Cardiovascular Advocacy Relations Senior Manager

Overview

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses drives all that we do. Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team.

Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The advocacy professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

• Energizes the advocacy community to drive towards Amgens 2030 ambition to reduce CV events by 50%
• Drives high-quality sponsor ships that measurably address known barriers to LDL testing and treatment
• Coordinate Amgens engagement strategies with stakeholders at Congresses
• Empowers patient groups to advocate for patients to receive guideline appropriate cholesterol testing and treatment
• Mobilizes patient groups to advocate for equitable patient access to appropriate PCSK9 treatment
• Supports existing and new long term, substantive relationships with patient groups, professional associations and other key stakeholders based on values of trust, respect and transparency
• Supports the implementation of the advocacy relations strategy for Amgens cardiometabolic portfolio
• Works cross-functionally as a strong partner and collaborator with global and US teams including Marketing, Medical, Value and Access, Policy and Corporate Communications
• Nimbly aligns advocacy strategic plans with internal functions to ensure One Amgen voice and priorities are incorporated into engagement plans
• Facilitates connections between patient advocacy groups with appropriate internal subject experts, including but not limited to Global and US Medical, US Business Units, Global Product Teams, Government Affairs, Healthcare Policy, Clinical Development, Health Economics/Outcomes Research, Value & Access, and Corporate Communications
• Identifies and understands the drivers behind the official positions, priorities, and networks of influence of key patient and professional associations and advocacy groups to advise Amgens business strategies
• Incorporates simple and transparent systems for patient advocacy groups to understand Amgens partnership and funding requirements

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• Or Masters degree and 4 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• Or Bachelors degree and 6 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• Or Associates degree and 10 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• Or High school diploma / GED and 12 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience

• 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.
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