Medical Science Liaison for lung cancer
About this opportunity
Career Category
Medical Affairs
Job Description
Job Purpose
To maximize Amgen's value propositions through first-class medical and scientific projects, services and expertise, with key scientific customers within a therapeutic area
To implement scientific programs in local territories in collaboration with external/internal customers
Key Activities
Identifies, develops and maintains collaborative relationships with current and future scientific experts, cooperative study groups and clinical trial sites
Discusses scientific value messages, clinical outcome and patient benefits with scientific experts and hospital pharmacists
Identifies new research opportunities
Ensures society engagement: MSL support of international and regional congresses
Implements and disseminates high quality medical and scientific educational programs
Delivers targeted internal training for selected topics
Ensures conduct of work in line with compliance regulations
Basic Qualifications
Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, Master degree, RPh, PharmD) preferred or strong demonstration of equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training
Work experience in Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs or Clinical Development in the pharmaceutical industry
Deep knowledge in solid or hematological tumors
Good communication/negotiation skills with scientific experts and internal stakeholders
English speaking skill at moderate level would be preferable (basic level might also be acceptable occasionally)
Scientific expertise in the therapeutic area, related products, disease state, and interest in latest discoveries
Project management and presentation skills
Good knowledge of clinical research, drug safety, legal and compliance environment
Willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge
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Job details
How this role compares
Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 924 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 130 biopharma companies.
Salary context
175 of 924 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.
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Seniority mix
502 of 924 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
325 of 924 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
Similar opportunities
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.