Medical Director, Congresses & Partnerships Lead

Amgen

. Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to shape global strategic direction for multi-channel medical and scientific external engagement throughout the lifecycle of therapeutic area (TA) products .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $205,435 - $277,941 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to shape global strategic direction for multi-channel medical and scientific external engagement throughout the lifecycle of therapeutic area (TA) products
Responsible for driving engagement excellence with key external organizations to optimize Amgen’s strategic objectives
Supports the design and delivery of a comprehensive global external medical and scientific engagement strategy across external stakeholders (congresses, cooperative groups, and societies)
Develop the annual global oncology and hematology congress strategy, ensuring cross-functional alignment, prioritization, and budget stewardship across regions (ELMAC, JAPAC, US)
Oversee execution to ensure alignment with medical objectives, consistent communication, and streamlined reporting
Collaborates with cross-functional teams, regional leads, TA Heads and R&D leadership, as well as Commercial and Access partners to ensure strategic alignment with external groups to achieve successful execution of medical initiatives and deliverables
Defines and supports external engagement needs and opportunities within the global medical engagement strategic plan based on area of responsibility; executes the final global medical engagement strategic plan via interactions with both internal and external stakeholders in partnership with medical leads
Partners with Field Medical to develop a comprehensive, cross-functional view of key Opinion Leader (OL) congress interactions to enhance strategic prioritization and support delivery of high-quality, strategic insights
Provides strategic alignment with Commercial and Access teams on Value Based Partnerships at a platform/TA level
Ensures capture, analysis, and distribution of scientific insights; forecasting scientific trends from opinion leader networks, cooperative groups, and/or professional societies; distributing internally to broaden awareness
Integrate AI-driven solutions and champion AI adoption across medical engagement, congress planning, stakeholder management, and operational workflows to enhance efficiency, insights, and strategic impact
Manages consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of strategic objectives to ensure successful outcomes
Maintain an active role within TA medical team meetings to ensure awareness of potential opportunities for external engagement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 4 years of external medical engagement experience OR
Master’s degree and 7 years of external medical engagement experience OR
Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of external medical engagement experience
Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, MD, PharmD, BS, BSN, MBA)
Demonstrated ability as an expert in a complex matrix environment
Pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process knowledge with understanding of other functions, including but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Safety, Regulatory, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs
Product/therapeutic area knowledge
Medical or scientific education or experience from similar positions
Strong demonstration of relevant professional experience cross-functionally managing congresses
Ability to strategically develop and implement programs that impact Amgen’s long-term objectives
Experience working in teams with other medical professionals
Skilled at engagement and scientific exchange with external medical community
Familiarity with concepts of clinical research, clinical trial design and operational details
Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), region regulations and guidelines, and applicable international regulatory requirements
Familiarity of local pharmaceutical industry and legal/health system environment
Proven ability to work in teams, cross-functionally and independently.
Skilled at effectively presenting ideas and documenting complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication
History of solving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues
AI proficiency

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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Hard Skills & Tools

external medical engagementpharmaceutical product developmentproduct lifecycle managementclinical operationsclinical trial designGood Clinical Practices (GCP)AI proficiencyscientific insights analysiscongress managementstrategic program development

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationstrategic alignmenteffective communicationproblem-solvingjudgmentteamworkstakeholder managementpresentation skillsorganizational skillsleadership

Certifications

Doctorate degreeMaster’s degreeBachelor's degreePhDMDPharmDMBA