Medical Science Liaison - Rare Disease-GPA/MPA & Sjögren’s Disease - Georgia at Amgen in Atlanta, GA

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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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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 Science Liaison - Rare Disease-GPA/MPA & Sjögren’s Disease - Georgia The territory will include Georgia. What you will do: The Rare Disease Medical Science Liaison (MSL) acts as the primary scientific/clinical resource to Opinion Leaders (OLs), Population Heath Decision Makers (PHDMs) and other health care providers and is responsible for executing Amgen Medical function and product strategy as led by MSL Leadership, with the goal of giving accurate information to OLs, community healthcare providers and PHDMS to improve patient outcomes. The Sjogren's and Severe Active GPA and MPA MSL is a field-based position within the U.S. Medical team reporting to the West Region MSL Field Director. Accountabilities and Responsibilities for the MSL include: Strategic Execution: • Majority of time spent on peer-to-peer activities with Rare Disease Opinion Leaders, community healthcare providers, and PHDMs to discuss and advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives. • Engage with PHDMs within assigned IDNs and other institutions to communicate scientific based data of clinical value, outcomes, and economic data. • Connect external and internal stakeholders to amplify Amgen’s reach and access for patients. • Conduct in-depth scientific exchange to provide focused and balanced clinical and scientific information consistent with MSL compliance standards. • Support Amgen sponsored research. • Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research. • Provide field observations and insights to internal stakeholders to inform Amgen strategies. • Support congress activities as aligned with strategy. • Support speaker training as requested and ensure the speakers are updated on new data. • Participate on project teams that support MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership. Cross Functional Collaboration: • Compliantly partner across all Amgen field roles who share customers to create an appropriately coordinated One Amgen experience. Core Competencies: • MSLs instill passion and move HCPs to take action in improving patient care related to closing care gaps • Execute all administrative responsibilities and training (e.g., Veeva CRM, expense reports, compliance modules, etc.) in a timely manner. • Maintain and improve clinical/scientific acumen and expertise with current data/information and healthcare trends. • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, and possess excellent communication skills to effectively communicate scientific data. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree & 3 years of Medical Affairs experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of Medical Affairs experience Preferred Qualifications: • Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O. (other doctoral degrees considered) • Five or more years in a medically related field, including 1 year focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research. Exp