Scientific Affairs Manager (Bogotá)

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.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Advice on the design, execution, and publication of studies (clinical, RWE, registries), aligned with local regulations, AMGEN standardized processes, and strategic needs of key molecules.
• Ensure scientific quality, clinical relevance, and compliance with local processes.
• Understand and apply company value stories, facilitating agile economic evaluations in collaboration with external vendors.
• Integrate clinical and economic evidence, working closely with the access team to address medical and ecosystem needs, ensuring relevance for different stakeholders (HCPs, payers, decision-makers).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across Amgen).
• Accountable for elevating team capabilities in HEOR.
• Collaborate in the development of payer value messages.

• Strategically map research centers to propose them for new clinical studies and consolidate a strong network to respond to feasibility assessments.
• Apply advanced epidemiology knowledge to conduct structured literature searches and analyze public data to support strategic research decisions.
• Oversee clinical studies through dashboards and key metrics, intervening strategically to optimize timelines and increase country-level protocol allocation.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the AMGEN pipeline to enable timely discussions and secure strategic clinical trial allocations for the country.
• Periodically disseminate clinical research data.
• Actively participate in industry associations, leveraging strong knowledge of local regulations to identify strategic opportunities for the company.

• Manage and respond to medical information requests from physicians, ensuring scientific quality and regulatory compliance. 
• Analyze request metrics and trends to generate strategic insights.

• Consolidate and unify the country initiative focused on Investigation, Development and Academia by integrating activities conducted and proposed throughout the year into the evidence generation strategy.
• Ensure compliance with program criteria and governance.
• Promote and disseminate the program.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The vital attribute professional we seek is a type of person with these qualifications.

• Master’s degree in epidemiology or health economics and 2 years of experience in Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs and Clinical Research or a related function within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry Or
• Bachelor’s degree in health-related discipline or equivalent and 4 years of experience in HEOR, Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs and Clinical Research or a related function within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Advanced proficiency in English and Spanish, both written and verbal.

• Knowledge of economic evidence and outcomes (health economics training preferred).
• Experience in research (clinical and/or RWE, observational studies, IIS, and publications).
• Experience with data analysis (SISPRO, DANE, RIPS, public data sources).
• Strong understanding of the healthcare system, its needs, and key data sources.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance environments.
• Data-driven strategic thinking.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Autonomy, prioritization, and ability to manage multiple projects/tasks.
• Scientific publications (not mandatory)
• Experience in medical innovation initiatives.

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodation.