Job Description

Career Category

Medical Affairs

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 lead and manage the MSL team and maximize the value of them.
• To develop and implement scientific programs in collaboration with external/internal customers.
• To lead key field-based medical initiatives to deliver results to improve medical practice in the responsible TA.
• To be a key member in the brand team to develop product strategy with office-based/local commercial team.

Key responsibility

• To identify, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with current and future scientific experts, cooperative study groups.
• To build and maintain a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative team environment, managing the WLB of each member.
• To develop MSL activity plan in collaboration with MA/CMAL and Biz team.
• To ensure conduction of MSL activity plan, achieving quality and quantity of MSL standard (40/70 engagement) as well as the initiative-driven contribution from each MSL to the brand value, in line with compliance regulations.
• To collaborate with local and global stakeholders in Amgen.
• To discuss scientific value messages, clinical outcomes and patient benefits with scientific experts and hospital pharmacists.
• To ensure society engagement: support of international and local congresses.
• To deliver internal training on selected topics.
• To lead and develop the local medical strategy and medical activities for the product(s) in accordance with internal and external regulations.
• To organize local advisory board meetings, investigator meetings
• To provide medical expertise for pipeline products

Basic Qualifications Selection Criteria (minimum Qualifications)

• Master’s degree in life-science or relevant area, or equivalent education history
• Minimum of 5 years in pharmaceutical industry, or proven industry collaboration in academia
• Experience in medical department or clinical development
• Communication/negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders
• Team management and coaching/teaching skills to support/encourage members including those in developmental stage.
• Customer orientated, science-based mindset with business acumen.
• Fluent in Japanese and English

Preferred Qualifications Preferred Requirements

• MD, PharmD or PhD.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle, and commercialization process with advanced understanding of other functions including, but not limited to, R&D, Safety, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Regulatory, and Value&Access.
• Therapeutic area knowledge and experience are preferable.
• Network of customer contacts in therapeutic area
• Experience with clinical study management and conduct
• Capability of office work and project management