Executive Director, Product Communications & Engagement – MariTide

Amgen is hiring an Executive Director of Product Communications & Engagement for MariTide, its obesity and related conditions program. This is a remote, full-time role based in the United States, with the job location listed as Thousand Oaks, California. You would lead the Corporate Affairs product communications strategy for MariTide and report to the Associate Vice President, Corporate Affairs.

This role is for an experienced communications leader who has run product communications for a late-stage or commercial biopharmaceutical product and can work across a large matrixed organization.

What you will do

You will serve as the Corporate Affairs lead for MariTide, translating the Obesity & Related Conditions Corporate Affairs vision into integrated communications that support launch readiness, commercialization, lifecycle management, and future indication expansion. You will make sure product communications, content, digital, and executive communications work together as one strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Corporate Affairs product communications strategy for MariTide across launch readiness, commercialization, lifecycle management, and future indication expansion.
• Develop product narratives grounded in science, patient insights, and unmet need.
• Translate Corporate Affairs strategy into integrated communications plans that engage patients, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
• Give strategic counsel to senior leaders on product communications opportunities, risks, and reputation.
• Lead integrated communications planning for MariTide and represent Corporate Affairs in cross-functional launch planning and governance forums.
• Partner with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Advocacy, Market Access, and Enterprise Communications on key product milestones.
• Provide leadership and oversight for the Product Communications, Content and Digital Communications organization, including editorial strategy, executive thought leadership, internal product communications, owned channels, patient and scientific storytelling, and digital engagement.
• Coach and develop direct reports.
• Partner with the Senior Director, Global Media Relations on earned media, executive visibility, thought leadership, and issues preparedness.
• Lead agency partners and communications investments with accountability for measurable business outcomes.

What they are looking for

Basic qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 6 years of product communications experience, OR
• Master's degree and 10 years of product communications experience, OR
• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of product communications experience, AND
• 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.

Preferred qualifications include executive-level experience leading Corporate Affairs or Product Communications for a late-stage or commercial biopharmaceutical product; experience supporting major product launches, commercialization, and lifecycle communications; experience leading integrated product communications with Commercial, Medical, and other cross-functional functions; experience leading and developing communications teams; experience overseeing content strategy, digital communications, executive thought leadership, and internal product communications; experience partnering with media relations leaders; the ability to translate complex science into communications for diverse audiences; the ability to influence senior executives in a highly matrixed global organization; executive presence, organizational leadership, and business acumen; and experience using communications analytics, audience insights, and AI-enabled communications tools.

Amgen also lists its leadership attributes: Inspire, Accelerate, Integrate, and Adapt.

Pay and benefits

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $266,637 to $360,745. Actual salary will vary based on relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. Amgen also offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, that includes health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save toward retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities.

About Amgen

Amgen's mission is to serve patients living with serious illnesses. Since 1980, the company has worked in biotech, with focus on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. Amgen is advancing a pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity-related conditions.