Medical Director, gMG-Rare Disease

Role Summary

Medical Director, gMG-Rare Disease at Amgen. Provide medical/scientific strategic and operational expertise into the planning and execution of the medical support activities for UPLIZNA with a focus on generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Responsible for Medical Affairs post-launch planning and execution and for shaping the long-term vision of Medical Affairs to enable health care professionals to receive appropriate medical information. This role requires collaboration with Research and Development, Access, Commercial, Outcomes Research, and Publications, and entails partnering with the Commercial organization to ensure compliant cross-functional activities.

Responsibilities

• Leverage clinical and therapeutic qualifications and experience to conceive, develop, and implement projects relevant to advancing the goals of the Medical Affairs Organization.
• Communicate and partner with key external therapeutic experts (HCPs) to provide and support high level clinical education.
• Provide subject matter expertise including the utilization of key clinical data and medical trends to effectively differentiate the products and services to marketing teams to develop appropriate collateral materials.
• Develop and support key clinical and medical affairs strategies in conjunction with commercial counterparts. Provide ongoing and interactive technical and medical expertise to executive on these strategies.
• Demonstrate the required “intellectual horsepower” to be a credible expert and develop strong relationships with key opinion leaders, primary and specialty physicians, key professional societies and organizations.
• Provide expertise in lifecycle management activities for compounds within therapeutic area as well as business development opportunities.
• Develop publication plans applying internal and external data sources using therapeutic knowledge and data analysis abilities.
• Deliver background scientific information and specific scientific project training to relevant internal team members (sales, marketing, business development, field medical team, etc).
• Attend and support external medical meetings and conferences.
• Lead and participate in US advisory boards, medical education programs, and other medical activities to support the adoption and appropriate use of Amgen's products.
• Partner with Compliance to ensure activities, programs and projects are compliant and consistent with company policies.
• Stay abreast of competitive landscape and provide insights and recommendations to inform business decisions.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in the medical affairs function, staying current with industry best practices and trends.
• Represent Amgen's commitment to patients and healthcare

Qualifications

• Required: Doctorate degree and 4 years of Medical Affairs and/or Neurology experience
• Required: Master’s degree and 8 years of Medical Affairs and/or Neurology experience
• Required: Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of Medical Affairs and/or Neurology experience
• Preferred: Relevant clinical therapeutic experience; focus in Neurology.
• Preferred: Experience in gMG a plus.
• Preferred: Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Preferred: Experience with digital health strategies, data platforms, and innovative engagement tools is considered a strong asset, enabling effective integration of digital approaches into medical strategy and stakeholder engagement.
• Preferred: Understands their audience; available and able to engage people with varying degrees of scientific background in a meaningful and clear dialogue.
• Preferred: Demonstrates ability to relate and work with a wide range of people to achieve results.
• Preferred: Able to demonstrate problem solving and risk mitigation skills.
• Preferred: Possess a professional, proactive demeanor.
• Preferred: Personable, likeable, engaging style that encourages a high morale and teamwork.
• Preferred: Is able to address issues/concerns in a clear, well-informed manner that engages others in a thoughtful discourse; able to stand up in a polite way and make the case.
• Preferred: Exhibits commercial curiosity when evaluating new approaches and solutions.
• Preferred: Demonstrates ability to evaluate information and data with a defined, studied process and report results in a thoughtful, organized manner.
• Preferred: Willingness to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Preferred: Ability to adapt easily to changing work environment, comfortable with ambiguity.
• Preferred: Possesses a collaborative, results-driven style.
• Preferred: Proven outside-the-box problem solver and strategist who champions taking calculated risks and embraces new methodologies that drive innovation.
• Preferred: Exhibits integrity, honesty and a sense of personal accountability.

Education

• Doctorate degree
• Master’s degree
• Bachelor’s degree

Additional Requirements

• Up to 30% travel required