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 Science Liaison/Sr. MSL, Rare Diseases (Neurology/Rheumatology)
What you will do
- Establish and maintain an in-depth scientific and clinical understanding of neurology and rheumatology
- Identify, develop, and maintain collaborative relationships with current and future thought leaders, speakers and investigators
- Communicate complex, cutting edge, scientific information and research concepts to healthcare professionals
- Develop the territory by maximizing engagements with multidisciplinary HCPs by developing personalized engagement plan aiming to deliver valuable medical information to optimize patient care.
- Systematically collect and share insights from HCP engagements on the therapeutic area landscape to inform product strategy.
- Develop a regional medical plan with objectives aligned to national priorities and evaluate the progress of advancing regional goals to meet local needs.
- Find opportunities to implement regional learning events, and the development of projects according to HCPs needs assessment
- Manage the field activities related to the submission and execution of Investigator Supported Studies (ISS) in line with Amgen’s existing policies
- Support reimbursement efforts by presenting clarity around clinical and scientific information supporting therapeutic decisions in patient care
- 50% or more travel
- Territory coverage: Quebec (base), Atlantic Provinces, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The MSL professional we seek is a candidate with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, etc.)
- 3+ years of relevant biopharmaceutical industry experience
- Bilingualism (French and English) is required. The holder of the position must be able to communicate fluently in English, as responsibilities involve regular interactions with anglophone colleagues and stakeholders outside Quebec.
- Experience in rare disease and/or neurology and/or rheumatology
- Resides in the province of Quebec (base)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Medical Science Liaison experience
- Launch experience in Medical Affairs
- Exceptional communication and time management skills
- Experience working within a cross-functional matrix team environment
- Strategic, analytical thinking and problem solving
- Solid understanding of clinical trial design and statistical analyses
- Experience using customer relationship management software
- Strong organization and project management experience
- Good understanding of the drug commercialization process
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
Amgen is proud to have been recognized as one of the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies in Canada for career growth. Click HERE for more details. 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.
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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.