Patient Advocacy Senior Manager

**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

**Patient Advocacy Senior Manager**:
**Live**

**What you will do**:
**Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Responsible for national, regional, and local engagement of patient groups related to our pipeline's rare diseases.
- Be responsible for the co-development and execution of the advocacy strategy, including defining, standardizing, and implementing standard processes for engaging patients, caregivers, communities, and team members.
- Establish and continuously strengthen advocacy and partnering relationships with national and community organizations through thoughtful engagement and alignment on company priorities.
- Collaborate with Gov affairs leadership and the access team in the implementation of patient Journey in accordance with the organization pillars
- Collaborate with external partners to drive strategic collaborations across healthcare team members to raise awareness and broaden understanding of rare diseases. Solicit support to advance the field and capture insights to advise strategic planning and actions.
- Establish strategic relationships; develop and implement advocacy and alliance plans (nationally, regionally, and locally) to support continued impact. Establish and implement programs that are aligned with Amgen’s Patient Value Strategy.
- See opportunities and tailor solutions for internal and external projects within a therapeutic area or above brands to optimize patient outcomes (e.g., coalitions).
- Ensure compliant and transparent team member engagement and embrace company principles to demonstrate dedication to patients and caregivers.
- Mitigate areas of risk by supervising key issues and trends and develop strategies to protect and improve the company’s reputation.
- Hold accountability for the annual budget related to patient advocacy initiatives.

**Win**:
**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 in physician, engineer, administrative or any related and 2 years of experience in the healthcare industry in value & access roles
- Master’s degree in physician, engineer, administrative or any related and 6 years of experience in the healthcare industry in value & access roles
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience in the healthcare industry in value & access roles
- Associate’s degree and 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry in value & access roles
- High school diploma / GED 12 years of experience in the healthcare industry in value & access. In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.
- Proficiency in English, both in written and verbal communication.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Proven experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech company, including patient advocacy, government relations, R&D, marketing, market access, or an equivalent amount of experience in a patient, consumer, or professional association.
- Leading cross-functionally.
- Effective at leading sophisticated individualized cases.
- High-level project management and presentation skills.
- National travel availability required.
- Strong communication, listening skills and insight skills required

**THRIVE**

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.
- Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, improve your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey.
- A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act.
- Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor.

**for a career that defies imagination**

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.