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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Global Medical Director - Medical Affairs Inflammation

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support the development and execution of the medical affairs strategy for Otezla (including evidence generation, medical communication, and external engagement).

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the Otezla Global Medical Affairs Team

• Serve as Global Medical Affairs lead on Product Team

• Serve as a core member of the Evidence Generation Team

• Lead the RWE team, ensuring the RWE Evidence Generation Plan addresses key regional/local needs

• Gather clinical insights across all key markets and translate them into practical strategies

• Develop medical strategic plans, ensuring alignment throughout Medical Affairs Teams/Functions

• Establish and oversee the implementation of the medical communications strategy and related activities, e.g., product narrative, scientific platform, core content, publications, medical education, and congresses

• Facilitate scientific engagement across a broad range of collaborators in order to strengthen external understanding of the unmet need and Otezla medical value. Venues may include advisory board meetings, international meetings and others

• Contribute to Amgen's Safety and Benefit/Risk profile of a molecule and ensure communication of the implications to external partners, support Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS), and approve competitive grants, if applicable

• Provide strategic direction for study design and execution for medical affairs studies

• Enable access to medicines through clear understanding and education of treatment value in partnership with cross-functional team members

• Facilitate and continue to build Amgen’s role as a science-based, patient-focused partner

• Contribute to Value Dossiers

• Plan resources and budget allocation to deliver on medical strategies

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Medical Affairs professional we seek will have these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school or PhD/PharmD AND

5 or more years of medical affairs experiences and/or clinical research experience and/or basic science research in Rheumatology or Dermatology or related medical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD plus accredited fellowship in Rheumatology or Dermatology or related medical field, board-certified or board eligible

• PhD/PharmD will be considered based on individuals’ profile

• 5+ years Medical Affairs experience in the biopharmaceutical industry (biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO)

• Clinical and disease knowledge base in Inflammatory diseases

• Experience with partner engagement and interactions (e.g., OLs, advocacy groups, payers)

• Familiarity with global regulatory organizations, guidelines, and practices

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and global regulations and guidelines

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle, and commercialization processes, including but not limited to, clinical operations, commercial, regulatory, and medical affairs

• History of solving problems while exhibiting sound scientific/medical judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues

• Very strong track record of success working with matrixed cross-functional teams

Thrive

What you can expect of 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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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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