Medical Science Liaison, Gout Nephrology - Rare Disease

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Medical Science Liaison, Nephrology - Rare Disease

Territory: Pacific Northwest Region

Territory Includes: AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO

What you will do

In this vital role, you will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/scientific community and will be responsible for establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians throughout the Pacific Northwest Region.

Responsibilities:

• Network and partner with important external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors.
• Understand, integrate, and effectively communicate scientific/medical information and commercial value of products to the medical community and other key internal and external audiences.
• Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment, including ability to obtain, integrate, and communicate customer feedback.
• Pair customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
• Identify potential new speakers and train on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
• Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues.
• Evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and company sponsored trials.
• Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in our therapeutic areas.

What we expect of you

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree & 2 years of Medical Affairs experience

• Master’s degree & 6 years of Medical Affairs experience

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

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• PharmD, MD, DNP, PhD doctorate level degrees preferred.
• Field Medical Affairs experience preferred.
• Experience in Nephrology or similar disease state strongly preferred.
• Rare disease/specialty disease state experience preferred.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management and attendance at regional and national conferences/workshops.
• There may be a need to work up to 15-hour days due to travel.
• Must have ability to learn to use new business applications across hardware tools.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Professional, proactive demeanor.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates' professional and personal growth and well-being. The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. is listed below. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities.

• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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