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.
• To implement scientific programs in local territories in collaboration with external/internal customers.
• To lead medical projects including evidence-generation activities, large medical events, and publications to contribute to the Amgen business.
• To be a key member of the brand team and develop product strategy with the local commercial team.
Key Responsibilities
• Identify, develop, and maintain collaborative relationships with current and future scientific experts, cooperative study groups.
• Discuss scientific value messages, clinical outcomes, and patient benefits with scientific experts and opinion leaders.
• Work with Medical and relevant internal colleagues to create engagement plans for external experts.
• Provide insights from field activity and contribute to local medical and brand strategy activities in accordance with internal and external regulations.
• Identify new research opportunities and provide support for Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) and Amgen Sponsored Trials as necessary.
• Ensure society engagement: MSL support of international and regional congresses.
• Implement and disseminate high-quality medical and scientific educational programs and manage medical events, not only providing logistics but also medical leadership.
• Support local operations of clinical trials in collaboration with cross-functional development teams.
• Communicate with medical and other relevant organizations of alliance partners to maximize the value of collaboration.
• Participate in/conduct Local Advisory Board Meetings, Investigator Meetings, and/or Expert Panels.
• Provide therapeutic area and product training for internal stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications (Minimum Requirements)
• Education history in life-science or relevant area.
• Minimum of 2 years in pharmaceutical industry or proven industry collaboration in academia.
• Experience in Medical Affairs or Clinical Development, or relevant field.
• Knowledge in immunology/inflammation, dermatology or related therapeutic areas.
• Good communication/negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced degrees (Master, PhD, MD, or PharmD) strongly preferred.
• Experience in companies with immunology, inflammation, dermatology, or rheumatology products.
• Experience with medical/scientific study management or conduct.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle, and commercialization processes with an advanced understanding of functions including but not limited to Clinical Operations, Commercial, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs.
• Knowledge of clinical research and messaging (study design, evaluation, medical writing, expert panel conduct, symposium/workshop management, KOL management).
• Network of customer contacts in immunology/inflammation, dermatology, or rheumatology.
• Capability in office work and project management.
Competency
• Medical/scientific expertise and business acumen with strong customer orientation.
• Native level Japanese and business-level English.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Continuously expanding medical and scientific knowledge as well as market knowledge in immunology/inflammation.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team (Commercial, Clinical Development, EU teams, HE, Regulatory, Safety, etc.).
• Role model for others in line with Amgen Values.
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