Medical Science Liaison, Uncontrolled Gout - Rare Disease - PA/South Jersey

Join Amgen’s mission of serving patients. 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 toughest diseases. With a focus on four therapeutic areas—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 and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives.

About the role

In this vital role, you will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical and scientific community, responsible for establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians in the PA/South Jersey territory (all of PA and Southern NJ).

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 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 in 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 scientific 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 the medical affairs and clinical development teams.
• Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in therapeutic areas, including new treatment management, new therapies, and competitive products, and provide feedback to the senior leadership team on specific competitor initiatives.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 3 years of Medical Affairs experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 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, attendance at regional and national conferences/workshops, and company meetings.
• Ability to work up to 15-hour days due to travel.
• Ability to learn to use 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. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to 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 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 work arrangements, where possible.