Sr. Manager – U.S. Marketing Strategic Planning and Operations - Sjögren’s Disease

Amgen • Deerfield, IL

2d • $137,340 - $185,814

About The Position

Amgen is hiring a Sr. Manager, U.S. Marketing Strategic Planning and Operations to help prepare the U.S. organization for the launch of dazodalibep for Sjögren’s disease. The role works with the U.S. Launch Lead and leadership team to turn brand strategy into aligned priorities, plans, and disciplined execution across the brand team. It shapes how the launch team plans, makes decisions, measures progress, and learns, bringing structure to complex work and keeping leaders and cross-functional partners aligned. The position also makes brand priorities and strategy clear and compelling through verbal and visual communication.

The Sr. Manager coordinates planning across functions and workstreams, leads special projects, supports brand performance reporting and leadership updates, and manages the brand team’s operating rhythm. The role partners with Finance and Marketing on budgeting and investment trade-offs, maintains the annual brand calendar, coordinates launch-critical forums, and creates feedback loops so field insights inform planning. It also supports team culture through internal communications, recognition, and engagement.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of sales, sales operations, and/or marketing experience; or a master's degree and 4 years; or a bachelor's degree and 6 years; or an associate's degree and 10 years.
• Strong communication skills, ability to influence without authority, and matrix management skills across internal and co-promotion functions.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Strong business analysis skills and budget management savvy.
• Tactical planning and analytical experience.
• Ability to translate complex data and information into simple, actionable insights.
• Excellent written, analytical, and oral communication skills.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills, including professional experience using them.

Nice To Haves

• Field sales and/or marketing experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the U.S. Launch Lead and leadership team to translate brand strategy into focused priorities, objectives, milestones, and clear organizational communication.
• Coordinate cross-functional planning across workstreams and track progress, dependencies, risks, decisions, and actions to maintain alignment and launch momentum.
• Lead special projects that advance brand priorities, resolve barriers, and improve team effectiveness; recommend practical solutions.
• Translate complex strategy, data, and performance information into concise narratives and visual materials for leadership, brand teams, and sales audiences, and support presenters in communicating the story.
• Coordinate brand performance reporting and leadership updates, synthesizing results and insights into implications, decisions, and recommended actions.
• Lead the brand team operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, planning forums, agendas, pre-reads, decision documentation, and commitment follow-through.
• Partner with Finance and Marketing to forecast and track brand budgets, identify trade-offs, and align investment choices with launch priorities and business direction.
• Maintain an integrated annual brand calendar and coordinate major planning milestones, including sales meetings and other launch-critical forums with internal teams and external partners.
• Create feedback loops across Sales, Marketing, and other functions so field needs and insights inform planning and teams remain connected to current priorities.
• Support team culture through internal communications, recognition, and engagement that strengthen connection and shared accountability.

Benefits

• Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Award-winning time-off plans.
• Flexible work models where possible.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree