Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, CV Communications
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Senior Director leading global communications for Amgen's cardiovascular portfolio and supporting business priorities. Engage audiences and strengthen Amgen’s cardiovascular leadership through integrated strategies and stakeholder partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Lead global and U.S. communications for Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio, ensuring strategies are integrated, business-relevant, and aligned across key internal partners.
- Serve as a senior communications advisor and point of accountability to global and U.S. cardiovascular leadership teams.
- Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that support business objectives, strengthen Amgen’s cardiovascular story, and engage priority audiences across global and U.S. channels.
- Lead communications for marketed products, future launch readiness activities, and stakeholder-facing campaigns.
- Partner across Corporate Affairs, including Advocacy, Enterprise Media, Internal Communications, Digital and Social, Policy Communications, and other key functions, as well as Investor Relations, Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Commercial, Government Affairs, and Value & Access, to deliver integrated strategies.
- Translate scientific, clinical, and business information into clear, credible, audience-relevant communications for patients, healthcare professionals, media, advocacy partners, internal audiences, and other stakeholders.
- Successfully use data, analytics, social listening, audience insights, and measurement to inform strategy, optimize execution, and demonstrate impact.
- Identify opportunities to responsibly use AI, digital tools, and emerging technology to improve planning, content development, stakeholder engagement, workflow efficiency, and measurement.
- Inspire and manage a high-performing team by setting clear priorities, supporting development, strengthening ways of working, and maintaining high standards.
- Anticipate and navigate emerging issues, new information, stakeholder dynamics, and rapid changes in the external environment.
- Oversee PR agencies, providing clear direction, ensuring high-quality execution, and measuring results and impact.
Requirements:
- Doctorate degree and 5 years of communications or public relations experience
- Or Master’s degree and 9 years of communications or public relations experience
- Or Bachelor’s degree and 11 years of communications or public relations experience
- And 5 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
- 15 or more years of experience in communications, public relations, corporate affairs, or related fields.
- Deep understanding of the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry paired with significant experience in cardiovascular disease communications.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute integrated communications strategies tied to clear business objectives, priority audiences, insights, KPIs, and measurable outcomes.
- Strong understanding of data, analytics, social listening, media intelligence, stakeholder insights, and measurement as core inputs to modern communications strategy.
- Practical experience using AI, digital platforms, analytics, and emerging technology to improve communications strategy, execution, efficiency, measurement, and impact.
- Strong executive presence and experience counseling senior leaders on business-critical communications opportunities and challenges.
- Experience leading teams, developing talent, creating clarity, and maintaining high standards in a dynamic environment.
- Strong understanding of external stakeholder engagement, including media, advocacy, healthcare professionals, policy audiences, and patient communities.
- Meaningful experience across earned media, digital and social media, internal communications, issues management, and executive communications.
- Ability to translate complex scientific and technical information into clear, compelling communications for multiple audiences.
- Strong judgment, critical thinking, problem-solving, and planning skills.
- Ability to productively navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, rapid change, and complex cross-functional decision-making.
- Collaborative working style with the ability to build trust across functions, geographies, and levels of the organization.
- Curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to test new approaches, learn from results, and continually improve.
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, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible.
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