Principal Medical Science Liaison - Inflammation - Western Florida

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. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. 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.

Principal Medical Science Liaison - Inflammation - Western Florida

U.S. Medical, Inflammation – Dermatology/Rheumatology

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role the Principal Medical Science Liaison (PMSL) elevates the MSL role nationally through mentorship and training, provides strategic leadership for priority cross-functional projects, and continues to demonstrate scientific expertise while engaging Opinion Leaders, Population Health Decision Makers, and other HCPs. The Inflammation PMSL is a field-based position within the U.S. Medical team reporting to the Inflammation MSL Field Lead.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities include:

Scientific Leadership and Expertise

• Engage in peer-to-peer scientific exchange with Inflammation Opinion Leaders, community healthcare providers, and Population Health Decision Makers to advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives
• Expertly navigate the broader healthcare ecosystem and Amgen business landscape, representing the team in high-level discussions with key priority Healthcare Organizations and Integrated Delivery Networks to advance clinical practice and improve patient outcomes
• Demonstrating scientific acumen and confidence, engage with key national and internal stakeholders, demonstrating expertise and leadership that influence scientific and clinical conversations on a broader scale
• Support Amgen-sponsored research, congress activities, and speaker trainings as needed
• Serve as the primary scientific, clinical, and pharmacoeconomic resource for the national MSL team and cross-functional partners

Strategic and Operational Leadership

• Collaborate with internal partners and cross-functional teams, representing the Field Medical perspective to senior leadership and field teams, acting on behalf of the MSL Lead
• Proactively identify gaps and opportunities, develop comprehensive plans to address them, and spearhead efforts that align with and advance broader organizational goals
• Lead complex projects in a highly matrixed environment, working effectively and efficiently with cross-functional colleagues
• Consolidate Field Medical insights – including those related to the reimbursement/payer landscape – into concise, impactful reports, sharing observations and insights with internal partners as needed
• Lead Field Medical initiatives that support the development and advancement of clinical research, population health research, and product life cycle strategies
• Contribute to the development of Scientific Engagement Plans, Quarterly Medical Reviews, and other medical processes and projects that demonstrate MSL value proposition
• Support the therapeutic area MSL leadership team and other internal partners in developing national tactics that demonstrate MSL impact

Mentorship and Training

• Mentor MSL team members, providing shadowing and reverse shadowing opportunities, and actively sharing knowledge to improve day-to-day scientific engagement and operational effectiveness, complementing the broader developmental and performance goals addressed by MSL managers
• Facilitate new hire integration by providing shadowing opportunities, demonstrating role success, and offering feedback and guidance to accelerate assimilation into the field, team, and company
• Assess MSL training needs, identify opportunities and gaps for prioritized training, and provide strategic input and training recommendations to the therapeutic training lead

What we expect of you

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