Amgen K.K. Posted July 24, 2026

Medical Advisor_ Cardiovascular (Manager)

Tokyo, Japan Full time
Medical Affairs Cardiovascular / CVRM Manager
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Scientific

Job Description

Job Description

Join our team as the medical coordinator for products in RPA and Amgen's future pipeline. In this dynamic role, you will lead the adaptation of global and regional strategies to align with local priorities, enhancing Amgen's value proposition. You will develop and lead medical strategies and tactics, collaborate closely with the brand and development teams to shape product strategies, and represent Japan's position on global and regional disease and product-related programs. Additionally, you will provide valuable medical insights on portfolio evaluations and discussions, and spearhead the planning and execution of evidence generation, publications, and medical events. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the medical field and contribute to Amgen's success.

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of medical strategies to maximize the value proposition of Amgen's therapies. This includes annual strategic planning, goal setting, launch support, and lifecycle management as directed by the Country Medical Affairs Lead (CMAL).

Contribute to cross-functional stakeholder teams to shape the healthcare ecosystem by enabling access to medicines through evidence generation, communication, and education of medical and scientific value.

Synthesize and integrate insights to provide medical inputs into relevant cross-regional and cross-functional strategies, including brand strategy.

Contribute to the development of strategies for scientific engagement across a broad range of stakeholders to strengthen external understanding of the unmet needs and value of the products.

Develop and lead the execution of strategies for medical evidence generation, including Amgen-sponsored and investigator-sponsored studies.

Communicate and interact with professionalism and tact.

Promote openness and innovation through actions and decisions.

Develop KOL engagement plan and execution.

Basic

Qualifications

Advanced degree (e.g., PhD, master’s degree, RPh, PharmD) or a strong demonstration of an equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training.

Minimum of 3 years of work experience in medical affairs, clinical development, or a related department in the pharmaceutical industry.

Good communication and negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders.

Proficiency in reading, listening, and speaking in English and Japanese.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in clinical practice, medical affairs, and research, including clinical, medical, epidemiological, and RWD areas.

Strong expertise in the therapeutic area, related products, and disease states, underpinned by a strong scientific, clinical, and data science background.

Expertise in cardiovascular area, specifically lipid lowering therapy.

Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with colleagues.

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Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Cardiovascular / CVRM
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 248 comparable Manager Medical Affairs roles across 79 biopharma companies.

248Comparable roles tracked
241Currently active
79Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

54 of 248 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Peer group range $0 – $231,700 (median $197,925)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 248 comparable roles

United States79
Japan21
China19
India17
Germany15
United Kingdom9

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Seniority mix

248 of 248 peers have a known seniority level

Manager124
Associate Director68
Associate56

Therapeutic area mix

74 of 248 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology37
Neuroscience8
Respiratory6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Dermatology & Aesthetics5
Gastroenterology3
Rare Disease3
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Immunology2
Ophthalmology1

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