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Amgen Medical Advisor in Shanghai, China

This is an opportunity for a manager level position as a Medical Advisor in the assigned Therapeutic Area. Working with the supervisor, this position will serve as the point of contact with other Amgen China function teams and with Amgen global teams for clinical development and medical activities in the therapeutic area (TA). As such, this position is responsible for providing medical insights into the relevant TA and/or specific molecules to the China teams and the global teams to inform clinical development and medical affairs strategies for China, and for executing the activities accordingly.

Key responsibilities include:

· Working on the planning, data generation and communication for China oncology/hematology therapeutic areas

· Participating in/conducts Local Advisory Board Meetings, Investigator Meetings, Expert Panels and other medical activities

· Establishing and maintaining relationship with key investigators, thought leaders, and professional organizations in the relevant therapeutic areas in the Chinese medical community

· Developing and executing the China medical plan and medical activities for the product(s) in accordance to internal and external regulations

· Providing therapeutic area and/or product specific medical education, ensuring consistency of medical content and scientific messages across various tools and materials

· Supporting China local study team in participation and completion of global development studies in China; visiting selected KOL’s and study groups for strategic discussions and protocol development; providing input into site selection for Amgen-sponsored studies; developing and executing better recruitment strategies in conjunction with China local study teams; providing local support for Medical questions, feasibility and trial strategy

· Overseeing in-sourced/outsourced Medical programs and logistics

· Supporting China regulatory and ethics approvals for study protocols

Qualifications

· Medical education and practice in clinical medicine, particularly with specialty training or clinical experiences or scientific expertise in the area of oncology/hematology

Experience

· Experience in hematology area is preferable

· Minimum of 2 years in pharmaceutical industry, or proven industry collaboration in academia

· Experience in Medical Department or Clinical Development

· Experience with clinical study management and conduct is preferred

· Knowledge of commercialization and business practices is preferred

Knowledge

· Therapeutic area knowledge, and hematology area knowledge is preferable

· Knowledge of working with customers in therapeutic area

· Preferred to have knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, lifecycle and commercialization

Competencies

· Medical and/or scientific expertise

· Fluency in English, both oral and written communications

· Strong communication and presentation skills

· Continuously expanding medical and scientific knowledge as well as overall product related knowledge

· Certain level of clinical research knowledge, such as: study design, study evaluation, medical writing skills, expert panel conduct, symposium and workshop management, KOL management

· Strong customer orientation; science-based

· Ability to work in a cross-functional team (e.g., Commercial, Clin Development, Regulatory, Safety, etc.)

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