Internal Meetings Manager, U.S. Commercial

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

1d • Hybrid

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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. Internal Meetings Manager, U.S. Commercial What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will manage internal off-site meetings for Amgen’s U.S. Commercial organization. This includes national meetings, POAs, launch and brand planning meetings, leadership summits, functional meetings, training programs, and other internal events across Commercial business units. The Manager oversees end-to-end meeting strategy, execution, budgeting, risk management, and vendor partnerships, ensuring all programs align with Amgen’s priorities, compliance standards, and GMM processes. The role drives consistency, resource optimization, technology adoption, and continuous improvement across the internal meetings portfolio. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, reporting to the GMM Sr. Manager, U.S. Region. Strong collaboration with cross-functional partners and outsourced suppliers is essential to delivering high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective meetings. Travel is required (approximately 30%-40%).

Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries
• 7+ years of meeting planning experience for large complex meetings and events
• Experience supporting internal commercial or sales meetings
• Strong vendor management, budgeting, and negotiation skills
• Proficiency with CVENT and hybrid/virtual meeting technologies
• Strong communication and partnership-building abilities
• Ability to navigate ambiguity with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of U.S. Commercial internal meetings, ensuring alignment with strategy, compliance, and budget goals.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on meeting policies, planning, and best practices.
• Manage outsourced suppliers to deliver high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective meeting services.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders and meeting sponsors to support business objectives.
• Drive operational excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across meeting programs.
• Support change management, process enhancements, and technology adoption initiatives.
• Utilize CVENT and data insights for budgeting, reporting, compliance, and planning optimization.
• Oversee supplier performance, resource planning, forecasting, and budget management.
• Ensure consistent branding, documentation, audit readiness, and adherence to Global Meetings Policy.
• Identify and implement efficiencies through automation, process simplification, and digital solutions.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed