Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, CV Communications

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

2d • Remote

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. Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, CV Communications What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, CV Communications will lead global and U.S. communications for Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio, shaping strategies that support growth for marketed products, prepare the organization for future cardiovascular launches, and strengthen Amgen’s leadership in cardiovascular disease. This global and U.S. leadership role will mobilize a high-performing team of communicators and serve as a senior strategic partner to cardiovascular and general medicine leadership. The Senior Director will be responsible for developing integrated, insight-led communications strategies that support business priorities, reinforce Amgen’s leadership in cardiovascular disease, and advance understanding of LDL-C and related cardiovascular risk factors for patients with cardiovascular disease. A core priority will be driving a bold communications approach aimed at addressing a major public health challenge, with a focus on partnering with internal and external stakeholders to build and execute strategic initiatives and campaigns that underscore the importance of LDL-C testing and guideline-based treatment The successful candidate will be an experienced healthcare communications leader with deep cardiovascular disease expertise, strong executive counsel, sound judgment, and the ability to translate scientific data, stakeholder dynamics, and business priorities into clear communications strategies. This leader will bring a strong understanding of the patient journey, confidence operating in a complex external environment, and practical experience using data, analytics, AI, digital platforms, and emerging technologies to strengthen communications impact, improve how teams work, and support more insight-led decision-making. This position can be based remotely within the U.S.; however, the successful candidate must be willing to travel to the company’s headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA. Obesity communications are not directly part of this role and are led by a separate team at Amgen.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 5 years of communications or public relations experience Or Master’s degree and 9 years of communications or public relations experience Or Bachelor’s degree and 11 years of communications or public relations experience
• 5 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.

Nice To Haves

• 15 or more years of experience in communications, public relations, corporate affairs, or related fields.
• Deep understanding of the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry paired with significant experience in cardiovascular disease communications.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute integrated communications strategies tied to clear business objectives, priority audiences, insights, KPIs, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of data, analytics, social listening, media intelligence, stakeholder insights, and measurement as core inputs to modern communications strategy.
• Practical experience using AI, digital platforms, analytics, and emerging technology to improve communications strategy, execution, efficiency, measurement, and impact.
• Strong executive presence and experience counseling senior leaders on business-critical communications opportunities and challenges.
• Experience leading teams, developing talent, creating clarity, and maintaining high standards in a dynamic environment.
• Strong understanding of external stakeholder engagement, including media, advocacy, healthcare professionals, policy audiences, and patient communities.
• Meaningful experience across earned media, digital and social media, internal communications, issues management, and executive communications.
• Ability to translate complex scientific and technical information into clear, compelling communications for multiple audiences.
• Strong judgment, critical thinking, problem-solving, and planning skills.
• Ability to productively navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, rapid change, and complex cross-functional decision-making.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to build trust across functions, geographies, and levels of the organization.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to test new approaches, learn from results, and continually improve.

Responsibilities

• Lead global and U.S. communications for Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio, ensuring strategies are integrated, business-relevant, and aligned across key internal partners.
• Serve as a senior communications advisor and point of accountability to global and U.S. cardiovascular leadership teams.
• Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that support business objectives, strengthen Amgen’s cardiovascular story, and engage priority audiences across global and U.S. channels.
• Lead communications for marketed products, future launch readiness activities, and stakeholder-facing campaigns.
• Partner across Corporate Affairs, including Advocacy, Enterprise Media, Internal Communications, Digital and Social, Policy Communications, and other key functions, as well as Investor Relations, Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Commercial, Government Affairs, and Value & Access, to deliver integrated strategies.
• Translate scientific, clinical, and business information into clear, credible, audience-relevant communications for patients, healthcare professionals, media, advocacy partners, internal audiences, and other stakeholders.
• Successfully use data, analytics, social listening, audience insights, and measurement to inform strategy, optimize execution, and demonstrate impact.
• Identify opportunities to responsibly use AI, digital tools, and emerging technology to improve planning, content development, stakeholder engagement, workflow efficiency, and measurement.
• Inspire and manage a high-performing team by setting clear priorities, supporting development, strengthening ways of working, and maintaining high standards.
• Anticipate and navigate emerging issues, new information, stakeholder dynamics, and rapid changes in the external environment.
• Oversee PR agencies, providing clear direction, ensuring high-quality execution, and measuring results and impact.

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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree