Amgen is hiring a Cardiovascular Advocacy Relations Senior Manager to manage relationships with advocacy groups and external stakeholders, supporting our mission to serve patients. You will drive advocacy efforts aimed at reducing cardiovascular events and work cross-functionally to align strategic plans across the organization.
What You'll Do
- Energize the advocacy community to drive towards Amgen’s 2030 ambition to reduce CV events by 50%.
- Drive high-quality sponsorships that measurably address known barriers to LDL testing and treatment.
- Coordinate Amgen’s engagement strategies with stakeholders at Congresses.
- Empower patient groups to advocate for patients to receive guideline-appropriate cholesterol testing and treatment.
- Mobilize patient groups to advocate for equitable patient access to appropriate PCSK9 treatment.
- Support existing and new long-term, substantive relationships with patient groups, professional associations and other key stakeholders based on values of trust, respect and transparency.
- Support the implementation of the advocacy relations strategy for Amgen’s cardiometabolic portfolio.
- Work cross-functionally as a strong partner and collaborator with global and US teams including Marketing, Medical, Value and Access, Policy and Corporate Communications.
- Nimbly align advocacy strategic plans with internal functions to ensure One Amgen voice and priorities are incorporated into engagement plans.
- Facilitate connections between patient advocacy groups with appropriate internal subject experts.
- Identify and understand the drivers behind the official positions, priorities, and networks of influence of key patient and professional associations and advocacy groups to advise Amgen’s business strategies.
- Incorporate simple and transparent systems for patient advocacy groups to understand Amgen’s partnership and funding requirements.
What We're Looking For
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience.
- Master’s degree and 4 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience.
- Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience.
- Associate’s degree and 10 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience.
- High school diploma / GED and 12 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience.
Nice to Have
- 5+ years of experience with patient advocacy groups and/or professional (medical) associations.
- 3+ years of experience working for global pharmaceutical companies as a liaison with patient advocacy groups and/or professional associations.
- Sensitivity to diverse groups of people both internal and external with the ability to manage many different opinions and perspectives, including tolerance for ambiguity.
- Demonstrated reputation internally and externally as a well-respected, dynamic team-player.
- Empathic and hardworking individual with the ability to build meaningful connections with stakeholders.
- Previous experience leading the development of professional medical society and patient advocacy strategies for pharmaceutical organizations.
- Previous experience as relationship manager for professional medical associations and patient advocacy groups.
- Demonstrated understanding of key external and internal trends affecting patient and consumer engagement; solid understanding and experience in new forms of patient/consumer interactions such as social media and patient online communities.
- Previous experience communicating the value of innovation and addressing access barriers to care.
- Previous experience communicating complex health policy access issues to patient advocates.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt relationship style to external partner’s preferences and comfort levels.
- Previous experience in government affairs.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills and an ability to adapt one’s approach to a challenge, as well as excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to assimilate complex medical knowledge and communicate to non-medical audiences.
- Capable of handling shifting priorities in a constantly evolving environment.
- Understands the pharma/biotech business model, regulatory process & compliance guidelines.
- Experience with product (drug) launches.
Team & Environment
You will work cross-functionally with global and US teams across marketing, medical, access, policy, and communications.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $154,865.00 USD - $182,086.00 USD
- 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.
- Stock-based long-term incentives.
- Award-winning time-off plans.
- Flexible work models where possible.
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model and is located in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico).
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.
