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Medical Affairs

Job Description

Medical Science Liaison

Hong Kong

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What you will do

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 Field Medical Lead in Hong Kong.

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What you will do

Accountabilities:

• Field-based medical expert in the FML group within the medical organization
• An integral position in communicating accurate, clear, and valued information regarding our science and products to multiple levels within the medical community and are responsible for providing field observations to internal stakeholders
• Support Regional TA Head and Country Medical Lead in developing local territory R&D Tactics

Responsibilities:

• Engage with healthcare stakeholders to educate and communicate clinical and scientific data to advance the scientific platform as aligned with Amgen’s corporate goals and objectives
• Educate and communicate clinical value, outcomes and economic data to payers, providers, key stakeholders, advocacy, and access enablers
• Respond to unsolicited inquiries consistent with the MSL compliance standards
• Provide and/or present field observations and insights to internal stakeholders
• Execute scientific engagement plan according to annual MSL goals and metrics
• Develop and implement local OL plans in line with the scientific engagement plan
• Support speaker training as requested and ensure the speakers are updated on new data
• Support Amgen sponsored research and may serve as a study lead
• Liaise with potential investigators in non-sponsored clinical research
• Lead and/or participate on project teams that support MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership
• Advance MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and set an example for others to follow by consistently demonstrating Amgen values and leadership attributes. Demonstrate tact and professionalism when communicating and interacting with others
• Lead and support congress activities as aligned with strategy
• Compliantly collaborate with cross-functional colleagues. May serve as main point of contact
• Maintain clinical acumen and expertise and timely completion of assigned training. May serve as a training lead
• May serve as a New Hire Mentor and/or South East Asia (SEA) MSL mentor/trainer

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What we expect from you

Basic Qualifications:

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

Experience:       

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience gained in pharmaceutical / biotech industry with MSL experience preferred
• Experience in sales force, affiliate Medical Department or Clinical Development
• Willingness to travel
• Experience with clinical study management and conduct is preferred
• Medical / scientific research experience

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

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What you can expect from 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

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