Global Medical Affairs, Medical Director – Chronic Weight Management

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $220.7k - $298.7k / year

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Amgen

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1980

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

💰 $28.5G Post-IPO Debt on 2022-12

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Amgen is a global leader in biotechnology, focusing on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines made from living cells. The company aims to treat serious illnesses, often targeting diseases with limited therapeutic options. Amgen emphasizes scientific innovation and is committed to ethical research, patient safety, and environmental sustainability. It actively engages in clinical trials and is known for its contributions to the fields of cancer treatment and obesity management among others.

📋 Description

• Support development and delivery of the Global medical affairs strategy in Chronic Weight Management • Partner with the Global Medical Asset Lead to develop and execute global medical affairs strategy across pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases • Drive medical input into product lifecycle management, launch readiness, data generation, evidence dissemination, and long-term asset strategy • Identify scientific evidence gaps and contribute to global evidence generation plans, including real-world evidence, investigator-sponsored research, and publication strategies • Lead interpretation, communication, and application of clinical and scientific data for medical, regulatory, and cross-functional decision-making • Represent Medical Affairs on cross-functional teams across Clinical Development, Regulatory, HEOR/RWE, Commercial, Market Access, and Scientific Communications • Generate medical insights from healthcare professionals, external experts, and scientific exchange activities and translate them into strategic recommendations • Develop relationships with thought leaders, investigators, professional societies, advocacy groups, and payer stakeholders • Contribute to publication planning and scientific communications, including congress strategy, abstracts, manuscripts, scientific platforms, and medical education • Support clinical development through study design input, protocol review, data interpretation, and communication of study results • Provide medical leadership for advisory boards, expert panels, investigator meetings, and scientific engagement activities • Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs and Safety on benefit-risk assessments, labeling, and risk management • Review and provide medical oversight for promotional and non-promotional materials • Serve as a subject matter expert in obesity and related cardiometabolic diseases • Lead matrix teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders • Ensure medical affairs activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and industry standards

🎯 Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of medical affairs experience, or Master’s degree and 8 years, or Bachelor’s degree and 10 years • At least 4 years of leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing resource allocation • MD/DO, PharmD, or PhD with significant pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience in Medical Affairs preferred • Deep expertise in obesity, chronic weight management, and/or cardiometabolic diseases preferred • Experience supporting global medical affairs strategies across development, launch, and post-launch commercialization preferred • Experience contributing to product launches or launch readiness initiatives preferred • Experience developing and executing evidence generation strategies, including RWE, observational research, and investigator-sponsored studies preferred • Strong understanding of incretin-based therapies, including GLP-1, GIP, and multi-agonist therapies preferred • Experience leading global cross-functional initiatives preferred • Experience engaging global key opinion leaders, investigators, professional societies, advocacy organizations, and payer stakeholders preferred • Strong publication and scientific communication experience preferred • Ability to influence without authority and lead through complex matrix organizations preferred • Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, lifecycle management, and commercialization processes preferred • Familiarity with global regulatory requirements, GCP, and industry compliance standards preferred • Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving capabilities preferred • Proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced global environment preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package • Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions • Group medical, dental and vision coverage • Life and disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Discretionary annual bonus program • Stock-based long-term incentives • Award-winning time-off plans • Flexible work models where possible • Career development opportunities • Work/life balance support