Career CategorySales & Marketing OperationsJob DescriptionTerritory covers: Denver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, MN, Kansas City, KSJoin Amgen’s Mission of Serving PatientsAt Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.Thought Leader Liaison -Rocky MountainsLiveWhat you will doLet’s do this. Let’s change the world! This critical role is a customer-facing role responsible for executing the customer aspects of the Neuroimmunology Business Unit’s 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 activitiesCreates 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 mannerCollaborates closely with the Amgen advocacy team to develop relationships with key physician and patient organizationsCreates 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 marketplaceIdentifies 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 planningCoordinate 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 marketAssists with speaker events, including selection of speakers, training for speakers and reviewing current speaker programs ensuring consistent messaging and compliant executionCollaborates with marketing team on peer to peer programs including speaker training programs and contributes to ongoing refinement of U.S. speaker bureauContributes to content development by providing customer insight and perspective, increasing program impact & relevanceWinWhat we expect of youWe 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 experienceOrMaster's degree and 4 years of marketing or sales experienceOrBachelor's degree and 6 years of marketing or sales experienceOrAssociates degree and 10 years of marketing or sales experienceOrHigh school diploma / GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experiencePreferred Qualifications:Customer facing pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience (field sales, product marketing, medical or clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area) is requiredExperience in the neurology, rheumatology and/or gastroenterology therapeutic area,Exposure to multiple sclerosis and key MS centers, strongly preferredClinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics strongly preferredThought leader or demonstrated KOL leadership experience a plusProven track record of consistent achievement or exceeding expectations in assigned responsibilities, goals, objectives and any other relevant metrics, especially involving cross functional matrix teamsPrevious experience in multiple commercial functions beneficialDemonstrated experience customizing and executing timely action plans across various initiativesDemonstrates leadership, strategic agility and persuasive aptitudeExceptional ability to collaborate and/or lead cross functional teamsAbility to present ideas effectively by consolidating and customizing informationStrong organizational, analytic and time management planning skillsExceptional clinical/business acumenTravel Requirements: Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time, inclusive of conferences on weekends, overnight programs as well as attendance at key internal meetingsIndividual must reside within territory boundaries given travel requirementsThriveWhat you can expect of usAs 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 planStock-based long-term incentives Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possibleApply nowfor a career that defies imaginationIn our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.careers.amgen.comApplication deadlineAmgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.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 Range175,831.00USD -237,889.00 USD