Thought Leader Liaison UPLIZNA Chicago, IL (Rare Disease)

Career Category

Sales & Marketing Operations

Job Description

Territory covers : Chicago IL

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION

If you feel like youre part of something bigger its because you are. At Amgen our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve togetherresearching manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. Its time for a career you can be proud of.

Thought Leader Liaison -Chicago IL

Live

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world! This critical role is a customer-facing role responsible for executing the customer aspects of the Neuroimmunology Business Units peer to peer strategies and building productive relationships with speakers thought leaders and other key influencers from key accounts in their assigned geography. The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is responsible for compliantly liaising with Sales Site of Care and Medical Affairs to address customer needs identify / initiate appropriate projects of mutual interest to Amgen and customers anticipate market trends and uncover competitive intelligence ensuring delivery against the Business Unit objectives. The TLL will align across the Amgen organization to coordinate thought leader interactions and deliver a cohesive customer experience.

Responsibilities :

Significant customer-facing time building relationships with existing and new thought leaders for involvement in current and future commercial activities

Creates local peer to peer strategies in coordination with national and regional strategic marketing and sales business plans.

Liaise with sales and marketing to ensure thought leader concerns / needs are addressed in a timely and thorough manner

Collaborates closely with the Amgen advocacy team to develop relationships with key physician and patient organizations

Creates and executes short term and long-term KOL engagement plans.

Captures synthesizes and shares key thought leader insights to help shape brand strategy and prepare for future life cycle management and competitor entry into the marketplace

Identifies evidence gaps across product and disease education through appropriate thought leader discussions and podium observations.

Disseminate thought leader insights to broader Amgen stakeholders including marketing sales market access to drive development of new strategies and tactical approaches and to ensure a comprehensive view of market trends is integrated into overall planning

Coordinate leadership interactions at all assigned national / regional state society conferences

Initiates and pursues opportunities to involve Amgen in meaningful programs with thought leaders to ensure Amgen is strategically and strongly positioned in the market

Assists with speaker events including selection of speakers training for speakers and reviewing current speaker programs ensuring consistent messaging and compliant execution

Collaborates with marketing team on peer to peer programs including speaker training programs and contributes to ongoing refinement of U.S. speaker bureau

Contributes to content development by providing customer insight and perspective increasing program impact & relevance

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The marketing professional we seek is a collaborative partner with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications :

Doctorate degree and 2 years of marketing or sales experience

Or

Masters degree and 4 years of marketing or sales experience

Or

Bachelors degree and 6 years of marketing or sales experience

Or

Associates degree and 10 years of marketing or sales experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Customer facing pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience (field sales product marketing medical or clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area) is required

Experience in the neurology rheumatology and / or gastroenterology therapeutic area

Exposure to multiple sclerosis and key MS centers strongly preferred

Clinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics strongly preferred

Thought leader or demonstrated KOL leadership experience a plus

Proven track record of consistent achievement or exceeding expectations in assigned responsibilities goals objectives and any other relevant metrics especially involving cross functional matrix teams

Previous experience in multiple commercial functions beneficial

Demonstrated experience customizing and executing timely action plans across various initiatives

Demonstrates leadership strategic agility and persuasive aptitude

Exceptional ability to collaborate and / or lead cross functional teams

Ability to present ideas effectively by consolidating and customizing information

Strong organizational analytic and time management planning skills

Exceptional clinical / business acumen

Travel Requirements :

Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time inclusive of conferences on weekends overnight programs as well as attendance at key internal meetings

Individual must reside within territory boundaries given travel requirements

Thrive

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 a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals work / life balance and career development opportunities including :

Comprehensive employee benefits package including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions group medical dental and vision coverage life and disability insurance and flexible spending accounts.

A discretionary annual bonus program or for field sales representatives a sales-based incentive plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

Flexible work models including remote work arrangements where possible

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else Amgen is the first to imagine and the last to doubt. Join us.

Application deadline

Amgen anticipates accepting applications until December 192025 however we may continue accepting applications beyond this date if we do not receive a sufficient number of candidates.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a 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 an accommodation.

Amgen is a Fortune 150 company operating in nearly 100 countries around the world we invest in highly skilled dedicated and collaborative individuals who are ready to contribute to our mission in meaningful ways and make a difference in the lives of our patients.

Salary Range

191816.00 USD - 220550.00 USD

Key Skills

Presentation Skills,Time Management,Clinical Research,Communication skills,GCP,Infusion Experience,Managed Care,Hospice Care,Conflict Management,Clinical Trials,Research Experience,Home Care

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 220550 - 220550