Senior Manager, Global Media Relations

Career Category

Corporate Services

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

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. 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.

Senior Manager, Global Media Relations

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this role you will be at the forefront of Amgen’s biggest news as a company spokesperson and media strategist on the global media relations team. The Senior Manager, Enterprise Media Relations, will be responsible for driving the reputation of Amgen and our priority products, pipeline and functions.

This position reports to the Enterprise Media Relations Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, operating as a self-starter while working on a collaborative and high performing 6-member team. This position can sit remotely in the U.S. and does not need to be based in Thousand Oaks, CA.

• Independently implement media relations strategies and outreach, specifically for pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology products

• Possess strong existing reporter relationships and a demonstrated track record of working with news media on a variety of topics from data and milestones to consumer disease education

• Proactively uncover interesting stories and news angles to further the Amgen story and enhance corporate reputation in news media

• Be highly organized and a disciplined self-starter who can prioritize multiple tasks and deliver to deadlines, always leading with a proactive news mindset

• Lead media material development for interviews, trainings, prep sessions

• Confidently problem-solve, including knowing when to escalate potential challenges, and quickly learn how to work within a matrixed organization

• Have a hunger for learning about new media outlets and innovative tools, including AI in communications, while also using data to inform decisions

• Clearly and confidently represent a media relations perspective while working collaboratively with other functions and colleagues at various levels

• Support the team on issues/crisis communications, as needed

• Laison with external PR agencies and serve as company spokesperson, when appropriate

• Be prepared to travel to major conferences and events, occasional deskside briefings, as well as to Amgen sites in the U.S. or globally

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of corporate communications or public relations experience

OR

Master’s degree and 4 years of corporate communications or public relations experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of corporate communications or public relations experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 10 years of corporate communications or public relations experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of corporate communications or public relations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong writing skills and experience speaking with media on a variety of subjects

• Experience writing pitches, comfortable interfacing with reporters, working against tight deadlines

• Deep understanding of the biotechnology industry and communications environment (US required, plus additional major markets a plus)

• Experience navigating drug approvals, data milestones and regulatory decisions

• Attention to detail, ability to craft messages and develop presentations

• Proactive thinking and problem-solving skills; self-starter

• Collaboratively work with a diverse group of people and backgrounds

• Appreciation of nuanced, regulated and confidential information

What you can expect of us

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