Thought Leader Liaison - UPLIZNA - Pacific Northwest; Rare Disease

Thought Leader Liaison – Pacific Northwest

Territory includes:
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! This critical role is a customer-facing position responsible for executing 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 the assigned geography.

• Significant customer-facing time, building relationships with existing and new thought leaders for involvement in current and future commercial activities
• Create 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
• Collaborate closely with the Amgen advocacy team to develop relationships with key physician and patient organizations
• Create and execute short‑term and long‑term KOL engagement plans.
• Capture, synthesize, and share key thought leader insights to help shape brand strategy and prepare for future life‑cycle management and competitor entry into the marketplace
• Identify 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, and 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 and state society conferences
• Initiate and pursue opportunities to involve Amgen in meaningful programs with thought leaders to ensure Amgen is strategically and strongly positioned in the market
• Assist with speaker events, including selection of speakers, training for speakers and reviewing current speaker programs to ensure consistent messaging and compliant execution
• Collaborate with marketing on peer‑to‑peer programs, including speaker training programs, and contribute to ongoing refinement of the U.S. speaker bureau
• Contribute to content development by providing customer insight and perspective, increasing program impact and relevance

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of marketing or sales experience
• Master’s degree and 4 years of marketing or sales experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of marketing or sales experience
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of marketing or sales experience
• High school diploma/GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experience

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

• Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time, inclusive of conferences on weekends, overnight programs, and attendance at key internal meetings
• Individual must reside within territory boundaries given travel requirements

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement and savings plan with generous company contributions
• Flexible spending accounts
• Discretionary annual bonus program or sales‑based incentive plan for field sales representatives
• Stock‑based long‑term incentives
• Award‑winning time‑off plans and bi‑annual company‑wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote arrangements where possible

$ – $ USD

December 19, 2025 (or until the position is filled)

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 provide reasonable accommodation to ensure participation in the application and interview process for individuals with disabilities.