Amgen Inc

US Field Medical Excellence Capabilities Lead

Amgen Inc$154K — $208K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Doctorate degree with 2 years of relevant experience or equivalent combinations of education and experience.
  • Experience in Medical Affairs or Field Medical roles within biotechnology or pharmaceutical sectors.
  • Strong grasp of Field Medical strategy and the functional knowledge of MSL workflows.
  • Ability to transform strategies into practical capabilities and technological solutions.
  • Proven track record in leading cross-functional initiatives across various domains such as Medical and analytics.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary partner for Field Medical excellence in translating strategic priorities into scalable solutions.
  • Build partnerships across therapeutic areas to identify field needs and create consistent practices while recognizing differences.
  • Lead the evolution of engagement processes, including profiling and documentation for scientific exchanges.
  • Collaborate to identify emerging needs and enhance external scientific engagement capabilities.
  • Implement and improve Field Medical technology and AI solutions, ensuring alignment with practical field needs.
  • Partner with leadership to develop and measure Field Medical performance indicators for better impact assessment.
  • Facilitate forums and communities to share experiences and identify best practices across therapeutic areas.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
  • Discretionary annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan for field roles.
  • Stock-based long-term incentives offered to employees.
  • Award-winning time-off plans for work/life balance.
  • Flexible work models where applicable.
Full Job Description
Career Category
Medical Affairs
Job Description
US Field Medical Excellence Capabilities Lead

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will [top-line statement connecting primary position responsibility to employer brand].
  • Serve as the primary Field Medical Excellence capabilities partner for US Field Medical leadership, helping translate strategic priorities and evolving business needs into scalable capabilities, processes, tools, and solutions.
  • Build strong partnerships across US therapeutic areas to understand field needs, identify common opportunities and challenges, and enable appropriate consistency in Field Medical practices while recognizing legitimate therapeutic-area differences.
  • Lead and support the evolution of Field Medical engagement processes and ways of working, including stakeholder profiling, engagement planning, preparation, scientific exchange, documentation, follow-up, and insight generation.
  • Partner with Field Medical leaders, Knowledge & Learning, and other capability partners to identify emerging development needs and strengthen the capabilities required for effective external scientific engagement.
  • Lead US implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement of Field Medical technology and AI-enabled solutions, ensuring that new capabilities solve meaningful field needs and are integrated effectively into Field Medical workflows.
  • Partner with Medical Data & Analytics and US Field Medical leadership to evolve measures of Field Medical performance and impact, with an emphasis on meaningful indicators of engagement quality, capability, adoption, and contribution to Medical objectives.
  • Use field feedback, data, adoption measures, and other evidence to assess whether Field Medical solutions are delivering intended value and to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Facilitate cross-therapeutic-area forums, working sessions, pilots, and communities of practice that enable Field Medical colleagues and leaders to share experience, identify leading practices, and solve common challenges.
  • Monitor emerging trends in Field Medical, Medical Affairs, scientific engagement, technology, AI, healthcare, and external stakeholder expectations and translate relevant developments into implications for US Field Medical strategy and capabilities.
  • Collaborate with regional and global Field Medical Excellence colleagues to share US learnings, leverage practices developed in other markets, and contribute to globally scalable Field Medical solutions.
  • Ensure Field Medical Excellence initiatives are designed and executed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and Medical governance expectations.
  • Lead complex cross-functional projects and workstreams, including management of priorities, timelines, dependencies, risks, vendors, and associated budgets as appropriate.


What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Field Medical professional we seek has these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Medical Affairs, Field Medical, or other relevant experience
OR
Master's degree and 4 years of Medical Affairs, Field Medical, or other relevant experience
OR
Bachelor's degree and 6 years of Medical Affairs, Field Medical, or other relevant experience
OR
Associate's degree and 10 years of Medical Affairs, Field Medical, or other relevant experience
OR
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Medical Affairs, Field Medical, or other relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Three or more years of experience within Scientific or Medical Affairs in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
  • Field Medical experience with a strong understanding of Field Medical strategy, external scientific engagement, field workflows, and the operating environment of MSLs and Field Directors.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate strategy and business needs into practical processes, capabilities, technology solutions, or ways of working.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Medical, technology, data and analytics, learning, operations, and other enterprise partners.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive-influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with Field Medical colleagues, people leaders, senior leadership, technical teams, and other cross-functional partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while balancing near-term execution with longer-term capability strategy.


What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
  • 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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.
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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases. The company is values-based and deeply rooted in science and innovation to transform new ideas and discoveries into medicines for patients with serious diseases. They offer products for treating illness in the areas of oncology/hematology, cardiovascular, inflammation, bone health, nephrology, and neuroscience.

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Size
24,200 employees
Market Cap
$141.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7.2 billion
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+2.5%
Revenue
$25.4 billion
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