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Amgen Medical or Sr. Medical Advisor, Oncology in Mississauga, Ontario
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. 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 Advisor or Sr. Medical Advisor, Oncology
Job title will be dependent on candidate's experience level.
Location: Mississauga- Flexible Commuter
Reports to: Medical Director, Oncology
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will develop and implement the TA Medical Strategy and Medical activities for assigned product(s) in accordance to regulations.
Other responsibilities include:
Providing innovative medical insight into specific molecules to Local, Regional, and Global teams and serve as point of contact.
Product lifecycle management and support for pipeline molecules/products
Collaborating with the Senior Marketing Director/Product Manager in the development of Local product brand plans.
Under mentorship of Medical Director, develops study protocol concepts and data analysis plans for Local Amgen Sponsored Trials (ASTs)
Work with Development Clinical Study Manager and Statistician to finalize protocols, prepare, implement, and complete Local AST’s
Form relationships with KOL’s and study groups for strategic discussions and protocol development in areas assigned by Medical Director
Reviews Local Investigator Sponsored Study (ISS) proposals prior to approval and work to get proposals through company review processes
Supporting Development Operations for global/local studies in assessing feasibility and site selection; ensuring recruitment targets are met
Supporting Local regulatory and ethics approvals for development protocols
Participating in developing Global/Regional medical strategies and tactics in close collaboration with the Medical Director and Regional Medical Leads
Supervising in-sourced/outsourced Medical programs and logistics
Reviewing of medical content and scientific messages during the Copy Review of both Medical and Commercial dockets to ensure consistency across various tools and materials
Participating/ conducting Local Advisory Board Meetings, Investigator Meetings, and/or Expert Panels.
Providing Medical expertise for Health Economic and reimbursement requests
Management of internal and external relationships within area of responsibility.
Member of Brand and Medical Affairs Teams as appropriate
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The scientific professional we seek is a proactive individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree
OR
Master’s degree and 3 years of Medical Advisor experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Medical Advisor experience
Preferred Qualifications:
MD, PhD, PharmD
3+ years in pharmaceutical industry or industry collaboration in academia
Experience in affiliate Medical Department or Clinical Development
Specialty training in Oncology and/or hematology
Medical and scientific expertise/ therapeutic area knowledge
Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process with understanding of other functions including Clinical Operations, Commercial, Regulatory, and Medical
Knowledge of the marketing and sales process, particularly marketing communications
Strong clinical research knowledge (study design, study evaluation, expert panel conduct, symposium and workshop management, OL considerations, HE understanding)
Ability to work in a cross-functional team (e.g., Commercial, Clinical Development, HE, Regulatory, Safety, Global/Local, etc.)
Leadership ability
Strong customer orientation with network of customer contacts in therapeutic area
Strong communication and presentation skills
Finance and budgeting experience
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
Proficiency in French
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. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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