Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Sjögren’s Disease

Amgen; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Director, Thought Leader Liaison for Sjögren’s Disease to lead the national TLL team, engage with leading experts, and translate field insights into launch strategy. You will work across Marketing, Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Sales, Market Access, and R&D to prepare for launch and ensure compliant execution.

The role is field-based and focuses on building a high-performing team and shaping market understanding of a high-need disease, with a strong emphasis on collaboration

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing experience, or Master’s degree with 8 years, or Bachelor’s with 10 years of marketing/commercial experience.
• MBA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set the TLL strategy and annual operating plan for Sjögren’s disease, aligned with brand strategy, launch priorities, and measurable objectives.
• Hire, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing national TLL team; establish clear goals, accountability, and development plans.
• Build a thoughtful engagement approach for leading and emerging experts across relevant specialties.
• Partner with Marketing to develop speaker strategy and peer-to-peer programs.
• Translate field insights and market data into recommendations for brand strategy and launch planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to coordinate launch readiness and execution.
• Oversee budgets, resources, and partners; adjust plans based on priorities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable commercial, regulatory, legal requirements.
• Model Amgen Values and foster collaboration, inclusion, and accountability.

Skills

Marketing leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Education

Doctorate degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree in marketing/commercial field

Job description

Career Category

Marketing

Job Description

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

Since 1980, we have 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 will 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 lie within them, you will thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Sjögren’s disease is a chronic autoimmune condition with significant unmet need and no approved disease-modifying therapies. As Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Sjögren’s Disease , you will build and lead the national TLL team for one of Amgen’s highest-priority launches in Rare Disease. This is an opportunity to help shape how the market understands and engages with a complex disease, build trusted relationships with leading and emerging experts, and bring field insights into launch strategy and execution.

You will work across U.S. Marketing, Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Sales, Market Access, and other partners to prepare for launch and support sustained adoption. The role is field-based, customer-facing, and accountable for developing a high-performing team and executing engagement with integrity and in full compliance with applicable requirements. This role will provide meaningful exposure to deliver a successful launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the TLL strategy and annual operating plan for Sjögren’s disease, aligned with brand strategy, launch priorities, and measurable objectives.
• Hire, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing national TLL team; establish clear goals, accountability, and development plans.
• Build a thoughtful engagement approach for leading and emerging experts across relevant specialties, using a strong understanding of the disease, treatment landscape, and customer needs.
• Partner with Marketing to develop speaker strategy and peer-to-peer programs and identify appropriate opportunities with relevant professional societies and congresses.
• Translate field insights, customer feedback, market research, and competitive intelligence into clear recommendations for brand strategy, launch planning, and customer experience.
• Work with cross-functional partners-including Marketing, Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Sales, Market Access, Patient Access, R&D, Advocacy, and Commercial Operations-to coordinate launch readiness and execution.
• Oversee TLL budgets, resource allocation, agency partners, and program performance; recommend adjustments based on business priorities and results.
• Ensure all team activities and external engagements meet Amgen’s standards and applicable commercial, regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Model Amgen Values and foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and accountability across the team and launch organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing experience; OR
• Master’s degree and 8 years of marketing/commercial experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of marketing/commercial experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launches.
• Experience launching first-in-class therapies building markets in areas of high unmet need preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading through ambiguity and rapidly evolving competitive landscapes.
• Experience building commercial organizations and leading teams through pre-launch and launch preferred.
• Significant US marketing experience with integrated commercial strategy development.
• Experience hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills.
• Experience in autoimmune disease, immunology, rheumatology, or rare disease preferred.
• Experience partnering with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Sales, and Global Marketing.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate insights into impactful commercial plans.

Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission - to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment, and inclusion in all that we do!

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing