Media Senior Marketing Manager, Rare Disease

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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. 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.

Media Senior Marketing Manager, Rare Disease
What You Will Do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for leading the planning and implementation of all media and media partnerships, critical to the commercial success of Amgen's Oncology brands. The media lead will support both consumer (DTC) and professionally‑targeted (HCP) media strategies, investments, and measurement. The role will involve developing and evangelizing an in‑depth understanding of the core targets, and extensive knowledge of the DTC and HCP media landscapes, both traditional and emerging.

The Senior Manager of Media will report to the Associate Director, US Media of Rare Disease and will partner heavily with internal and external cross‑functional partners and be responsible for leading and managing our media agencies.

Support the development and implementation of innovative, powerful multi‑channel media plans, including strategic partnerships with critical media outlets.

Lead development of brand media briefs in partnership with brand teams.

Manage all elements of brand media plans, including leading the agency to develop annual and in‑year plans, that meet agreed objectives, tracking weekly, monthly and quarterly critical metrics and ensuring delivery on budget.

Work across the RDBU portfolio, in partnership with the GCC Media Team, brand teams and agency, to optimize the portfolio media strategy, targeting and tactical brand plans to drive synergies, effectiveness and efficiencies.

Lead strategic development and realization of media partnerships, improving return on investment, value and performance.

Uncover insights to drive continuous optimization of media plans based on metrics, and ensure findings are shared and applied across brands.

Leadership of media agency to hold them accountable to the highest standards of performance.

In partnership with CD&A, develop and track metrics for media mix and media effectiveness, while linking to the KPIs and broader success metrics of the brand.

Be the brand liaison and key support to Corporate advocacy, Patient advocacy and SciComm.

Implement test and learns to support marketing innovation in media.

Enhance processes to improve the way we operate with our media agency and deliver reporting, financials, and best practices for the brands.

Drive media training initiatives to help upskill within the organization.

Onboard new media partners on the Amgen processes.

Support key GCC Media Enterprise projects and contribute to the future evolution of GCC Media.

Lead project management initiatives on new media assignments.

Attend external and internal training/conferences and share insights with GCC Team.

What We Expect Of You
Basic Qualifications
• Doctorate degree and 2 years of client‑side marketing/media and/or Agency Media

• Masters degree and 4 years of client‑side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

• Bachelors degree and 6 years of client‑side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

• Associates degree and 10 years of client‑side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of client‑side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

Preferred Qualifications

Deep HCP/DTC Marketing/Media Experience

Technical competencies: Media targeting and segmentation, Multi-channel and Omni‑Channel media plan development, media measurement/optimization, and agency leadership

Expertise in DTC media planning and deliveries for traditional/linear/TV as well as digital channels

Deep Experience designing and implementing HCP‑targeted media efforts, including NPP activation of target lists, Third Party Agreements (TPA) management, omnichannel integration, data leads and alert targeted HCP programs, custom programs, EHR, Display, Programmatic, SEM and SEO, etc.

Strong analytical skills with an ability to uncover insights from performance/measurement tracking to drive action that increases brand impact

Strong ability in both proactively leading cross‑functional teams, and in being a member of a cross‑functional team

Strong communication effectiveness: The ability to optimally empower, effectively engage, connect, and influence senior management and marketing organizations

Ability to explain complex details in concise and clear ways to drive team member alignment

Ability to translate and communicate sophisticated, complex information/strategies into simple and impactful executional media plans

Experience working within creative and/or media agencies

Preferred experience working in rare disease and/or therapeutic areas with small patient/customer audience sizes

Pharmaceutical marketing experience

Strong project management skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Experience working across multiple agencies and media channels

Multi‑tasking abilities to work across multiple brands with multiple indications and target audiences

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 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.

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, 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

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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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