Sr Oncology Specialist - Sapphire San Francisco, CA

Territory covers San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Monterey, Palo Alto, and San Mateo. Relocation is not offered for this role.

About the role

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 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 as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives.

Amgen Oncology is committed to helping patients take on some of the toughest cancers, such as those resistant to drugs, those that progress rapidly, and those with limited treatment options. Amgen’s supportive care treatments help patients combat side effects of strong chemotherapy, while our targeted medicines and immunotherapies focus on more than a dozen malignancies, ranging from blood cancers to solid tumors. With decades of experience providing therapies for cancer patients, Amgen continues to grow its portfolio of innovative and biosimilar oncology medicines.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary customer contact to provide current and comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen’s products and effectively communicate their clinical and economic benefits to medical professionals.
• 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, including ensuring product access, resolving/triaging reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts.
• Craft an effective marketing strategy to drive sales.
• Analyze business effectiveness of sales activities and territory performance, and develop territory plans with your District Manager.
• Sustain passion for Amgen’s products throughout the entire sales cycle while building the brand and keeping the focus on serving patients.
• Partner with colleagues to share best practices and maintain continuous learning to grow as a Senior Oncology Specialist.
• Leverage your passion for Oncology, disease state awareness, and industry/regulatory/competitive changes to deliver agreed results.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in Oncology.
• Three or more years of sales and/or marketing experience within 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, including knowledge of diseases and treatments in these specialties.
• Local market knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration (preferred).
• Adaptability with Amgen’s Core Competencies: Planning and Organizing; Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge; Communicating with Impact; Driving for Results; and Cultivating Internal and External Relationships.

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

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