Field Director Medical Science Liaison, IgG4 - Rare Disease - Midwest US

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.

Field Director Medical Science Liaison, IgG4 - Rare Disease

Territory to include Midwest US

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will direct, develop and support the activities of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) within their assigned region. You will be accountable for the attainment of clinical and business objectives for the marketed and pipeline compounds they represent.

• The Field Director Medical Science Liaison is accountable for the direction and successful execution of the MSLs goals and clinical/business objectives.
• Accountable for strategic planning, financial management, personnel management, performance management, professional development, training and execution of organizational goals and objectives.
• Responsible for driven business analysis and clinical positioning of a designated product line in designated region.
• Ensures field medical team adheres to corporate guidance on compliant ways of working with the commercial organization and other relevant internal team members.
• Collaborates with and assists the National Director, Field Medical Affairs and Medical Affairs Operations with clinical/business strategy, tactical planning, impact goal development, and quantification of impact of field medical team.
• Takes initiative and innovates to enhance the effectiveness of the MSLs role and U.S. field medical function.
• Maintains clinical and business knowledge of designated therapeutic area/product(s), including current treatment strategies, competitive marketplace, and new therapeutic developments. Continually educates self on market issues / trends and product knowledge.
• Analyzes local and regional business needs by working with the clinical and commercial organizations, as appropriate, to find opportunities where the MSLs function can collaborate.
• Ensures that MSL team members maintain adequate communications and interaction with the in-field commercial organization, which consists of the District Managers (DM), Regional Managers (RM) and Specialty Account Managers (SAM), when appropriate.
• Ensures MSLs have the necessary tools, training, and materials to perform their responsibilities effectively.
• Accountable for the MSL team member to adhere to regulatory and compliance guidelines in all aspects of scientific dissemination of information.
• Works collaboratively with other Director Medical Science Liaisons to ensure standardization and consistency of MSLs role as well as sharing successes and challenges to learn from.
• Responsible for providing consistent and timely feedback to MSLs regarding their individual performance and progress.
• Establishes a productive work environment by consistently demonstrating and instilling Amgen’s core behaviors.
• Ensures MSL team members update and maintain all required databases with current and complete information. Ensures appropriate documentation of external customer interactions and responses to unsolicited requests in CRM (Veeva).

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree & 4 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

• Master’s degree & 8 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree & 10 years of Medical Affairs experience

And

• 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advan