Literature Surveillance Senior Associate

Literature Surveillance Sr. Associate

The Literature Surveillance Sr. Associate is responsible for daily surveillance, curation, and compliant distribution of medical and scientific literature across Amgen's therapeutic areas. This role ensures timely delivery of accurate literature alerts and curated content that inform internal stakeholders, support medical strategy, and comply with Amgen's Global Healthcare Compliance SOPs.

Working closely with Scientific Communications and Medical Content Leads, the Literature Surveillance Associate reviews publications, applies metadata, generates alerts, and contributes to the accuracy, efficiency, and quality of Amgen's global literature surveillance process.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Conducting daily monitoring of scientific literature using ReadCube Papers, PubMed, journal websites, and clinical guidelines (e.g., NCCN, ASCO, ESMO)

• Screening and curating articles across multiple therapeutic areas and applying metadata including citation details, document type, product/competitor associations, RADAR categories, and priority tags

• Generating, formatting, and distributing literature alerts to subscribed stakeholders, and maintaining distribution lists and subscriptions, as needed

• Retrieving full-text articles through Papers, RightFind, or Amgen libraries; escalating requests requiring budget approval; and ensuring copyright and transfer-of-value compliance

• Updating and maintaining internal trackers documenting articles screened, curated, alerted, or discarded

• Collaborating with Medical Content Leads and other stakeholders to refine searches and tagging criteria based on feedback

• Supporting ad hoc searches and contributing to refinement of surveillance strategies

• Remaining adaptable to emerging tools, automation, and digital innovations supporting literature workflows

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree and 5-9 years of directly related industry experience; experience in literature review, medical writing, publications, or related role (academic or industry)

Functional Skills:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, or a related field

• Strong scientific and analytical skills to assess relevance of peer-reviewed literature

• Proficiency with literature management tools (e.g., ReadCube Papers, PubMed, RightFind, SharePoint)

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow established guidelines and SOPs

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Prior experience in medical communications, publication management, or competitive intelligence

• Familiarity with therapeutic areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, bone, rare diseases, and inflammation

• Experience with regulatory-driven surveillance and clinical guideline monitoring

• Working knowledge of compliance, copyright, and transfer-of-value reporting in literature sharing

Competencies:

• Team orientation: Collaborates effectively across global teams and time zones

• Continuous improvement mindset: Proactively identifies opportunities to streamline processes

• Scientific curiosity: Eager to learn about new therapeutic areas and medical research

• Attention to detail: Ensures accuracy in curation, tagging, and metadata management

• Time management: Prioritizes daily high-volume workload and meets strict timelines

• Adaptability: Operates effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Ethics & compliance: Maintains integrity and adherence to compliance in all work

What you can expect of us

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.

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