Field Medical Onboarding & Capability Development, US FME

Amgen Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 154,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Annual bonus program

Sales-based incentive plan

Stock-based incentives

Generous time-off

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a leader to shape the Field Medical onboarding and ongoing capability development.

You will translate business needs and adult learning principles into scalable experiences, aligning across therapeutic areas while customizing for role, experience, and therapeutic area needs. You will evaluate emerging trends in healthcare, engagement, learning technology, and AI to keep Field Medical colleagues prepared for an evolving external environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Medical Affairs, learning & development or related field.
• Ability to design adult learning experiences and use modern learning technologies.
• Ability to collaborate across therapeutic areas to standardize onboarding while allowing role customization.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and evolution of field medical onboarding and ongoing capability development.
• Establish common learning standards across therapeutic areas while enabling customization by role and experience.
• Incorporate emerging trends in healthcare, learning practice, technology, and AI to keep Field Medical colleagues prepared.
• Support onboarding for Medical Science Liaisons, Field Directors, and MVPH team.
• Define onboarding objectives and learning pathways to ensure new hire readiness and effectiveness.

Skills

Learning & development

Instructional design

Organizational development

Medical affairs

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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.

Field Medical Onboarding & Capability Development, US FME

What you will do

• This role will lead the strategy and evolution of Field Medical onboarding and ongoing capability development, translating business needs, evolving scientific engagement expectations, adult learning principles, and emerging technologies into practical learning experiences that accelerate readiness, sustain effectiveness, and support continued growth in role.
• The individual will work across therapeutic areas and functions to establish common learning standards while enabling appropriate customization for role, experience level, and therapeutic‑area needs.
• The position has a future‑focused orientation, regularly evaluating emerging trends in healthcare, scientific engagement, learning practices, technology, and AI to ensure Field Medical colleagues are prepared for an evolving external environment throughout their careers.
• Support colleagues joining US Field Medical, including Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), Field Directors, and the MVPH team, and strengthen the continued education, professional skills, and capabilities of experienced MSLs and field leaders.
• Partner closely with therapeutic‑area Knowledge & Learning leads, Field Directors, and TA leadership to define onboarding objectives, learning pathways, and developmental milestones that support new hire preparedness and effectiveness in external scientific engagement.
• Design and maintain a connected learning and development approach that bridges onboarding with continuous education, professional skills development, and ongoing capability growth for tenured MSLs and field leaders.
• Partner with therapeutic‑area leadership and subject matter experts to identify common enterprise learning needs and determine where customization is required.
• Apply adult learning, instructional design, and performance‑support principles to create engaging, practical, and scalable learning experiences for colleagues at different career stages.
• Develop and continuously improve learning resources and experiences, including structured onboarding journeys, continuing education, workshops, simulations, practice opportunities, field‑based learning, performance support, and self‑directed resources.
• Identify and advance professional skills learning for MSLs, including capabilities such as communication, strategic thinking, business acumen, emotional intelligence, self‑leadership, and AI fluency and judgment, aligned to evolving Field Medical expectations.
• Refine coaching resources and tools for Field Directors and other people leaders to strengthen their role in onboarding, field coaching, ongoing development, and application of learning.
• Support career development and continued capability growth by connecting onboarding and continuing education with broader professional capability and development frameworks.
• Incorporate emerging technologies, including AI‑enabled learning and performance‑support solutions, where they can improve learning effectiveness, personalization, accessibility, or efficiency.
• Create mechanisms to gather learner and stakeholder feedback, identify emerging capability gaps across both new and experienced colleagues, and translate insights into improvements in learning strategy and design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs, learning and development, or other relevant experience, OR
• Master's degree and 4 years of Medical Affairs, learning and development, instructional design, organizational development, or other relevant experience, OR
• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of Medical Affairs, learning and development, instructional design, organizational development, or other relevant experience

What you can expect of us

From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

• A 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 plan
• Stock‑based long‑term incentives
• Award‑winning time‑off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Salary Range

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

154,358.30USD -208,837.70 USD

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.