Medical Director, Inflammation (Rheumatology)

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.

Medical Director, Inflammation (Rheumatology)

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support the implementation of Global Medical strategy and tactics including evidence generation, medical communication, and external engagement, under the guidance of the Global Medical Affairs Lead.

Key core responsibilities include:

• Assist the B-Cell Autoimmune Global Medical Affairs Team in the execution of the global product medical strategy, via implementation of the Global Medical Plan.
• Liaise with affiliate Medical teams to support implementation of the global strategy in local plans
• Support global communication efforts through leading publications, partnering to deliver impactful medical field resources, and assisting with global medical field team training
• Provide strategic direction and medical support for RWE study design and execution
• Provide medical support to cross-functional partners to support global results
• Support synthesis of scientific and clinical insights from key markets and translate them into actionable strategies
• Facilitate scientific engagements across a broad range of stakeholders, including but not limited to meetings with key opinion leaders, professional societies, and patient advocacy groups, and at advisory board meetings
• Lead medical congress preparations, including logistics / medical field coordination and engagement with external stakeholders

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of medical affairs experiences and/or clinical research experience and/or basic science research in Rheumatology or related medical subject area experience

OR

Master’s degree and 8 years of medical affairs experiences and/or clinical research experience and/or basic science research in Rheumatology or related medical subject area experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of medical affairs experience and/or clinical research experience and/or basic science research in Rheumatology or related medical subject area experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in rheumatology, immunology, and autoimmune conditions involving B-cell dysfunction
• Demonstrated ability as a medical expert in a complex matrix environment
• Pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process knowledge with understanding of other functions; including, but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Safety, Regulatory, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs
• Skilled at effectively presenting ideas and documenting complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication
• Skilled at stakeholder engagement and cultivating meaningful relationships, including leading scientific exchange with external medical community (e.g., OLs, advocacy groups, payers)
• History of solving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues
• Experience in regional/local medical practice and healthcare ecosystems
• Scientific publication experience (developing manuscripts and/or congress abstracts)
• In-depth understanding of the scientific method and clinical applicat