Specialty Rep / Sr Specialty Rep - INBU - Los Angeles, CA

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Stock-based long-term incentives

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work models where possible

Job summary

Amgen Inc. (IR) is seeking a Specialty Representative or Senior Specialty Representative for the Inflammation & Nephrology area in the Greater Los Angeles region.

You will communicate clinical benefits to medical professionals, drive sales, and manage accounts to ensure access and reimbursement with a patient-focused approach. You should have a life sciences or business degree and a proven sales drive, plus strong communication and relationship-building abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4+ years of sales experience (or 3+ with Bachelor’s) in specialty pharma preferred.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical knowledge of Amgen's products to medical professionals.
• Deliver branded sales messages and achieve or exceed sales targets.
• Develop relationships to manage accounts and ensure product access and reimbursement.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Persuasion skills

Relationship-building

Hunter’s mindset

Sales mindset

Resilience

Adaptability

CRM system

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration

Associate degree with sales experience

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Career Category Sales 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. 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.

Specialty Representative / Senior Specialty Representative - Inflammation & Nephrology - Los Angeles, CA

Territory area covers: Greater Los Angeles area, Pasadena. Relocation is not offered for this role.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be the connection to our customers by providing clinical knowledge of our products to medical professionals and helping them navigate the complex payer environment. We are actively searching for a Specialty Representative or Senior Specialty Representative to deliver on our commitment to serve patients.

• Provide current and comprehensive knowledge of Amgen's products and effectively communicate the clinical benefits to medical professionals to drive appropriate utilization of the products
• Perform as a sales leader to achieve territory sales by delivering branded sales messages, conducting planned programs, scheduling and following-up with medical educational programs, and achieving or exceeding sales targets through both in-person and virtual engagement
• Develop relationships to service and manage accounts which may include: customizing discussions and customer interactions based on understanding of customer needs, ensuring product access, resolving/triage reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts
• Provide feedback on marketing strategy, analyze business effectiveness of sales activities and territory analysis, and develop territory plans with the District Manager
• Partner with other colleagues to share best practices and seek to learn and grow as a Specialty Representative/Senior Specialty Representative
• Demonstrate passion for our products and sustain that passion through the entire sales cycle while always building our brand and never losing sight of how we serve patients
• Uphold Amgen Values: Be Science-Based; Compete Intensely and Win; Create Value for Patients, Staff, and Stockholders; Be Ethical; Trust and Respect Each Other; Ensure Quality; Work in Teams; Collaborate, Communicate, and Be Accountable

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The sales professional we seek is a motivated individual with these qualifications.

• Basic Qualifications (Specialty Representative): Bachelor's Degree OR Associate's degree and 4 years of Sales experience OR High school diploma/GED and 6 years of Sales experience
• Basic Qualifications (Senior Specialty Representative): Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of sales experience OR Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience OR High school diploma/GED and 8 years of sales experience
• Preferred Qualifications: 1–3 years of sales, marketing, or clinical experience (pharmaceutical or healthcare industry preferred)
• Product or hospital sales experience in the areas of oncology, cardiology, inflammation, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology, neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, bone health, respiratory, hematology, or infectious diseases; and the diseases and treatments involved with these specialties
• Some experience and/or pre-graduate sales or leadership training, or a demonstrated track record of success under pressure
• A hunter’s mindset — hungry, ambitious, and driven to exceed goals
• Strong communication, storytelling, and persuasion skills with the ability to influence diverse audiences
• Genuine passion for sales, relationship-building, and improving patient outcomes
• Curiosity and learning agility — eager to absorb product knowledge and industry insights quickly
• Resilience and adaptability — thrives in a fast-paced, competitive environment
• Entrepreneurial spirit — proactive, self‑motivated, and resourceful in finding creative ways to win business
• Desire to build a long‑term career in pharmaceutical sales, with a focus on the cardiovascular therapeutic area
• Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and accountability in all interactions
• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration
• Adaptability with our Core Competencies: Sales Planning and Organizing; Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge; Communicating with Impact; Driving for Results; and Cultivating Internal and External Relationships.

What you can expect of us

As 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.

The expected annual salary range for Specialty Representative in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $89,880 – $121,602.

The expected annual salary range for Senior Specialty Representative in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $115,949 – $156,872.

Actual salary will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

• 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

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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.

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Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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