Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Sjögren’s Disease

Amgen; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Plan

Flexible work model where possible

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Director, Thought Leader Liaison for Sjögren’s disease to lead the national TLL team and shape engagement with leading experts. You will guide launch strategy, align cross-functional partners, and translate field insights into scalable brand plans.

You will build a high-performing team, manage budgets, and ensure compliance while advancing a high-priority Rare Disease launch. The role is field-based with significant interaction across Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Sales.

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.
• MBA preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launches.
• Experience building commercial organizations and leading teams through pre-launch and launch.

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.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Launch experience

Strategic thinking

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

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, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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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 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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