Cardiovascular Advocacy Relations Senior Manager

About This Role

This role involves managing relationships with advocacy groups and external stakeholders to drive Amgen's mission of serving patients, focusing on reducing cardiovascular events and ensuring equitable patient access to treatments.

Responsibilities

• Energize the advocacy community to drive towards Amgen's 2030 ambition to reduce CV events by 50%
• Drive high-quality sponsorships that measurably address known barriers to LDL testing and treatment
• Coordinate Amgen's engagement strategies with stakeholders at Congresses
• Empower patient groups to advocate for patients to receive guideline appropriate cholesterol testing and treatment
• Mobilize patient groups to advocate for equitable patient access to appropriate PCSK9 treatment
• Support existing and new long term, substantive relationships with patient groups, professional associations and other key stakeholders
• Support the implementation of the advocacy relations strategy for Amgen's cardiometabolic portfolio
• Work cross-functionally as a strong partner and collaborator with global and US teams including Marketing, Medical, Value and Access, Policy and Corporate Communications
• Nimbly align advocacy strategic plans with internal functions to ensure One Amgen voice and priorities are incorporated into engagement plans
• Facilitate connections between patient advocacy groups with appropriate internal subject experts

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• OR Masters degree and 4 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• OR Bachelors degree and 6 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• OR Associates degree and 10 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience
• OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree, Masters degree, Bachelors degree, Associates degree, or High school diploma / GED in a related field
• 6 years of advocacy, policy, marketing, or medical experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 2-12 years depending on education level

Nice to Have

• 5+ years of experience with patient advocacy groups and/or professional (medical) associations
• 3+ years of experience working for global pharmaceutical companies as a liaison with patient advocacy groups and/or professional associations
• Sensitivity to diverse groups of people
• Demonstrated reputation as a well-respected, dynamic team-player
• Empathic and hardworking individual with the ability to build meaningful connections with stakeholders
• Previous experience leading the development of professional medical society and patient advocacy strategies for pharmaceutical organizations
• Previous experience as relationship manager for professional medical associations and patient advocacy groups
• Demonstrated understanding of key external and internal trends affecting patient and consumer engagement, social media, and patient online communities
• Previous experience communicating the value of innovation and addressing access barriers to care
• Previous experience communicating complex health policy access issues to patient advocates
• Demonstrated ability to adapt relationship style to external partners' preferences and comfort levels
• Previous experience in government affairs
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to assimilate complex medical knowledge and communicate to non-medical audiences
• Capable of handling shifting priorities in a constantly evolving environment
• Understands the pharma/biotech business model, regulatory process & compliance guidelines
• Experience with product (drug) launches

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits