Senior Oncology Specialist - TOPAZ - Sacramento, CA

Role Summary

Senior Oncology Specialist serves as the primary clinical liaison to medical professionals in the assigned territory, providing current clinical knowledge of Amgen's oncology products and communicating their clinical and economic benefits. Territory covers Sacramento, CA; Stockton, CA; Clovis, CA; and Madera, CA. Relocation is not offered for this role.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a comprehensive territory plan, which includes delivering branded sales messages, executing planned programs, scheduling and following up with medical educational programs, and achieving or exceeding sales targets.
• Utilize internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts, including ensuring product access, resolving/triage reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts.
• Craft an effective marketing strategy to aid in driving sales.
• Analyze the business effectiveness of sales activities and territory analysis, as well as develop territory plans with your District Manager.
• Have the passion for our products to sustain that passion through the entire sales cycle while always building our brand and never losing sight of how we serve patients.
• Partner with other colleagues to share best practices and be in a state of continuous curiosity and learning to help you grow as a Sr. Oncology Specialist.
• Leverage your passion for Oncology and disease state awareness, industry, regulatory and competitive changes to deliver agreed results.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related.
• Required: Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related.
• Required: High school diploma / GED and 8 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related.
• Preferred: Preferred experience in Oncology.
• Preferred: Three or more years of sales and/or marketing experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or medical device industries.
• Preferred: Product or hospital sales experience in the areas of oncology, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology and inflammation. Neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, or infectious diseases, and the diseases and treatments involved with these specialties.
• Preferred: Local Market knowledge.
• Preferred: A Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.
• Preferred: Adaptability with Core Competencies: Planning and Organizing; Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge; Communicating with Impact; Driving for Results; and Cultivating Internal and External Relationships.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.

Skills

• Oncology product knowledge and disease state awareness.
• Territory planning and execution of sales programs.
• Relationship management to service accounts, ensure product access, resolve reimbursement issues, and maintain contracts.
• Marketing strategy development to drive sales.
• Business analysis and territory planning in collaboration with District Manager.
• Passion for products and patient-centered approach; brand development.
• Collaboration and continuous learning to grow as a Senior Oncology Specialist.
• Awareness of industry regulatory and competitive changes affecting results.