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At Amgen, every challenge is an opportunity. And every opportunity brings the potential to change lives. Our shared mission—to serve patients—has driven our status as one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Leverage your high-level expertise to lead and forge partnerships that advance the biotechnical and biopharmaceutical science that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses.

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Reporting to the Affiliate Executive Medical Director (AEMD), Australia and New Zealand you will lead the General Medicine strategy and the Medical Advisors (MA) and Medical Communications (MC) team and in collaboration with AEMD and the Medical Leadership Team support broader medical affairs to become the most accomplished medical affairs team around the globe.

• Hire, coach, mentor and develop team members

• Accountable for the General Medicine medical strategies for all products including bone, cardiovascular and inflammation

• Collaborate with Evidence Generation Senior Manager to deliver evidence and data to support pre- and post-launch, at all times keeping the improved patient outcomes and the data gaps and needs for each product

• Collaborate with Development Operations Senior Manager to enable the best clinical development performance, supportive of Global Study Operations and local affiliate strategy and launch excellence

• Collaborate with key global, regional and local cross-functional stakeholders to enable best outcomes.

• Manage resources and budget forecast accuracy

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative, hardworking and focused professional we seek has these qualifications and experience.

• Medical Degree (MD) and/or PhD

• 5 or more years of medical affairs experience, 3 years of which should be from a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company in Australia or New Zealand

• 3 years or more experience in relevant therapeutic areas

• Broad and formal leadership experience in medical affairs in Australia or New Zealand

• Proven ability to lead, manage, and motivate others in a complex, multi-functional, multi-national matrix environment

• Ability to effectively present ideas and document complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication

• Demonstrated ability to organize and lead expert Advisory Panels

• History of solving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues

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.

• Clear and disciplined strategic vision for the future that leverages superior-quality products, operational excellence and top-shelf-talent

• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act

• We are also reimagining the most important aspects of our work lives and creating more flexibility than ever before. 

Apply now for a career that defies imagination - applications close on Tuesday 1st June, 2021