Career Category
Marketing
Job Description
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.
Global Marketing Director, Oncology
For nearly four decades, Amgen has been at the forefront of providing the oncology and hematology communities with novel therapies that have changed patients’ lives.
We have pioneered first-in-class oncology and hematology medicines including, LUMAKRAS®. BLINCYTO®, Neupogen®, Nplate®, XGEVA®, BLINCYTO® and IMLYGIC®
We are building upon our solid oncology foundation and long-term commitment to patients by developing a whole new class of novel molecules – and we need top talent to ensure these molecules become medicines and realize their potential for helping patients.
Today, Amgen is advancing the largest early Oncology pipeline in our history spanning several innovative technology platforms, across many targets and more than a dozen tumor types.
Many of these innovative modalities/technologies are not only firsts for Amgen, but also for the entire biotechnology field. By joining our team, you will help us seize the opportunities that come with paving new roads – roads that ultimately lead to directly serving oncology patients.
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! In this vital role the Global Marketing Director is a critical role in the organization and has a significant impact in driving strategy and execution on products at all stages of the product lifecycle. For peri-launch products, including tarlatamab, the Global Marketing Director is responsible for maximizing the value of the asset within key indications, providing commercial guidance and vision, developing global launch strategies, anticipating lifecycle management opportunities to enhance the customer experience and competitive position, and optimizing the impact of marketing budgets.
Tarlatamab (AMG 757) is currently being developed for the treatment of both extensive and limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES- and LS-SCLC); providing commercial leadership to the development organization, you will be responsible for ensuring that this compound is developed with the future market in mind and in-parallel to late-stage indications.
This role will involve working with leaders across oncology to ensure that the insights and market learnings generated for other thoracic oncology marketed products (LUMAKRAS), other peri-launch assets (e.g., bemarituzumab) are appropriately incorporated into the commercial strategy for tarlatamab. It will also involve working closely with Amgen’s integrated brand team and brand working group selected local countries to integrate local market insights. In addition to the above responsibilities, this role will support broad strategic initiatives pertaining to the portfolio such as tumor-level patient insights, patient centric development, journeys and preferences, lifecycle management planning, and ‘global to local’ readiness plans.
This role will report to the Global Marketing Lead for tarlatamab.
Key responsibilities include:
Working with the Global Marketing Lead to gather deep insights into the customer, marketplace, competitors, and business drivers and develop a “gold standard” commercial strategy designed to optimize the future value of key indications for tarlatamab (including limited stage and extensive-stage front-line, second-line).
Key contributor to relevant Insights and Brand teams and global marketing activities for assigned brands. Ensure that all portal decisions are supported by a robust commercial assessment including but not limited to an understanding of portfolio fit and organizational impact.
Lead key marketing deliverables requiring cross-functional stakeholder alignment and input (e.g., Brand Planning).
Ensure all marketing deliverables for assigned brands are on time and of expected quality in alignment with Amgen’s processes and requirements. These include contributions to Global Product Strategy, competitive insights, patient-centric deliverables, robust Target Product. Profiles, Forecasts, and strategies to enhance program value including LCM.
Communicate commercial vision for disease-state for tarlatamab.
Partner with launch markets for Launch Readiness Exercises (LRR).
Lead for Commercial advisory boards.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a collaborative leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing experience
Or
Master’s degree and 7 years of marketing experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of marketing experience
Preferred Qualifications:
An MBA, coupled with a life sciences educational background.
8+ years of experience and a track record of success in a series of commercial roles of increasing scope, scale and complexity, with leading companies in the biopharmaceutical industry.
A best-in-class marketer with experience developing and implementing innovative global marketing and commercial strategies for pipeline products, successfully launching therapeutic products and repositioning products to maximize commercial value. Prior experience launching multiple products in diverse therapeutic areas. A solid foundation in strategic marketing.
Strong experience in Oncology therapeutic area, and solid tumor immuno-oncology. Keen understanding of the science, market trends, and future opportunities and hurdles.
Strong experience in “beyond the molecule” value drivers such as patient services, as well as CDx/IVD space.
Prior experience in commercial positions with global responsibilities is important. Experience living and working outside the United States is highly desirable. Possesses an understanding of broad, global market dynamics and the cultural awareness and sensitivity to form relationships and work effectively with colleagues around the world.
Broad therapeutic area expertise. Has worked in diverse commercial roles supporting several different disease states, on products in various stages of the lifecycle, with a diverse set of customers in challenging and competitive markets. Experience supporting partnered assets/programs.
Prior experience in a tactical, “line” marketing role, implementing marketing strategies in local markets. Solid understanding of global market access, pricing and reimbursement issues.
Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment, managing global projects involving multiple functions and shared accountabilities.
A scientifically curious mind.
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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.
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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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Salary Range
205,697.00 USD - 240,244.00 USD
