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About the Role

Amgen is seeking a Sr. Medical Science Liaison for the Uncontrolled Gout - Rare Disease territory covering NY State and Northern New Jersey. This role serves as a scientific liaison to the medical/scientific community, responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key experts and clinicians. You will communicate scientific and commercial information, identify customer needs, and collaborate with internal teams to address them. The position also involves identifying and training speakers, participating in conferences, and evaluating external research collaboration opportunities.

Responsibilities

Serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/scientific community.
Establish, develop, and maintain relationships with prominent experts and clinicians.
Network and partner with external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, and managed care decision makers.
Understand, integrate, and communicate scientific/medical information and commercial value of products.
Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment.
Pair customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
Collaborate effectively with all functional areas to identify opportunities and needs.
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.
Facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and company-sponsored trials.
Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in therapeutic areas.
Provide feedback to the senior leadership team on specific initiatives of competitors.

Requirements

Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree & 3 years of Medical Affairs experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of Medical Affairs experience
2 years of proven experience in scientific or medical affairs at a biotech or pharmaceutical company
2+ years of experience in a Medical Science Liaison role
Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills (including strong demonstration of ability to network)
Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, conference attendance, and company meetings.
Must have ability to learn to use new business applications across hardware tools (e.g., PC, iPad).
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Professional, proactive demeanor.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

Scientific communication
Relationship building
Networking
Medical information communication
Customer feedback integration
Collaboration
Speaker identification and training
Conference participation
Clinical research evaluation
Competitive environment monitoring
Microsoft Office proficiency

Location

NY/NJ Territory (NY State; Northern New Jersey)

Work Type

Field-based
Travel required

Experience Level

3 years Medical Affairs experience (with Master's)
5 years Medical Affairs experience (with Bachelor's)
2 years scientific or medical affairs experience
2+ years Medical Science Liaison experience

Education Level

Doctorate degree
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
Pharm.D.
Ph.D.
M.D.
D.O.

Salary/Compensations

172,344.30USD - 233,171.70 USD

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits package
Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
Group medical, dental and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Discretionary annual bonus program or sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models, where possible

About the Company

Amgen's mission is to serve patients living with serious illnesses.
Pioneered the biotech industry since 1980.
Focuses on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease.
Advances a pipeline of medicines for cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity.
Award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science-based.
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses.
Uses advanced human genetics to unravel disease complexities.
Focuses on areas of high unmet medical need.
Leverages biologics manufacturing expertise.
A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies.
Has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Equal Opportunity

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Amgen will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.