Medical Advisor (Obesity)
Amgen · Tokyo, Japan
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Role summary
This Medical Advisor role in Amgen's Tokyo office leads product medical strategy development for obesity treatments, including pipeline and launched products. Key responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams on medical strategy execution, managing clinical studies, coordinating expert engagement, and ensuring consistent scientific messaging across markets. The position requires a master's degree in life sciences with minimum 2 years of pharma experience, clinical study management background, and fluency in Japanese and English; an MD, PharmD, or PhD is strongly preferred.
What they're looking for
- Master's degree in life science or equivalent education
- Minimum 2 years pharmaceutical industry or academia collaboration experience
- Medical Department or Clinical Development experience
- Clinical study management and conduct experience
- Knowledge of commercialization and business practices
- Fluent in Japanese and English
- MD, PharmD, or PhD strongly preferred
What you'll be doing
- Develop and execute local product medical strategy and launch readiness plans
- Lead evidence generation, publications, and medical events planning and execution
- Develop study protocols for Amgen-sponsored studies and manage implementation
- Conduct medical training, advisory board meetings, and expert panel discussions
- Ensure consistency of medical content and scientific messaging across materials
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