Career Category
Scientific
Job Description
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. We have proudly achieved certifications as Great Place to Work and Equidad MX. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Medical Advisor – Bone Health (CDMX)
What you will do
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Support development and execution of patient-focused medical strategies that maximize the value proposition of Amgen's therapies including annual strategic planning and goal setting, launch support and lifecycle management, in collaboration with Medical Product Lead and/or Medical TA Head, appropriate cross-functional teams and governance.
- Contribute to cross functional stakeholder teams in shaping the healthcare ecosystem by enabling access to medicines through evidence generation, communication and education of medical and economic value.
- Synthesize and integrate insights to deliver medical inputs into relevant cross-regional/functional strategies, including relevant brand strategy.
- Foster and enhance collaboration and coordination across Medical.
- Contribute to strategy development for scientific engagement across a broad range of stakeholders to strengthen external understanding of the unmet need and value of the product.
- Lead/support relationships with external healthcare community, including interactions with opinion leaders, payers and societies for scientific exchange, where appropriate.
- Develop/support and lead/support execution of the strategy for medical evidence generation that shapes our products and informs the practice of medicine ensuring key needs are met in alignment with global product medical and relevant brand strategy.
- Foster Amgen‘s reputation as a science-based, innovative and patient-focused reliable partner.
- Develop and/or contribute to execution of advocacy plans and strategies in partnership with internal stakeholders and lead relationships as appropriate.
- Partner with/support Global Regulatory Affairs and Safety (GRAAS) in risk management/minimization activities and ensure communication of the implications to internal/external stakeholders.
- Member and Medical representative of relevant leadership, governance and cross functional teams.
- May develop and manage medical product budget.
- Recruit, retain, coach, mentor, motivate and develop talent, as appropriate.
- Ensure conduct of medical activities in full compliance of all laws, regulations and SOPs.
- Ensure product/disease state/pipeline specific medical training where appropriate, may deliver training to others.
- Ensure appropriate clinical trial conduct as a key medical interface in close partnership with Global Development Operations (eg Site Management)
- Provide strategic input into labels/regulatory/reimbursement/policy/promotional used to support internal/external interactions.
- Determine scientific/medical subject matter appropriateness of labels/regulatory/reimbursement/policy/promotional and medical deliverables (eg, slide decks, publications, educational activities) used to support internal/external interactions via appropriate review process.
- Contribute to strategy development for, review, approve and ensure dissemination of, medical communications and related activities (eg, product narrative, scientific platform, core content, publications including FPR/FLR, medical education and congresses)
- Provide support and leadership of advisory boards and other relevant meetings (eg, investigator meetings, and/or expert panels)
- Lead/support the development of data interpretation, analysis and communication for medical executed studies.
- Provide decision on IME, Donations, medical grants and sponsorships, where appropriate.
- Utilize global infrastructure for tracking, measuring and evaluating performance and ensure continuous performance improvement.
- Understand the expectations of key external stakeholders to support appropriate access to Amgen therapies.
- In partnership with cross-functional team, ensure informed budget/resource trade-offs, as appropriate.
- Facilitates Investigator Sponsored Studies through Amgen governance and manages study lifecycle (including communicating with investigators, as appropriate and ensuring accurate reporting of key milestone data)
- Contribute to lifecycle management plan.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The vital attribute professional we seek is a type of person with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in health-related discipline (MD, PharmD, RN, BSc, MSc, or equivalent) and 2 years of experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, Medical Advisor, or a related function within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry Or
- Bachelor’s degree in health-related discipline (MD, PharmD, RN, BSc, MSc, or equivalent) and 4 years of experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, Medical Advisor, or a related function within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
- Advanced proficiency in English and Spanish, both written and verbal.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Network of medical and clinical contacts in product/therapeutic area (Bone Health)
- Demonstrated ability as a medical expert in a complex matrix environment
- Pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process knowledge with understanding of other functions; including, but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Safety, Regulatory, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs.
- Experience in regional/local medical practice and healthcare ecosystems.
- Skilled at engagement, scientific exchange with external medical community.
- Clinical research experience.
- In-depth understanding of the scientific method and clinical applications based on medical, scientific and practical rationale.
- Familiarity with concepts of clinical research and clinical trial design, including biostatistics.
- Sound scientific and clinical judgement.
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), region regulations and guidelines, and applicable international regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity of local pharmaceutical industry and legal/health system environment.
- Skilled at effectively presenting ideas and documenting complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication.
- History of solving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues.
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
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