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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.

Global Marketing Director, Obesity

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will provide strategic input into the development of business cases and development programs in order to make a meaningful impact to people living with obesity and obesity-related conditions. Through deep understanding of customers and treatment paradigms, alongside a diverse cross-functional team from early development through launch, you will develop brand commercial approaches to maximize impact at launch.

Responsibilities:

+ Leading the design of key strategies, programs and plans that will support the commercialization of the obesity portfolio for chronic weight management and obesity related conditions

+ Developing deep customer understanding and building comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with overall business objectives

+ Leading cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize key initiatives and opportunities for the brand and drive their successful execution

+ Lead and facilitate key strategic workshops leading to launch and commercialization

+ Develop and implement strategic frameworks to drive key decisions and actions

+ Act as central point to identify and resolve critical milestones to ensure flawless launch execution

+ Foster ongoing insights development by partnering internally and externally and using this to drive critical strategic choices for the brand

+ Support the execution of launch and commercialization activities, focusing on global and priority markets

+ Monitoring and analyzing market trends, competitive landscape, and industry developments to inform and adjust the strategy as needed

+ Representing the company at industry events and conferences and build relationships with key opinion leaders and other external stakeholders

+ Collaborating with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, to ensure alignment and support for the brand

+ Facilitating quality and timely cross regional product specific knowledge and best practice sharing

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing and/or commercial experience

Or

Master’s degree and 7 years of marketing and/or commercial experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of marketing and/or commercial experience

Preferred Qualifications:

+ 8+ years of experience and a track record of success in a series of commercial (or an associated function) roles of increasing scope, scale and complexity, with leading companies in the biopharmaceutical industry.

+ A best-in-class marketer with experience developing and implementing innovative global marketing and commercial strategies for pipeline products, successfully launching therapeutic products and repositioning products to increase commercial value.

+ Strong experience in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and / or cardiometabolic disease. Keen understanding of the science, market trends, and future opportunities and hurdles.

+ Strong experience in “beyond the molecule” value drivers.

+ Prior experience in a tactical, “line” marketing role, implementing marketing strategies in local markets. Solid understanding of global market access, pricing and reimbursement issues.

+ Prior experience in commercial positions with global responsibilities is important. Experience living and working outside the United States is highly desirable. Possesses an understanding of broad, global market dynamics and the cultural awareness and sensitivity to form relationships and work effectively with colleagues around the world.

+ Broad therapeutic area expertise. Has worked in diverse commercial roles on products in various stages of the lifecycle, with a diverse set of customers in challenging and competitive markets.

+ Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment, managing global projects involving multiple functions and shared accountabilities.

+ Experience supporting product licensing and acquisition transactions. Has contributed commercial expertise in evaluating internal assets and prioritizing external opportunities. Has supported transactions by conducting due diligence, evaluating market dynamics, contributing modeling assumptions, and assisting with valuation.

+ The position is complex and demanding. The preferred candidate is a strong commercial executive with excellent marketing capabilities, strong analytical skills, superior cross-functional collaboration skills, the ability to operate globally and locally, and highly effective influencing skills. Success in this critical role will result in professional growth and advancement at Amgen.

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 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 limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

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, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

+ A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts

+ A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan

+ Stock-based long-term incentives

+ Award-winning time-off plans

+ Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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