Corporate Affairs Senior Manager - Oncology

Career Category

Corporate Services

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs - Oncology

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What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role Amgen is seeking a Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs to develop and deliver strategic global communications for Amgen's diverse Oncology portfolio. The Senior Manager will report directly to the Director of Oncology Communications.

This position can be based remotely in the US with a willingness to at times work PT hours based on company/client events and meetings.

Key responsibilities include:

• Responsible for developing communication plans and materials that will drive awareness of data milestones, approvals, data publications and launches for priority assets in close partnership with the relevant Global/Regional Corporate Affairs colleagues (i.e., research & development, content strategy and media relations), and cross-functional business partners (i.e., Medical, Regulatory, Compliance, Legal, Advocacy, Value, Access and Policy).

• Partner with global and regional colleagues to maximize communication opportunities and milestones.

• Work in partnership with cross-functional business and corporate affairs partners to deliver high-impact, integrated communications plans

• Engage with external stakeholders, including patients and healthcare professionals

• Ensure Corporate Affairs resources are prioritized to deliver the greatest value

• Share and adopt best practices from across the industry, Amgen regions and distributed teams

• Effectively lead and deploy agency support through clear objectives, KPIs, continued drive for excellence and innovation in support of the oncology franchise

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will meet these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs or Marketing

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Master’s degree and 4 years of Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs or Marketing

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Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of  Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs or Marketing

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Associate’s degree and 10 years of  Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs or Marketing

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High school diploma / GED and 12 years of  Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs or Marketing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Biotechnology, pharmaceutical or healthcare public relations and corporate experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in public relations, communications or journalism or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Extensive experience managing data and milestone communications

• Strong oral and presentation skills; ability to negotiate and persuade

• Outstanding writing skills and attention to detail

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and deal with rapidly changing priorities

• Ability to interact with all levels of management and manage staff and vendors

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to productively navigate a challenging, matrixed and dynamic environment

• Understands nuances and details of specific company positions or issues that could affect communications tactics

• Independently judges risks and benefits from a communication perspective and makes a persuasive case for taking calculated risks in the organization’s best interest

• Shows organizational courage by tactfully challenging executives when providing communications counsel and feedback

• Applies sound judgment and innovative thinking to resolve problems and maximize opportunities

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not l