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Associate Director, HCP Marketing Lead, Otezla Rheumatology

Amgen

Thousand Oaks, CA
Full Time
Director
172k-203k
29 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, we are dedicated to serving patients living with serious illnesses through innovative medicines across therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. Since 1980, we have pioneered biotech solutions to address the world's toughest diseases, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and science-based culture. As part of our team, you'll help make a lasting impact on patients' lives while advancing your career in a company committed to scientific excellence and patient care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross functional partners to drive the strategy set by Brand Leadership and execute the marketing plan with respect to HCP engagement.
  • Develop branded promotional communications and manage the evolution of marketing tactics across channels such as Personal Promo and Peer to Peer.
  • Partner closely with the sales team to ensure strong execution of sales strategies and messaging, including key customer engagement and assessing customer strategy in the Rheum space.
  • Lead the annual tactical planning process for HCP engagement and design tailored engagement plans to reinforce brand strategy and support reactivation of key lapsed prescribers.
  • Gather deep insights through market research, HCP interactions, and external engagement to identify new patient growth opportunities.
  • Oversee the speaker bureau and the evolution of speaker program content to align with strategic goals.
  • Manage and coach direct reports to support their professional development and ensure team performance.
  • Interface regularly with the sales team to optimize performance, address challenges, and provide training on marketing resources and strategy.
  • Track marketing program effectiveness and continuously optimize marketing initiatives.
  • Accelerate multiple projects simultaneously, managing resources to ensure timely, on-budget deliverables.

Requirements

  • Doctorate degree and 3 years of marketing experience OR Master's degree and 7 years of marketing experience OR Bachelor's degree and 9 years of marketing experience OR Associate's degree and 12 years of marketing experience OR High school diploma / GED and 14 years of marketing experience.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience managing people and/or leading teams, projects, or programs.
  • Ability to develop and execute strategic marketing plans and tactics.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills to influence stakeholders and work effectively in a matrix environment.

Nice to Have

  • MBA or relevant graduate degree in marketing, healthcare management, or related field.
  • 4+ years' experience developing pharmaceutical campaign strategies for specialty products.
  • Prior HCP promotional experience.
  • Experience with evolving strategy and promotional tactics based on market or product lifecycle events.
  • Ability to translate data and insights into actionable strategies.
  • Experience working with agencies.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing teams or leading projects for at least 3 years.
  • Proficiency in marketing strategy, market research, segmentation, brand positioning, and tactical development.
  • Strong judgment, ethical standards, and ability to operate in a highly matrixed environment.

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package including health and welfare plans, retirement and savings plans with company contributions, medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
  • Discretionary annual bonus and sales-based incentive plans.
  • Stock-based long-term incentives.
  • Award-winning time-off plans.
  • Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid arrangements.

Working at Amgen

Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the company's values. The culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and a shared purpose to serve patients and advance science to improve health outcomes worldwide.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 11, 2025
Job CategoryMarketing
Salary172k-203k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceDirector

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About Amgen

Website

amgen.com

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

Industry

Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing

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