Career Category

Medical Affairs

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. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Medical Value Access Liaison - Pittsburgh/Ohio

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will develop programs, activities and relationships, both externally and internally to Amgen, in order to advance the value and clinical knowledge of our products to the payer community.

This is a field-based position within the Medical Value & Population Health team, within the Regional Medical Value Access Liaisons (MVAL) group in Scientific Affairs, reporting to a Senior Director.

Geographic region for this position is within the U.S. business and majority regional accounts and select payer integrated IDNs as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Payer and Formulary Support through value and medical presentations that focus on therapeutic as well as economic outcomes and utilization aspects of products, and in clinical policy discussions such as evidence-based medicine, clinical guidelines and prior authorization in areas where Amgen has therapeutic expertise.

• Identify, develop, and maintain collaborative relationships with current and future Payer, Policy, IDN, and Health Economic and Outcomes Research opinion leaders through identifying speaker opportunities and concepts and letters of intent for investigator supported economics, humanistic outcome, and non-registration clinical studies to support Amgen’s product messages within scope.

• Interact with key internal stakeholders to provide feedback on customer trends in interpreting and using value evidence, reimbursement and payer policy.

• Provide complex value-based technical information inclusive of medical education, health outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics information and models and research protocol opportunities to appropriate audiences.

• Represent Amgen Scientific Affairs to designated payer & select IDN accounts.

• Represent Amgen to designated thought leaders in health economics and outcomes research for Amgen Global Health Economics (GHE) and Amgen Center for Observational Research (CfOR).

• Foster scientific information exchange as it relates to reimbursement and coverage policy between the medical community and Amgen.

• Collect and report competitive intelligence within Amgen’s competitive intelligence guidelines.

• Effectively manage internal relationships, budgets, and T and E within guidelines.

• Conduct all assigned duties within Amgen compliance guidelines.

Territory Coverage: Pittsburgh, PA & Ohio

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The qualified professional we seek is a Medical Value Access Liaison with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree & 2 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

Master’s degree & 4 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree & 6 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

Associates degree & 10 years of Medical Affairs experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Medical Affairs experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O.

• Five years Biotech industry experience working directly with US Payer Accounts

• CV, Metabolic, Inflammation, Bone, Neuro Oncology therapeutic area expertise

• Deep knowledge of managed markets, US Reimbursement Landscape, Pharmacoeconomics, Population Health, and other broad healthcare trends.

• Experience in Patient Access in US and / or global markets

• Project management experience within a biopharmaceutical company

• Strong advocacy, communication and team cohesion skills

• Critical thinking, analytical and project management skills

• Ability to lead and manage projects from concept to completion

• Strong interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, active listening, and relationship management skills

• Interface effectively with all levels, including senior management

• Ability to influence others while fostering a value-based environment of dedication and fairness

• Ability to understand, plan, and navigate in a matrix and, at times, ambiguous environment

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly and effectively present information

• Demonstrates creativity and foresight in anticipating and solving complex project 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.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts

• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan

• Stock-based long-term incentives

• Award-winning time-off plans

• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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.

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.

We 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. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Salary Range

157,780.40USD -213,467.60 USD