Director, Access Strategy Lead – Consumer, Obesity

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

12h

About The Position

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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. Director, Access Strategy Lead – Consumer, Obesity What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead the development and execution of Amgen’s U.S. Direct to Patient (DTP) access strategy, shaping pricing, channel design, and launch readiness for innovative cash pay offerings. You will be responsible for defining launch pricing strategy in cash pay and ensuring Day One launch readiness for MariTide in collaboration with Amgen Trade & Channel, Market Access, and Patient Access & Reimbursement as well as external third party solution providers. This role requires a non-traditional, forward-thinking leader who can bring insights from consumer industries, technical pricing expertise, and a deep understanding of commercialization models to accelerate growth and access in the U.S. Serve as subject matter expert in pricing and access models, applying knowledge of consumer-driven trends to shape long-term strategy. Analyze emerging cash pay market dynamics, assessing implications for Amgen’s access strategy. Lead and develop the U.S. launch price strategy for cash pay offerings, establishing standards and operational guidance for execution. Define cash pay pricing concepts and requirements, including execution in partnership with technical and operational pricing functions within Amgen. Partner across trade and channel teams to execute technical pricing strategies and ensure seamless implementation. Ensure Day One launch readiness for cash pay programs, including operational and distribution alignment. Define critical success factors for external partners to enable differentiated cash pay pricing models and programs. Develop and articulate a compelling Consumer Value Story to support uptake and adoption. Lead implementation of strategic change initiatives required to operationalize new cash pay and DTP models across impacted functions. Guides and informs resource allocation; coaches and advises teams and senior professionals. Contributes to talent development through talent strategy and succession planning. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The bold professional we seek is an oriented leader who thrives in ambiguity and brings fresh thinking to complex access challenges.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of experience in market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial leadership roles in healthcare, life sciences, or strategy consulting OR Master’s degree and 7 years of experience in market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial leadership roles in healthcare, life sciences, or strategy consulting OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of experience in market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial leadership roles in healthcare, life sciences, or strategy consulting

Nice To Haves

• Experience in non-traditional pharmaceutical or consumer-driven business models.
• Background in retail, CPG, aesthetics, consumer healthcare, or consulting with launch experience.
• Deep curiosity and strong insights orientation with broad industry knowledge.
• Demonstrated technical pricing expertise, including trade and channel strategy.
• Proven ability to think expansively and challenge traditional pharma commercialization models.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence without authority.
• Demonstrated success in launching and scaling innovative commercial models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of Amgen’s U.S. Direct to Patient (DTP) access strategy, shaping pricing, channel design, and launch readiness for innovative cash pay offerings.
• Define launch pricing strategy in cash pay and ensuring Day One launch readiness for MariTide in collaboration with Amgen Trade & Channel, Market Access, and Patient Access & Reimbursement as well as external third party solution providers.
• Serve as subject matter expert in pricing and access models, applying knowledge of consumer-driven trends to shape long-term strategy.
• Analyze emerging cash pay market dynamics, assessing implications for Amgen’s access strategy.
• Lead and develop the U.S. launch price strategy for cash pay offerings, establishing standards and operational guidance for execution.
• Define cash pay pricing concepts and requirements, including execution in partnership with technical and operational pricing functions within Amgen.
• Partner across trade and channel teams to execute technical pricing strategies and ensure seamless implementation.
• Ensure Day One launch readiness for cash pay programs, including operational and distribution alignment.
• Define critical success factors for external partners to enable differentiated cash pay pricing models and programs.
• Develop and articulate a compelling Consumer Value Story to support uptake and adoption.
• Lead implementation of strategic change initiatives required to operationalize new cash pay and DTP models across impacted functions.
• Guides and informs resource allocation; coaches and advises teams and senior professionals.
• Contributes to talent development through talent strategy and succession planning.

Benefits

• 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 where possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director