Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

As the medical authority for the country (as LOC Chief Medical Officer), maximize Amgen s value proposition of in-line and pipeline products through leadership and delivery of all medical and scientific activities across TA s:

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and scientific leadership to regional and country leadership team in order to shape and execute strategy
  • Lead affiliate as a member of the Affiliate Management Team
  • Provide scientific/medical input into cross functional strategy, within the country Management Team.
  • Develop and lead execution of medical strategy.
  • Manage and allocate Medical budget and resources.
  • In partnership with Country General Manager, ensure informed budget trade-offs.
  • Recruit, manage, develop, and retain industry-best Medical and Scientific talent within the country.
  • Provide scientific/medical input into local regulatory/reimbursement/policy related documents and interactions.
  • Support the Global and Regional commercialization process, in partnership with Regional Medical Leads, to ensure an active flow of local medical insights and needs to the Regional and Global level.
• Lead evidence generation
  • Lead the local evidence generation strategy and execution, including RWE, Investigator Sponsored Studies and expanded access.
• Develop and execute local scientific communication and engagement strategy
  • Facilitate the build-up of Amgen s reputation as a science-based and patient-focused reliable partner.
  • Lead interactions with key external stakeholders as a senior medical representative of Amgen.
  • Lead medical advocacy.
  • Understand the expectations of key external stakeholders to support appropriate access to Amgen therapies.
  • Leverage local medical insights to best inform cross functional strategy.

Authority

• Departmental resource allocation/talent management decisions
• Scientific/medical approval of materials used internally/externally
• Medical governance (e.g. Signs off on promotional material)
• External engagement strategy and external stakeholder management
• Scientific communication strategy
• Evidence Generation proposals

Outputs

• Country Medical Strategy, Goals, Objectives, performance metrics
• Scientific/medical input for regulatory/reimbursement documents and interactions
• Scientific communication plan
• External engagement plan

Desired Candidate Profile

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The ambitious and medical science passionate professional we seek is a Medical Director with these qualifications.

Qualifications

• Medical education (Medical Doctor)

Experience (minimum for all Affiliate MD s)

• > 8 years of medical affairs experience
• Broad and formal leadership experience

Knowledge

• Pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process knowledge with advanced understanding of other functions; including, but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs
• Therapeutic areas knowledge
• Network of customer contacts in therapeutic areas
• Knowledge of local pharmaceutical industry and legal/health system environment
• Finance/budgeting and resource management experience
• Track record of leadership

Competency

Scientific and Technical Expertise

• Understanding of external landscape impacting Amgen products
• Deep knowledge of relevant Amgen products and Therapeutic Areas
• Medical Affairs expert
• Deep and broad understanding of clinical trials
• Knowledge of Compliance, Safety and Regulatory

Business and Commercial Acumen

• Deep awareness of objectives, goals, challenges and financial constraints
• Full-spectrum understanding of the business
• Ability to form and convey strategic insights
• Analyze problems and make decisions
• Take intelligent risks
• Deep understanding of global context and ability to translate into local strategy
• Deep understanding of Brand strategy

Creating a Collaborative and Enabling Climate

• Establish an enabling environment as a role model of Amgen s Values, Leadership Attributes and Operating Model behaviors
• Enable engagement and self-motivation of others
• Build, manage and lead high performing teams/individuals
• Provides support for career path/career development
• Empowers appropriate risk taking/decision making

Agility and Learning

• Embrace change
• Lead and support innovation
• Demonstrate judgment informed by experience
• Risk Tolerance
• Forecast and pivot

Influencing, Integrating and Facilitating

• Shape vision and strategy
• Focus with 360 perspective, including internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure representation of the patient perspective/ voice of patient
• Optimize leadership styles
• Build and leverage relationships
• Communicate effectively
• Navigate the organization