Medical Value and Access Field Director, Regional Accounts

Career Category

Medical Affairs

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer.  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.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Medical Value & Access Field Director, Regional Accounts

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead therapeutically aligned activities to develop strategic objectives & tactics in prioritized regional accounts and IDNs. The Medical Value & Access Liaison Field Director is responsible for the following:

Effectively leads a regional payer team of Medical Value & Access Liaisons (MVALs) toward the implementation of field medical payer activities by communicating expectations and guiding the team to optimize medical strategy, prioritization and performance in support of medical objectives

Ensure the team achieves legally compliant and clinically significant scientific engagements and activities with population health decision-makers, payers, Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) and other healthcare partners in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and the Amgen Code of Conduct

Strategic leader who develops and maintains professional relationships with targeted Payer & Integrated Delivery Networks (IDN) population health decision makers relative to the Amgen Oncology, Inflammation, Gen Med & Rare Disease portfolio

Accompany the team to engagements with healthcare decision-makers and other healthcare collaborators to assess strengths, proficiency and provide timely and constructive performance feedback

Familiar with data & biotechnology techniques to accelerate health outcomes through enhanced patient identification & access, with a reimagined customer experience

Apply interactive, aligned discussions, and guided activities to help the team identify career opportunities for growth and leadership within and beyond the Medical Liaison role. This will inspire them to take an active role in their individual career development and enhance their personal and professional potential

Lead and coordinate MVAL team meetings to support team building, best practice sharing, development, retaining top talent, and the accomplishment of field medical objectives.

Build upon positive relationships and cross-functional collaboration with key internal collaborators in Global Medical, US Field Sales, Value and Access and Value Marketing teams to facilitate a One-Amgen customer-facing engagement strategy and champion the value of the MVAL team.

Identify, interview, hire, and onboard qualified MVALs to create a diverse and inclusive team

Assess MVAL new hire field readiness by assisting Global Learning and Performance in the Amgen portfolio, Payer & healthcare landscape, disease state, and product training, including assistance with post-training proficiency assessment

Assist Medical leadership in the development of the field medical strategy, tactical goals and objectives, and Scientific Engagement Plans (SEPs)

Support the strategic planning and field medical value implementation of Managed Care/Payer and national congresses.

Leads integration of comprehensive value & total cost of care models with MVAL team to enhance the level of internal/external payer & IDN engagements

Liaises and supports strategic relationship between targeted IDN, National and Regional payer executives and senior Amgen executives

Synthesizes customer insights to inform short- and long-term strategy and integrates customer-specific research needs into evidence generation plans

Participates in value-based strategy discussions with Market Access for payer & IDN engagements

Travel is required (~50%)

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Medical Value & Access Field Director we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of Medical Science Liaison and/or Payer/PBM experience

or

Master’s degree and 7 years of Medical Science Liaison and/or Payer/PBM experience

or

Bachelor’s degree and 9 Medical Science Liaison and/or Payer/PBM experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., D.O. or Master’s Degree (Other Doctoral & Master’s Degrees considered)

≥ 5 years of related Payer/PBM/Pathways/Trade/Specialty Pharmacy customer experience

≥ 2 years IDN Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) experience

Evidence of significant impact & rapport with Payer & IDN accounts

Proven leadership experience & demonstrated ability to inspire, coach & develop talent

Experienced in establishing Value Based Partnership initiatives with Payer & IDN accounts

Understands the value of data, technology & digital platforms to shape the future of biotechnology by blending cutting-edge technology with our scientific expertise

Deep knowledge of managed markets, pharmacoeconomics, population health and broad healthcare & healthcare policy/legislation trends

Excellent strategic perspective, communication and presentation skills

Inspiring background of partnering with Medical & Commercial cross-functional colleagues to provide value to customers

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.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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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.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

. Salary Range

212,364.00USD -287,316.00 USD