Senior Associate, Corporate Affairs, Cardiovascular Disease

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

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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. 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. Senior Associate, Corporate Affairs, Cardiovascular Disease What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Senior Associate, Corporate Affairs, Cardiovascular plays a meaningful role in supporting bold, data-driven and brand-forward communications and above-brand initiatives that advance Amgen’s leadership in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Working cross-functionally across Commercial, Medical, Advocacy and Corporate Affairs, this role will support innovative therapies and disease education initiatives that address one of the world’s most urgent public health challenges. This position plays a critical role in advancing Amgen’s ambition to help halve heart attacks and strokes by 2030 by supporting the delivery of compelling narratives that educate patients, healthcare professionals and key influencers about one of the leading causes of CVD and drive urgency to act. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator who is highly organized and able to balance multiple priorities in a matrixed organization. This candidate is passionate about using new communications channels to reach key audiences with memorable and impactful storytelling.

Requirements

• Master’s degree and 1 year of communications or public relations experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of communications or public relations experience OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of communications or public relations experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of communications or publication relations experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in biotech, pharmaceutical or healthcare communications
• Experience supporting review processes with Medical, Legal and Regulatory partners
• Familiarity with earned media, social/digital platforms and integrated campaign execution
• Passion for new media channels and continuous learning
• Self-starter with sound judgment, collaborative mindset and passion for advancing patient-centered communications

Responsibilities

• Support development of high-priority communications initiatives (branded and above-brand), primarily working in close partnership with Corporate Affairs Cardiovascular Senior Managers
• Develop content across channels, including patient stories, video content, presentations, FAQs, toolkits and digital assets, collaborating with agency partners
• Lead content review processes in close collaboration with Medical, Legal and Regulatory and agency partners
• Develop highly engaging internal communications that empower employees and demonstrate impact of Amgen’s work in cardiovascular disease
• Collaborate with Corporate Communications to integrate CV and brand initiatives into enterprise channels, including Amgen.com and social platforms
• Collaborate with Enterprise Media Team and agency partners to support development of communications materials, and supervise media coverage/landscape and communicate insights to cross-functional partners and leaders
• Demonstrate measurable impact through detailed results reporting
• Leverage AI tools and resources to support program development and execution and measure impact
• Adapt quickly to evolving business needs, new data and external developments
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills adaptable for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priority initiatives and work successfully with multiple partners and stakeholders

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