Career Category
ScientificJob Description
Job Purpose
- To maximize Amgen's value propositions through first-class medical and scientific projects, services and expertise, with key scientific customers within a therapeutic area
- To develop and implement scientific programs in in collaboration with external/internal customers
Key Activities
- Identifies, develops and maintains collaborative relationships with current and future scientific experts, cooperative study groups
- Develop strategy and tactical plan for engagement with the scientific community and oversee the effective and efficient functioning of individual MSLs and the MSL team.
- Discusses scientific value messages, clinical outcome and patient benefits with scientific experts and hospital pharmacists, collective scientific insight to inform brand strategy.
- Transversely cooperate with internal stakeholders to support the generation and communication of scientific and medical insights to internal stakeholders.
- Ensures society engagement: support of international and local congresses
- Lead and contribute to medical initiatives/project with internal/external key stakeholder to enforce medical strategy
- Develops and educate high performance MSL team
- Ensure strong career pathways are established through development planning of team and oneself to ensure talent engagement and retention.
- Identifies new research opportunities
- Delivers internal training for selected topics
- Ensures conduct of work in line with compliance regulations
Qualifications
- Work experience in Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs or Clinical Development in the pharmaceutical industry
- Deep knowledge in responsible disease areas
- Good communication/negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders
- Skilled coach to support development of colleagues
- Team management by development and execution of plans with clear credible vision
- English proficiency in reading and listening
- English speaking skill at business level
- Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, Master degree, MD) preferred or demonstration of equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training
- Three years of experience in industry (pharmaceuticals or devices or medicals), or a related scientific field in academia
- Experience in working with cross function
- Experience in change management
- Experience in Medical Department or Clinical Development
- Experience with clinical study management and conduct
- Medical / scientific research experience
- Scientific expertise in responsible disease areas, related products, and interested in latest discoveries
- Project management and presentation skills
- Good knowledge of clinical research, drug safety, legal and compliance environment
- Willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge with a good business acumen