Corporate Affairs Senior 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 Senior Manager (Amgen Capability Center - Tampa)

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! Are you a corporate affairs expert who is keen to make an impact on an organization grounded in purpose? Do you have the skills needed to be a strategic partner to executives in one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies?

If so, Amgen has an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Affairs Senior Manager at Amgen Capability Center in Tampa, executing and leading communications for site leadership. This position is responsible for implementing plans for local internal and external communications, philanthropy and community affairs. The role reports to a Director of Corporate Affairs, with a dotted-line to the Amgen Capability Center Site Head.

Key responsibilities of the Corporate Affairs Senior Manager, Amgen Capability Center in Tampa include:

• Develop and implement the site’s internal and external communication strategy, with a particular emphasis on raising Amgen’s profile as an employer of choice.

• Implement a site engagement plan to build a culture consistent with the Amgen Values and to ensure staff are informed,

• Exemplify growth mindset and maintain subject matter expertise in best practices to support the site’s leadership.

• Can successfully shift between tactical and strategic communications, build and sustain strong and collaborative relationships, craft succinct and engaging key messages and communications plans, and deliver results.

• Establish and enhance relationships with key internal stakeholders across the organization to effectively drive consistent processes.

• Support the Site lead with presentations and scripts/messaging for All Hands meetings, execution of the local media strategy, and implementing a community affairs and philanthropy program to drive staff engagement and strengthen key relationships in local government and industry.

• Proactively assess change management and communications needs.

• Stay abreast of local and industry trends to best serve the site.

• Partner with Corporate Affairs colleagues to manage initiatives and campaigns in the Tampa region.

• Collaborate with site employees and enterprise colleagues to drive Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DI&B) programs, initiatives and events at the site.

• Develop and maintain high credibility with stakeholders and effectively influence without authority.

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 Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Corporate Communication experience

Or

Master’s degree and 4 years of Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Corporate Communication experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Corporate Communication experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Corporate Communication experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Corporate Communication experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism or related field

• Media, government affairs and community relations experience

• Knowledge of the Tampa Region, especially business, government and community organizations

• Biotechnology, pharmaceutical or healthcare communications exper