Campaigns Director
Empower Project
Advocacy Relations Director – Cardiovascular
Amgen
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, Illinois, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $204,270 - $235,747 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop and lead patient advocacy strategies in support of our cardiovascular portfolio
- Build and maintain long-term, substantive relationships with patient advocacy organizations and other key stakeholders based on values of trust, respect and transparency
- Develop and drive partnerships with patient groups around shared goals, including addressing patient unmet needs and measurably improve patient outcomes
- Support patient access to medicines by working with patient advocacy organizations to help determine the value of innovation and address access barriers
- Heighten disease state and therapeutic-area knowledge among external groups and mobilize these groups to activate on key development milestones
- Represent Amgen in external engagements and lead productive collaborations that measurably help patients
- Bring the voice of patients and advocates into Amgen’s capabilities, including Clinical Trial Design, Evidence Generation, Direct-to-Patient Marketing, Corporate Communications, Medical, Policy, and Value and Access
- Lead workstreams by regularly providing feedback on priorities and performance, and ensuring compliance in all activities
- Work cross-functionally as a strong partner and collaborator with Marketing, Medical, Value Access, Policy and Corporate Communications
- Ensure compliance in all interactions
- Ensure strategic plans and relationships with key US patient advocacy organizations are aligned, coordinated and maximize efficiencies across Amgen
- Identify opportunities to build Amgen’s reputation among patients and physicians as a differentiated, innovative leader committed to transforming patient care
- Organize forums to share best practices and high-quality initiatives around shared goals including improving patient empowerment, shared decision making, and inclusive patient access to the appropriate treatments for patients
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 4 years of patient advocacy and/or healthcare policy experience
- Or Master’s degree and 7 years of patient advocacy and/or healthcare policy experience
- Or Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of patient advocacy and/or healthcare policy experience
- 7+ 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 both internal and external with the ability to manage many different opinions and perspectives, including tolerance for ambiguity
- Strong executive presence with demonstrated reputation internally and externally as a well-respected, dynamic teammate
- Empathic and passionate individual with the ability to build meaningful connections with partners
- Previous experience leading the development of professional medical society and/or patient advocacy strategies for pharmaceutical organizations
- Previous experience as relationship manager for professional medical associations and patient advocacy groups
- Proven understanding of key external and internal trends affecting patient and consumer engagement; solid understanding and experience in new forms of patient/consumer interactions such as social media and patient online communities
- Previous experience communicating the value of innovation and addressing access barriers to care
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills and an ability to adapt one’s approach to a challenge, as well as excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to assimilate sophisticated medical knowledge and communicate to non-medical audiences
- Capable of managing shifting priorities in a rapidly changing environment
- Understands the pharma/biotech business model, regulatory process & compliance guidelines
- Experience with product (drug) launches
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
- flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
patient advocacyhealthcare policyrelationship managementclinical trial designevidence generationdirect-to-patient marketingmedical communicationsvalue and accessproduct launchespatient engagement
Soft skills
executive presenceempathycommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsability to manage diverse opinionsadaptabilitycollaborationstrategic planningleadershipsensitivity to diverse groups
Certifications
Doctorate degreeMaster’s degreeBachelor’s degree
