Amgen Inc

Medical Science Liaison - Cardiovascular - San Diego

Amgen Inc • $130K — $155K *
San Diego, CA 92154In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Doctorate degree required; Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O. preferred.
  • 2+ years of Medical Science Liaison experience.
  • 5+ years in Scientific/Medical Affairs within biotech or pharmaceutical sectors.
  • 5+ years in clinical practice, research, or medical research; post-doctoral training considered.
  • Cardiovascular expertise, particularly in lipids, is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Engage healthcare stakeholders to communicate clinical and scientific data.
  • Educate payers and providers on clinical value and economic data.
  • Respond to unsolicited inquiries in line with MSL compliance standards.
  • Provide field observations and insights to internal teams.
  • Execute the scientific engagement plan according to MSL goals.
  • Develop local Opinion Leader plans aligned with the scientific engagement strategy.
  • Support speaker training and ensure updates on new data.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a field-based role with significant autonomy.
  • Engagement with leading healthcare professionals and decision-makers.
  • Access to ongoing professional development and training.
  • Involvement in Amgen-sponsored research and potential leadership roles.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
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Job Description

This is a field-based position for the Cardiovascular Medical Science Liaison (CV MSL) therapeutic area within the US Medical team. This territory will include Orange County, San Diego, Inland Empire and Central CA. The CV MSL will interact with Cardiology Opinion Leaders and Healthcare Decision Makers to communicate and advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen's corporate goals and objectives. Accountabilities and Responsibilities for the CV MSL include:

Accountabilities:
  • Field-based medical expert in the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) group within the US Medical organization
  • An integral position in communicating accurate, clear, and valued information regarding our science and products to multiple levels within the medical community and are responsible for providing field observations to internal stakeholders
  • Support Scientific Education Plan (SEP) in developing local territory R&D tactics


Responsibilities:
  • Engage with healthcare stakeholders to educate and communicate clinical and scientific data to advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen's corporate goals and objectives
  • Educate and communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key stakeholders, advocacy, and access enablers
  • Respond to unsolicited inquiries consistent with the MSL compliance standards
  • Provide and/or present field observations and insights to internal stakeholders
  • Execute scientific engagement plan according to annual MSL goals and metrics
  • Develop and implement local OL plans in line with scientific engagement plan
  • Support speaker training as requested and ensure the speakers are updated on new data
  • Support Amgen sponsored research and may serve as a study lead
  • Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research
  • Lead and/or participate on project teams that support MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership
  • Advance MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and set an example for others to follow by consistently demonstrating Amgen values and leadership attributes. Demonstrate tact and professionalism when communicating and interacting with others
  • Lead and support congress activities as aligned with strategy
  • Compliantly collaborate with cross-functional colleagues. May serve as main point of contact
  • Maintain clinical acumen and expertise and timely completion of assigned training. May serve as a training lead
  • May serve as New Hire Mentor and/or International MSL mentor/trainer


Additional Responsibilities:
  • Ensure continued development as a highly-skilled medical expert in the therapeutic area
  • Employ command and continued growth as related to strategic business acumen
  • Maintain a positive and respectful work environment and motivation to work toward common goals and priorities
  • Master core skills and capabilities among staff, particularly in learning agility, problem solving, strategic and creative thinking, flexibility, resilience, effective communication, prioritization, delivery of results and continued improvement
  • Identify new opportunities to resolve capability and skill gaps
  • Ensure adherence to administrative tasks


Competencies:
  • Plans and Organizes Work
  • Builds Relationships and Impacts Others
  • Achieves High Performance
  • Maintains Industry and Technical Acumen
  • Leverages Clinical and Therapeutic Expertise
  • Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Develops Personal and Professional Capabilities
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Demonstrates Individual Leadership and Professionalism
  • Exemplifies Amgen Values


Basic Qualifications:
  • Doctorate degree


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O. (other doctoral degrees considered)
  • 2+ years of Medical Science Liaison experience
  • Cardiovascular expertise (lipids)
  • 5+ years of industry experience in Scientific/Medical Affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company
  • 5+ years focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research. Experience in a medically-related field can include post-doctoral training (i.e., residencies and/or fellowships)


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Learn more about Amgen Inc
Size
24,200 employees
Market Cap
$141.2 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$7.2 billion
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+2.5%
Revenue
$25.4 billion
NASDAQ
AMGN
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