September 19, 2024

Amgen

Medical Advisor - General Medicine and Inflammation

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
Amgen is one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring a Medical Advisor – General Medicine & Inflammation in Thailand.

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What you will do

Accountabilities

The Medical Advisor is a point of medical contact for their allocated product(s) and Therapeutic Areas (TAs). The Medical Advisor leads adaptation of global/regional strategy to reflect local/regional priorities for their product(s) and/or supports execution of those strategies to increase Amgen's value proposition of inline and pipeline products in alignment with product strategies.

Responsibilities

Support development and execution of patient-focused medical strategies that improve 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 collaborator 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
Cultivate and improve collaboration and coordination across Medical
Contribute to strategy development for scientific engagement across a broad range of collaborators 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
Cultivate 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 collaborators 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 collaborators
Member and Medical representative of relevant leadership, governance and cross functional teams
May develop and handle 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
Use global infrastructure for tracking, measuring and evaluating performance and ensure continuous performance improvement
Understand the expectations of key external collaborators 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 handle study lifecycle (including communicating with investigators and ensuring accurate reporting of key achievement data)
Contribute to lifecycle management plan

What we expect of you

Qualifications

Medical or scientific education or experience from similar positions
Advanced degree (e.g. Ph D, MD) preferred or strong demonstration of equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training

Experience

Minimum 3-5 years of experience in industry, or a related scientific field in academia
Experience in affiliate Medical Department or Clinical Development
Willingness to travel; possesses valid driver’s license
Experience with clinical study management and conduct
Medical / scientific research experience
Network of customer contacts

Knowledge

Scientific expertise in the therapeutic area, related products, disease state, and interested in latest discoveries
Knowledge of value messages, clinical outcomes and patient benefits for the products
Has solid understanding of their country local health care system and decision-making, stays on top of changes
Demonstrates strong project management and presentation skills
Knowledge of commercialization and business practices
Good knowledge of clinical research, drug safety, legal and compliance environment
Willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge
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
Product/therapeutic area knowledge
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 communicating 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
Network of medical, clinical contacts in product/therapeutic area

Thrive
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

Apply now
for a career that defies imagination
In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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