Medical Science Liaison, Uncontrolled Gout - Rare Disease - KY, TN, IN

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 Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease, we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity-related conditions. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

About the role

As a Medical Science Liaison for Uncontrolled Gout in the Rare Disease space, you will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical and scientific community, covering the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana territory. You will establish, develop, and maintain relationships with prominent experts and clinicians while aligning with compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Network and partner with external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors.
• Understand, integrate, and effectively communicate scientific and medical information, as well as the commercial value of products, to the medical community and key internal and external audiences.
• Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment, including obtaining, integrating, and communicating customer feedback.
• Pair customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
• Collaborate with all functional areas to identify opportunities and needs that can be addressed via 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, and maintain relationships with key investigators.
• Evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of 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 and therapies, and provide feedback to senior leadership.

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).
• 2 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, conferences, workshops, and company meetings.
• Ability to work up to 15-hour days due to travel requirements.
• Proficiency in learning new business applications across hardware tools (e.g., PC, iPad).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Professional, proactive demeanor with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted on Amgen’s careers site. Actual salary will vary based on relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Benefits

• A 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.
• A 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.