtain competitive information, stay abreast of clinical trends, and maintain relationships with key investigators and researchers.
• Evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and company-sponsored trials in conjunction with medical affairs and clinical development teams.
• Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in therapeutic areas, including new treatment management, therapies, and competitive products, and provide feedback to senior leadership on competitor initiatives.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree & 3 years of Medical Affairs experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of Medical Affairs experience.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O. (other doctoral degrees considered).
• Two years of proven experience in scientific or medical affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including strong networking abilities.
• Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, attendance at regional and national conferences/workshops, and company meetings. There may be a need to work up to 15-hour days due to travel.
• Ability to learn and use new business applications across hardware tools (e.g., PC, iPad).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Professional, proactive demeanor with strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• 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.
• Discretionary annual bonus program or sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Award-winning time-off plans.
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements where possible.

Pay

Expected annual salary range: $156,998.40 – $212,409.60 USD.