Amgen K.K. Posted June 19, 2026

Medical Science Liaison for lung cancer

Tokyo, Japan Full time
Medical Affairs Oncology
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Medical Affairs

Job Description

Job Purpose

To maximize Amgen's value propositions through first-class medical and scientific projects, services and expertise, with key scientific customers within a therapeutic area

To implement scientific programs in local territories in collaboration with external/internal customers

Key Activities

Identifies, develops and maintains collaborative relationships with current and future scientific experts, cooperative study groups and clinical trial sites

Discusses scientific value messages, clinical outcome and patient benefits with scientific experts and hospital pharmacists

Identifies new research opportunities

Ensures society engagement: MSL support of international and regional congresses

Implements and disseminates high quality medical and scientific educational programs

Delivers targeted internal training for selected topics

Ensures conduct of work in line with compliance regulations

Basic Qualifications

Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, Master degree, RPh, PharmD) preferred or strong demonstration of equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training

Work experience in Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs or Clinical Development in the pharmaceutical industry

Deep knowledge in solid or hematological tumors

Good communication/negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders

English speaking skill at moderate level would be preferable (basic level might also be acceptable occasionally)

Scientific expertise in the therapeutic area, related products, disease state, and interest in latest discoveries

Project management and presentation skills

Good knowledge of clinical research, drug safety, legal and compliance environment

Willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
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 1256 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 164 biopharma companies.

1256Comparable roles tracked
1123Currently active
164Companies hiring similar roles
70Countries represented

Salary context

322 of 1256 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Executive Coordinator · Merck KGaA $33/hr – $50/hr (≈ $68,640–$104,000/yr)
Highest disclosed · Sr Medical Director (Heme Oncology) (Boston, US) · Servier $298/hr – $350/hr (≈ $619,840–$728,000/yr)
Peer group range $86,320 – $673,920 (median $224,445)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1256 comparable roles

United States543
China's Mainland95
Japan82
China56
United Kingdom51
Germany49

+ 64 more countries

Seniority mix

744 of 1256 peers have a known seniority level

Director226
Senior169
Manager149
Associate Director71
Associate63
Executive/VP26
Senior Director22
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc11
Principal7

Therapeutic area mix

405 of 1256 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology156
Neuroscience49
Cardiovascular / CVRM37
Rare Disease36
Immunology36
Dermatology & Aesthetics30
Respiratory25
Vaccines & Infectious Disease19
Gastroenterology12
Ophthalmology5

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The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Pfizer Japan Inc. · Tokyo, Japan · Manager
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80%
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Merck KGaA · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · Director
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
65%
Early Development Lead Medical Director, Non-oncology
Roche · Shanghai, Shanghai, China's Mainland · Director
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.