Senior Oncology Specialist - TOPAZ - Orange County, CA

Territory covers: Irvine, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Huntington Beach, CA. Relocation is not offered for this role.

About the role

Join Amgen’s mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses. Since 1980, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology in the fight against tough diseases, focusing on oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease. As a Senior Oncology Specialist, you will act as the primary customer contact, providing clinical knowledge of Amgen’s products to medical professionals. Amgen’s supportive care treatments help patients combat chemotherapy side effects, while targeted medicines and immunotherapies address over a dozen malignancies, from blood cancers to solid tumors.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a comprehensive territory plan, including delivering branded sales messages, executing programs, scheduling medical educational programs, and achieving sales targets.
• Utilize internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts, ensuring product access, resolving reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts.
• Craft effective marketing strategies to drive sales.
• Analyze business effectiveness of sales activities and develop territory plans with your District Manager.
• Sustain passion for Amgen’s products throughout the sales cycle while building the brand and serving patients.
• Partner with colleagues to share best practices and maintain continuous learning.
• Leverage expertise in oncology, disease state awareness, industry trends, and competitive changes to deliver results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare/scientific field (non-sales) OR
• Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare/scientific field (non-sales) OR
• High school diploma/GED and 8 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare/scientific field (non-sales).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in oncology.
• Three or more years of sales and/or marketing experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries.
• Product or hospital sales experience in oncology, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology, inflammation, neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, or infectious diseases.
• Local market knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.
• Adaptability in core competencies: planning and organizing, leveraging business/industry/technical knowledge, communicating with impact, driving for results, and cultivating relationships.

Benefits

Amgen supports professional and personal growth with a competitive benefits package, including:

• 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.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Award-winning time-off plans.
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $140,465 to $190,041. Actual salary will vary based on skills, experience, and qualifications.