Specialty Representative/Sr Specialty Representative - Primary Care - Los Angeles S, CA

Amgen; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Specialty Representative or Senior Specialty Representative in the Los Angeles area. You will provide clinical knowledge of Amgen products to medical professionals and help navigate the payer environment, acting as the primary customer contact and implementing marketing strategy under the District Manager.

Responsibilities include delivering branded sales messages, conducting programs, and building relationships to manage accounts, product access, and reimbursement discussions

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent sales/healthcare experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills for medical professionals.
• Experience with payer environments and product access is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide current and comprehensive knowledge of Amgen's products to medical professionals and communicate clinical benefits.
• Lead territory sales by delivering branded messages, conducting programs, and engaging in educational activities.
• Develop and manage accounts, tailoring discussions to customer needs and ensuring product access and payer considerations.
• Provide feedback on marketing strategy and territory plans with the District Manager.
• Collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and grow in the role.
• Demonstrate passion for products and maintain brand integrity throughout the sales cycle.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's degree + 4 years of Sales experience

High school diploma/GED + 6 years of Sales experience

Job description

Career Category

Sales

Job Description

Territory Covers: Downey; Bellflower; Bell Gardens; Bell, CA

Relocation is not offered for this role.

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.

SPECIALTY REPRESENTATIVE/SENIOR SPECIALTY REPRESENTATIVE

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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. The Specialty Representative/Senior Specialty Representative acts as the primary customer contact and is responsible for implementing marketing strategy and promoting Amgen products as led by the District Manager.

Responsibilities include:

• 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

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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 and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related
• Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related
• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare / scientific field that is not sales related

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sales, marketing and/or clinical experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics, healthcare insurance, pharmacy services, healthcare medical device or medical supply industries Some experience and/or pre-graduate sales training and/or proven track record of successful leadership under pressure preferred for Specialty Representative
• 3 years+ experience preferred for Senior Specialty Representative
• 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
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