Senior Director, Bone Field Medical Affairs (MSL) Lead
Amgen
- Location
- United States - Remote
- Work model
- Remote
- Level
- Staff
- H-1B history
- 137 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 1d ago
About this role
Career Category Medical Affairs Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At 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. Senior Director, Bone Field Medical Affairs (MSL) Lead Territory includes United States What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Senior Director, Bone Field Medical Affairs Lead is responsible for setting and executing the U.S. field medical vision and strategy for the Bone therapeutic area. As a member of the Bone Medical Affairs Leadership Team, this individual serves as a strategic partner across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Medical Value & Population Health, Commercial, and Global Medical organizations to maximize patient impact and advance Amgen's Bone portfolio. This leader oversees a national team of Medical Science Liaisons(MSLs), drives field medical excellence, shapes evidence-generation priorities through external insights, and influences franchise-level decision-making. The role requires strong enterprise leadership, organizational influence, and the ability to translate emerging scientific and healthcare ecosystem trends into actionable business and medical strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Franchise and Enterprise Leadership Develop and execute the U.S. Bone Field Medical strategy aligned with key brand and medical objectives and long-term portfolio priorities. Serve as a senior strategic advisor to Therapeutic Area Heads and Medical Affairs leadership regarding scientific trends, stakeholder needs, and evolving healthcare dynamics. Drive cross-functional alignment on key strategic initiatives, including launch readiness, lifecycle management, evidence generation, and patient-centered innovation. Influence franchise decisions through high-quality external insights and field intelligence. Leadership of Field Medical Organization Lead and develop a national Bone MSL organization, including direct leadership of MSL managers and/or regional directors. Build organizational capabilities that support current and future portfolio needs. Establish performance standards, talent strategies, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and inclusion. External Scientific Leadership Cultivate strategic relationships with nationally recognized thought leaders, professional societies, healthcare systems, and academic institutions. Represent Amgen at major scientific congresses and key external engagements. Ensure the field team effectively communicates complex scientific data and supports high-quality scientific exchange. Guide stakeholder engagement strategies addressing clinical, payer, health-system, and policy considerations. Cross-Functional Influence Serve as a trusted strategic partner across Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Value & Access, Regulatory, and Global teams. Provide leadership during major business milestones including launches,