Amgen is hiring a
Marketing Sr. Manager

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If you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve togetherresearching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. Its time for a career you can be proud of.

Marketing Sr. Manager, HCP Promo & Peer to Peer, Inflammation (US Remote)

Otezla is the leading treatment in the post-topical, pre-biologic segment in its approved indications. Otezla is currently approved for three indications in the U.S. the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy; adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis; and adult patients with oral ulcers associated with Bechet's Disease. Otezla has patent exclusivity through at least 2028 in the U.S.

Otezla offers many benefits including:

• A strong strategic fit with Amgen's long-standing expertise in psoriasis and inflammation
• A differentiated, oral therapy complementary to Amgen's existing inflammation franchise of innovative biologics and biosimilar products
• Acceleration of Amgen's near- and long-term revenue growth

Sales of Otezla in 2020 were $2.2 billion driven by strong volume growth. Amgen is focused on medicines that can deliver sustained, long-term volume driven growth and the company believes there is a substantial opportunity to grow Otezla through global expansion and new indications!

Bringing Innovative Medicines to Patients

The number of patients suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases is growing worldwide. Amgen is a leader in this very large therapeutic category. Otezla is positioned as a therapy of first-choice in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who are not satisfied with topical therapies given its differentiated mechanism of action and established efficacy and safety profile. In psoriatic arthritis, Otezla is positioned for use in patients early in their disease and/or with moderate joint involvement.

Expansive Geographic Reach

Otezla is approved in 54 countries, including major markets such as France, Germany and Japan. Amgen is well positioned to continue driving Otezla international sales growth.

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world! In this vital role theMarketing Senior Manager will lead the execution of Otezla brand strategy, including creative development of marketing materials to support the primary care sales force. This role will also lead peer to peer efforts with Otezla in primary care, including speaker bureau management and congress strategy and execution. In addition, this individual will deliver planning and execution of sales force meetings, collaborate in development of brand-building marketing plans and support tactics to accelerate Otezla growth. The person in this role will partner with the Inflammation Business Unit (IBU) matrix teams and key cross-functional partners when working on key brand projects. This position will consist of agency and vendor management, as well as matrix management across Amgens commercial, medical, legal, and regulatory enterprises.

Specific responsibilities:

• Partners with matrix team to develop strategically aligned HCP tactics with a focus in sales force promotional materials peer-to-peer, speaker bureau, congress, and non-personal promotion
• Develops strong relationships with key opinion leaders and physicians
• Coordinates the work of agency partners, multiple external vendors, and internal departments including marketing, market research, legal, regulatory, and medical affairs for tactics under their responsibility
• Owns brand budget for relevant tactics and closely monitors performance to ensure cost effective delivery of all deliverables
• Participates in relevant scientific congresses and conferences to stay up to date with relevant literature
• Partner with internal staff and sales leadership to ensure activities are aligned to brand goals, strategies, growth drivers, and key messages, aligned with Material and Approval Compliance (MAC) guidance
• Leads internal review / approval process for promotional materials
• Contributes to the development and implementation of the brand plan delivering strategies and tactics that aligns to their focus area in peer-to-peer and non-personal tactics
• Works closely with Competitive Intelligence to develop competitive planning and strategic efforts
• Work with analytics team to execute primary and secondary research needed to develop strategy, programs, and measure expected returns/success.
• Develops and executes advisory boards with key opinion leaders to inform key business questions and future brand promotional strategy and tactics
• Work with medical, legal and regulatory to translate clinical data into compelling promotional messaging.
• Supports other ad hoc projects that will arise with evolving brand needs and changing market dynamics

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The well rounded marketer we seek is a strategic partner with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Marketing and/or business experience in a role aligned with a Marketing/Sales commercial organization

Or Masters degree and 4 years of Marketing and/or business experience in a role aligned with a Marketing/Sales commercial organization

Or Bachelors Degree and 6 years of Marketing and/or business experience in a role aligned with a Marketing/Sales commercial organization

Or Associates Degree and 10 years of Marketing and/or business experience in a role aligned with a Marketing/Sales commercial organization

Or High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Marketing and/or business experience in a role aligned with a Marketing/Sales commercial organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or other advanced degree in marketing, healthcare management, or related subject area
• 2+ years of experience in developing, executing, and measuring promotional tactics for specialty products
• 5+ years biotech/pharmaceutical experience
• Record of growing responsibility within sales and marketing
• Inflammation, immunology or primary care marketing experience
• Launch experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including listening and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively produce business results and ensure flawless execution
• Ability to drive influence across partners to set direction and align work efforts
• Experienced with engaging with and gaining insights from key opinion leaders and other members of the healthcare community
• Marketing competence with a solid grasp of marketing strategy, market research, segmentation, brand positioning, and tactical plan development
• Exhibits passion and empathy to build meaningful experiences with HCPs by understanding their needs and desires
• Experience developing and implementing non-personal marketing tactics
• Demonstrates strength in analytics to translate data into insights and indicated actions
• Creative and innovative, while also possessing analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience working with creative agencies
• Ability to exercise strong judgment and live up to the highest ethical standards
• Ability to build productive partnerships and collaborate effectively in a matrix organization
• Proactive, results-oriented self-starter motivated by a challenging task
• Strong organizational skills - to set targets, track to milestones and complete projects

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth and well-being.

The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $140,752 - $171,525.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
  
  

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