Scientific Communications Manager

■Job Purpose
・Maximize Amgen’s value and contribute to healthcare professionals and/or patients through planning and executing high-quality medical communication/education programs and tools related to Amgen products and/or relevant diseases.
Key Activities
・Create and drive holistic scientific communication plan based on local medical and brand strategy, including medical education and omnichannel engagement strategy.
・Ensure cross-functional alignment of holistic scientific communication plan.
・Use approved global medical contents and adapt/customize if needed for local scientific communication activities.
・Generate local specific high-quality non-promotional materials & scientific contents as determined by unique needs of Japan.
・Conduct logistic arrangement of HCPs at medical events.
・Deliver other duties deemed necessary by CMAL (a line manager)
・Collaborate with MSL and medical advisors to seek input on content from opinion leaders via external engagement and/or steering committees where appropriate.

・Measure the usage and effectiveness of communications and educational content to enable continuous improvement.
・Thoroughly understand and ensure compliance with industry regulations, relevant laws and internal processes and SOPs.
・Manage budget related to scientific communications in assigned therapeutic area

■Basic
Qualifications
・Medical or scientific education (pharmaceutical, medical or life sciences) or equivalent experience
・Over 4 years’ experience in pharmaceutical or medical industry
・Experience as Medical Affairs/Scientific Affairs, MSL or Clinical Development
・English: Business communication skill
Knowledge
・Scientific/medical knowledge of product disease area
・Basic knowledge of clinical development, regulatory, safety, legal and compliance
・Communication ability of establishing the favorable relationship with internal/external stakeholders
・Behavior with high ethical standards

Preferred Qualifications
・PhD, MD, pharmacist or equivalent education and experience
・Experience of planning and execution of scientific lecture meetings/symposiums and/or publication process, or experience as project management