Corporate Affairs Manager

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.

Corporate Affairs Manager

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will help craft the story of Amgen North Carolina – and it will be a story born from our mission, our people, and our community.

Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.

• In collaboration with Amgen North Carolina Corporate Affairs site lead and site leadership, the Manager will develop and execute the site’s internal communication strategy, with a particular emphasis on helping build a culture consistent with the Amgen Values and to ensure staff are informed, aligned and engaged with company priorities.
• Responsibilities include building and implementing plans to engage Amgen employees in local philanthropy and education.
• Create content for employees and leaders to raise the profile and reputation of Amgen internally and externally.
• Manage local Corporate Affairs budget and other administrative duties.
• Partner with leadership to capture data needed to drive communications.
• To achieve their goals, the Manager will collaborate with numerous internal cross-functional teams, agency partners and vendors.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The communications professional we seek is working localls with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

Or

Master’s degree and 2 years of government affairs, communications or corporate affairs experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of government affairs, communications or corporate affairs experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 8 years of government affairs, communications or corporate affairs experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of government affairs, communications or corporate affairs experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, communications, journalism, or marketing
• 5 years of corporate affairs experience.
• Outstanding communication skills and established relationships with industry, government, and academia within the Raleigh-Durham region.
• High level written and digital communications skills together with media relations expertise
• Experience utilizing Artificial Intelligence in a corporate affairs setting
• Digital and social media savvy and capability
• Excel in communications, written and verbal
• Adaptability, working in changing circumstances
• Attention to detail
• Crisis management
• Negotiation
• Interpersonal skills
• Resilience
• A healthy sense of urgency in respect to a fast-paced environment

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.

The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is [salary range].

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financ