Sr Oncology Specialist - Sapphire – Oakland, CA

About the role

The Senior Oncology Specialist plays a crucial role as the primary liaison between Amgen and medical professionals. They are responsible for providing comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen's products and communicating their clinical and economic benefits.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a comprehensive territory plan, including delivering branded sales messages, executing planned programs, scheduling and following-up with medical educational programs, and achieving or exceeding sales targets.
• Utilize internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts, ensuring product access, resolving/retrieving reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts.
• Craft an effective marketing strategy to drive sales.
• Analyze business effectiveness of sales activities and territory analysis, and develop territory plans with the District Manager.
• Persist with passion throughout the sales cycle, building the brand and focusing on serving patients.
• Partner with other colleagues to share best practices and continuously learn to grow as a Senior Oncology Specialist.
• Leverage passion for Oncology and disease state awareness, industry, regulatory, and competitive changes to deliver agreed results.

Requirements

Minimum Education Required: High School/GED. Preferred Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related OR Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related.
• Three or more years of sales and/or marketing experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries.
• Product or hospital sales experience in the areas of oncology, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology and inflammation, neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, or infectious diseases, and the diseases and treatments involved with these specialties.
• Local market knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.
• Adaptability with core competencies: Planning and Organizing, Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge, Communicating with Impact, Driving for Results, and Cultivating Internal and External Relationships.

Skills

Passion for Oncology and disease state awareness, industry, regulatory, and competitive changes.

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.

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.