MSL Cardiovascular

Career Category

Job 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 implement scientific programs in local territories in collaboration with external/internal customers
• To lead the medical projects including evidence generation activities, large medical events and publication, in order to contribute to the whole Amgen business.
• To be the key member in the brand team and develop product strategy with local commercial team.

Key responsibility

• To identify, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with current and future scientific experts, cooperative study groups
• To discuss scientific value messages, clinical outcome and patient benefits with scientific experts and opinion leaders
• To work with Medical and relevant internal colleagues to create engagement plan for external experts
• To provide insights from field activity and contribute to local medical and brand strategy activities for the product(s) in accordance with internal and external regulations
• To identifies new research opportunities and provide support for Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) and Amgen Sponsored Trials, when necessary
• To ensures society engagement: MSL support of international and regional congresses
• To implements and disseminates high quality medical and scientific educational programs as well as managing the medical events to achieve those objectives, not only providing logistic supports.
• To support local operation of clinical trials in collaboration with cross-functional development team.
• To communicate with medical and other relevant organizations of alliance partners and maximize the value of collaboration.
• Participates in/conducts Local Advisory Board Meetings, Investigator Meetings and/or Expert Panels

Basic Qualifications Selection Criteria (minimum Qualifications)

• Education history in life-science or relevant area
• Minimum of 2 years in pharmaceutical industry, or proven industry collaboration in academia
• Experience in Medical Department or Clinical Development, or relevant field
• Knowledge in cardiovascular diseases
• Good communication/negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master, PhD, MD or PharmD) is strongly preferred
• Experience in the field of a company which has cardiovascular products
• Experience with medical / scientific study management or conduct
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process with advanced understanding of other functions; including, but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs
• Knowledge of clinical research and messaging (study design, study evaluation, medical writing skills, expert panel conduct, symposium and workshop management, KOL management)
• Network of customer contacts in therapeutic area
• Capability of office works and project managements

Competencies

• Medical/scientific expertise and business acumen, with strong customer-orientation
• Native level in Japanese, and business level in English
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Continuously expanding medical and scientific knowledge as well as market knowledge
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team (e.g., Commercial, Clin Development, EU teams, HE, Regulatory, Safety, etc.)
• Role model for others in line with Amgen Values