Area Lead Site of Care - San Diego, CA (Rare Disease)

Position Overview

At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our mission – to serve patients living with serious illnesses – drives everything we do. Since 1980, we have pioneered breakthrough biotech innovations to fight the world's toughest diseases. As the Site of Care Area Lead – Rare Disease, you will support treatment delivery for our infused therapy offerings across gout, neuroimmunology, and ophthalmology business units by building strong business-to-business relationships and executing strategic site of care plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Maximize site of care (SOC) opportunities in accordance with product labeling, strategic imperatives, and Company policies.
• Provide an overview of therapy and clinical procedures involved with infusion to assigned SOC customers/partners while coordinating with the Medical Affairs team.
• Identify gaps in existing SOC networks and develop plans to expand SOC options.
• Drive pull-through of national partnership contracts at the local level.
• Conduct proactive, ongoing education on access-related topics including coding and billing, and perform quarterly business reviews with SOC administrative leaders.
• Serve as the lead point of contact for sales, patient services, and reimbursement access functions for assigned SOC customers/partners.
• Develop, monitor, and measure partnerships and business plans to align with profit, growth, and value objectives.
• Deliver business presentations and reviews based on mutual benefits while developing business cases for contract support and negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and relevant regulatory guidelines in all communications and activities.
• Lead or contribute to special projects that drive operational performance improvements and enhance business opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Either a Doctorate degree with 2 years of Sales and/or Account Management experience, a Master's degree with 4 years of Sales and/or Account Management experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 6 years of Sales and/or Account Management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in identifying and activating sites of care in infusion service areas, including national/regional infusion service providers, hospital outpatient and infusion centers, home infusion providers, and buy-and-bill physician offices.
• Experience with infused therapies is required, with rare disease experience highly preferred.
• Background in Rheumatology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology and/or Endocrinology reimbursement is preferred.
• Recent launch experience with infused products is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and know when supervisory input is essential in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills paired with strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Willingness to travel approximately 70%, including some overnight and weekend commitments.

Benefits & Perks

• 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 a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Award-winning time-off plans and flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements where possible.

Compensation: Salary Range: 163,480.00 USD - 190,355.00 USD