Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary
Chapman University School of Pharmacy ( CUSP), in collaboration with Amgen Inc., offers a fellowship in Oncology Medical Affairs to provide comprehensive training and experience in a broad range of Medical Affairs activities, focusing on Hematology/Oncology-related products.
The Outcome Goals of this 2-year fellowship are to prepare the graduate to:
• Actively participate in specific areas of medical affairs through intensive, hands-on training in settings of academia, clinical practices, and industry to gain expertise in medical affairs
• Promote the role and value of a clinically-trained pharmacist in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry;
• Become a highly competent candidate to be recruited by the pharmaceutical industry with expertise in Oncology and medical affairs.
The fellow will spend the first 6 months focusing on clinical and inter-professional experience training at CUSP, followed by 18-months rotation training at Amgen Inc.
Responsibilities
- Shadow the inter-professional team at the clinical sites to understand real-time oncology patient care, and provide in-service presentations to inter-professional staff;
- Gain exposure to patient care in different clinical settings and the financial reimbursement process;
- Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements at the clinical sites, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the clinical sites;
- Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from health care providers under the close supervision of program director, or a licensed pharmacist, or a clinical oncologist;
- Provide liaison support between pharmacy, medical, nursing and other multidisciplinary staff in order to resolve problems and improve medication safety;
- Participate in and accomplish CUSP Teaching Certificate program;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- PharmD degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience; licensure in California.
- Excellent written and verbal skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.
- Ability to effectively addressing and manage conflict.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other interdisciplinary roles and cultivate inter-professional relationships.
The fellow will be trained to/on:
- Mentor and teach trainees and students
- Strong inter-professional communication skills to effectively communicate across disciplines in a manner that supports a team approach
- Competence in oncology pharmacotherapy and supportive care through active participation in direct patient care and providing patient-centered education.
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience in pharmacy practice
- Experience in pharmacy experiential education and academia or precepting student pharmacists.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills to sort and prioritize deadlines and work with the mentors to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Below is a list of required documents:
- Letter of Intent (initial application)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) (initial application)
- Unofficial Transcripts (Applicant may provide copies of their official transcripts)
- Three Letters of Recommendation, with at least two from pharmacy professionals
We ask that the reference submit their letters to us directly using the Qualtrics link that we have developed.
Applicants must send out requests for letters of recommendation to their respective authors and share the submission link (https://chapmanu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bfFS2lci2shY9g ) to upload their letters by Friday, December 1, 11:59 pm (
PST). We encourage applicants to confirm submission of LORs with their authors prior to this deadline.”
For specific questions and further information, please contact the program team members by email
pharmamgen@chapman.edu
Chapman University is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of their protected characteristics. All qualified applicants and employees are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Applicants for Staff and Administrator positions must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
The offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion and outcomes of a criminal background screening and returning to the Office of Human Resources a signed original acceptance of the Chapman University Agreement to Arbitrate.
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