Lead Medical Director – Obesity and Related Conditions

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $217.7k - $294.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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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

• Lead development and delivery of U.S. Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medical strategy for MariTide • Establish the scientific, evidence, stakeholder, and implementation foundation for chronic weight management launch readiness and CVM maturation • Build an integrated, evidence-based CVM narrative linking obesity and the broader care continuum • Define U.S. evidence gaps and shape local evidence, RWE, HEOR, and access-and-use evidence-generation priorities • Synthesize customer, field, market, and medical insights to inform strategy and implementation decisions • Develop external-engagement plans for cardiologists, specialists, delivery networks, societies, payers, and other stakeholders • Partner with Global Medical, Global Development, CfOR, HEOR, Medical Value and Access, and Scientific Communications • Lead or support scientific communications, publications, congress plans, and medical education • Support clinical trials and data interpretation as the U.S. Medical interface with clinical development and evidence-generation teams • Lead or support advisory boards, expert panels, and implementation-science initiatives • Provide medical input into reimbursement, policy, regulatory, labeling, and promotional-material discussions • Represent Medical in leadership, governance, launch-readiness, and cross-functional teams • Contribute to medical training and field scientific readiness • Support independent medical education, grants, sponsorships, and advocacy activities • Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and standard operating procedures • Measure progress, identify risks, and improve execution through planning and performance-management processes

🎯 Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of Medical Affairs, clinical research, or cardiometabolic science research experience OR Master’s degree and 7 years of such experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of such experience • PharmD, PhD, MD, or other advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred • Strong clinical and scientific knowledge of cardiometabolic disease, including obesity and related conditions • Experience in U.S. Medical Affairs within the biopharmaceutical industry • Scientific engagement with cardiologists, endocrinologists, obesity-medicine clinicians, integrated delivery networks, and/or payers • Experience developing or implementing medical strategy, evidence-generation plans, RWE, HEOR, or access-and-use evidence • Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, lifecycle planning, launch readiness, and cross-functional collaboration • Experience engaging external experts, professional societies, advocacy organizations, health systems, and payers • Ability to integrate multiple indications, scientific narratives, and stakeholder needs into a clear U.S. Medical strategy • Familiarity with global regulatory organizations, guidelines, practices, and Good Clinical Practice requirements • Strong communication skills and sound judgment • Demonstrated success leading through influence across matrixed, cross-functional teams

🏖️ Benefits

• 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

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