About the Role
To maximize Amgen's value propositions through first-class medical and scientific projects, services, and expertise, with key scientific customers within a therapeutic area. This role will lead and manage the MSL team, develop and implement scientific programs, and lead key field-based medical initiatives to improve medical practice.
Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, and maintain collaborative relationships with scientific experts and cooperative study groups.
- Build and maintain a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative team environment, managing work-life balance.
- Develop MSL activity plans in collaboration with MA/CMAL and Biz teams.
- Ensure the execution of MSL activity plans, meeting quality and quantity standards.
- Collaborate with local and global stakeholders within Amgen.
- Discuss scientific value messages, clinical outcomes, and patient benefits with scientific experts and hospital pharmacists.
- Support international and local congresses.
- Deliver internal training on selected topics.
- Lead and develop local medical strategy and medical activities for products in accordance with regulations.
- Organize local advisory board meetings and investigator meetings.
- Provide medical expertise for pipeline products.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in life-science or relevant area, or equivalent education history.
- Minimum of 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry, or proven industry collaboration in academia.
- Experience in a medical department or clinical development.
- Communication and negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders.
- Team management and coaching/teaching skills.
- Customer-oriented, science-based mindset with business acumen.
- Fluent in Japanese and English.
Skills
- Medical Affairs
- Scientific Expertise
- Team Management
- Scientific Programs
- Field Medical Initiatives
- Product Strategy
- Relationship Management
- Coaching
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Business Acumen
- Pharmaceutical Product Development
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Commercialization Process
- Clinical Study Management
- Project Management
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 5 years
Education Level
- Master's degree
- MD
- PharmD
- PhD
About the Company
- Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics.
- The company uses advanced human genetics to unravel disease complexities and understand human biology.
- Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives.
- A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies.
- The company has reached millions of patients globally and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
