Inflammation Global Marketing Director

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. 

Inflammation Global Marketing Director

What you will do 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.  This position is US based and is within the Inflammation Therapeutic Area of Global Marketing, & Access (GMA) organization. The Global Marketing Director is a critical role in the organization and has a significant impact in driving strategy & execution of our products. The Global Marketing Director is responsible for maximizing the value of a peri-launch asset within key indications, providing commercial guidance and vision, developing global launch strategies, anticipating patient impact expansion opportunities to enhance the customer experience and competitive position, and optimizing the impact of marketing budgets. 

The areas of responsibility for this role include: 

• Lead the development of clear and differentiated marketing strategies and actionable plans to support a peri-launch asset. 

• Working with the Global Marketing Lead and commercial insights leads to gather deep insights into the customer, marketplace, competitors, and business drivers to develop a “gold standard” commercial strategy designed to optimize the future value of a peri-launch asset 

• Key contributor to the Integrated Brand team and global marketing activities while driving global with local market engagement. 

• Shape marketing deliverables on time and of the expected high quality in alignment with Amgen’s processes and requirements. These include contributions to Global Product Strategy, brand planning, launch readiness, competitive insights, patient-centric deliverables, robust Target Product Profiles, forecasts, and strategies to enhance program value including patient impact expansion opportunities. 

• Develop launch tactics in partnership with global markets 

• Commissions and manages market research in partnership with Commercial Data & Analytics (cDNA)  

• Works with Competitive Intelligence to closely monitor the competitive landscape and its implications for Amgen’s strategy  

• Partners with Forecasting and Finance to develop long-range sales and operating expense projections 

• Leads creation of aligned narratives for internal and external communication 

Basic Qualifications: 

Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing experience 

OR 

Master’s degree and 7 years of marketing experience 

OR 

Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of marketing experience 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• MBA (or equivalent, e.g., PharmD) preferred 

• 8+ years of experience and a track record of success in a series of commercial roles of increasing scope, scale and complexity, with leading companies in the biopharmaceutical industry. 

• Experience in biotech/pharmaceutical marketing and promotions 

• Experience in global commercial and/or strategic regional roles 

• Demonstrated record of strong commercialization planning and execution 

• A best-in-class marketer with experience developing and implementing innovative global marketing and commercial strategies for pipeline products, successfully launching therapeutic products to maximize commercial value. Prior experience launching multiple products in diverse therapeutic areas, including inflammation disease areas. A solid foundation in strategic marketing. 

• Exceptional communications skills and professional, proactive demeanor 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Experience representing the commercial voice on global product teams 

What you can expect of us 

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. 

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including: 

• 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 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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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.