Medical Director, Congresses & Partnerships Lead

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Medical Director, Congresses & Partnerships Lead 

What you will do 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to shape global strategic direction for multi-channel medical and scientific external engagement throughout the lifecycle of therapeutic area (TA) products. This role is also responsible for driving engagement excellence with key external organizations to optimize Amgen’s strategic objectives. 

• Supports the design and delivery of a comprehensive global external medical and scientific engagement strategy across external stakeholders (congresses, cooperative groups, and societies). 

• Develop the annual global oncology and hematology congress strategy, ensuring cross-functional alignment, prioritization, and budget stewardship across regions (ELMAC, JAPAC, US) and oversee execution to ensure alignment with medical objectives, consistent communication, and streamlined reporting 

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, regional leads, TA Heads and R&D leadership, as well as Commercial and Access partners to ensure strategic alignment with external groups to achieve successful execution of medical initiatives and deliverables 

• Defines and supports external engagement needs and opportunities within the global medical engagement strategic plan based on area of responsibility; executes the final global medical engagement strategic plan via interactions with both internal and external stakeholders in partnership with medical leads 

• Partners with Field Medical to develop a comprehensive, cross-functional view of key Opinion Leader (OL) congress interactions to enhance strategic prioritization and support delivery of high-quality, strategic insights  

• Provides strategic alignment with Commercial and Access teams on Value Based Partnerships at a platform/TA level 

• Ensures capture, analysis, and distribution of scientific insights; forecasting scientific trends from opinion leader networks, cooperative groups, and/or professional societies; distributing internally to broaden awareness 

• Integrate AI-driven solutions and champion AI adoption across medical engagement, congress planning, stakeholder management, and operational workflows to enhance efficiency, insights, and strategic impact. 

• Manages consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of strategic objectives to ensure successful outcomes 

• Maintain an active role within TA medical team meetings to ensure awareness of potential opportunities for external engagement 

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 leader with these qualifications. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of  external medical engagement experience

OR

• Master’s degree and 7  years of  external medical engagement experience

OR

• Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of external medical engagement experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, MD, PharmD, BS, BSN, MBA) 

• Demonstrated ability as an expert in a complex matrix environment 

• Pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process knowledge with understanding of other functions, including but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Safety, Regulatory, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs 

• Product/therapeutic area knowledge 

• Skilled at engagement and scientific exchange with external medical community 

• Familiarity with concepts of clinical research, clinical trial design and operational details 

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), region regulations and guidelines, and applicable international regulatory requirements 

• Familiarity of local pharmaceutical industry and legal/health system environment 

• Proven ability to work in teams, cross-functionally and independently. 

• Skilled at effectively presenting ideas and documenting complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication 

• History of solving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues 

• AI proficiency  

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

• 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, 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

• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

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