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1001 Amgen Inc.
Medical Affairs, Medical Director, Respiratory
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A Medical Director directs and manages a medical practice, clinic, lab or public health program. Organizes and manages of staff physicians, policy implementation, and ensures that standards for medical care are communicated and maintained.
$261,282 / year median in California
+11% projected growth
Job Description
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. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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 Affairs Medical Director, Respiratory What you will do Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will lead global medical strategy for Respiratory programs.
- Provide global medical leadership and strategic direction for tezepelumab in Asthma, CRSwNP, and COPD.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in respiratory disease area, keeping up to date with the latest research and scientific advancements.
- Contribute to global product lifecycle management, serving as a scientific expert on tezepelumab
- Lead or support the design, execution, and oversight of global evidence generation efforts, including real-world evidence (RWE) studies and clinical development programs.
- Serve as the global medical affairs representative on cross-functional teams, providing strategic insights and support to the Global Medical Affairs Lead (GMAL).
- Collaborate with internal cross-functional partners, including Clinical Development, Marketing, and Access, to align the global medical affairs strategy with broader organizational objectives and pipeline strategy.
- Translate scientific and clinical insights into actionable strategies that address unmet medical needs in rare diseases.
- Lead the planning and execution of medical advisory boards, scientific congresses, symposia, and other scientific engagement activities to generate insights and inform strategic medical plan.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals (HCPs), patient advocacy organizations, and professional societies in the respiratory therapeutic area.
- Ensure high-quality dissemination of clinical and scientific data through peer-reviewed publications, congress presentations, and other medical communication channels.
- Provide medical input to support value dossiers and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) activities.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to provide scientific input into promotional materials, marketing campaigns, and training programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
- Ensure all medical affairs activities adhere to relevant laws, industry regulations, and internal company policies.
- Actively contribute to cross-functional initiatives aimed at shaping the healthcare ecosystem by enabling access through evidence generation, scientific exchange, and medical education.
- Champion a culture of ethical conduct, scientific rigor, and integrity within the organization.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of medical affairs activities through global tracking systems.
- Foster Amgen's reputation as a science-driven, innovative, and patient-centered organization.
- Willingness to travel (approximately 30% of travel may be required).
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 4 years of industry medical affairs experience OR Master's degree and 8 years of industry medical affairs experience OR Bachelor's degree and 10 years of industry medical affairs experience In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.Preferred Qualifications:
- PharmD, MD or PhD with experience in product lifecycle management
- Depth of knowledge within the respiratory disease therapeutic area including Asthma, CRSwNP, and COPD
- Demonstrated strength in scientific leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration with cross-functional partners
- Effective alliance relationship management experience
- Demonstrated experience in leading global strategy development for new indications
- Demonstrated expertise in leading evidence generation initiatives What you can expect of us As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being.