Global Value and Access Senior Manager - Rare Disease

1002 Amgen USA Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Global Value and Access Senior Manager for Rare Disease to drive payer research, value propositions, and pricing strategies across indications and markets. You will collaborate with Marketing, Medical, HEOR, Regulatory and country access teams to inform launch plans and strategic decisions.

In this high-visibility role, you will shape access strategies for a fast-evolving treatment franchise, lead cross-functional workstreams, and present insights to senior stakeholders while

Qualifications

• Doctorate or advanced degree with 2+ years payer/market access/analytics experience.
• 2+ years of people management or leadership experience.
• Understanding of US and global payer environment.
• Experience developing value, access and pricing assessments for rare-disease medicines.

Responsibilities

• Lead indication-specific value, access and pricing assessments and materials.
• Manage payer research and liaise with global insights teams.
• Partner with Medical, HEOR, Regulatory and country access teams.
• Develop high-quality access strategy and launch materials for multiple indications.

Skills

Payer/market access experience

2+ years management experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Value, access and pricing

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High school diploma

Job description

Career Category Value and Access Job Description

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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.

Global Value and Access Senior Manager - Rare Disease

What you will do The Sr. Manager will support an innovative treatment approved for three distinct rare-disease indications and which is entering a period of global growth. Reimbursement expansion across more than 27 markets through 2026–2027, often across multiple indications at the same time, creates a dynamic and unprecedented launch environment requiring high-quality access materials and close partnership with local teams. The treatment franchise has a large sales ambition and a growing pipeline of more than six potential indication expansions across different disease areas, and additional proof-of-concept opportunities. This scale offers the chance to contribute to a high-visibility brand undergoing international expansion and to build experience across a broad range of Patient Impact Expansions (PIEs). Each disease under investigation represents an opportunity to serve patients living with a severe, rare condition. Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will be part of the Global Integrated Access Strategy organization, reporting to the Access Strategy Lead (ASL) for the innovative treatment within the Rare Disease therapeutic area. You will support access strategy and launch execution across the innovative treatment’s approved indications and evolving pipeline. As Senior Manager, you will become the subject matter expert for a selection of indications in launch phase and potential indication expansion opportunities. You will lead indication-specific Value, Access and Pricing assessments and serve as the Global Access strategy point of contact within indication-specific global cross‑functional working groups. For your assigned indications, you will assess payer needs, competitor pricing, and evolving policies across the US and priority ELMAC markets. You will translate their implications into clear, actionable recommendations for the innovative treatment’s Value & Access strategy. You will partner with global colleagues in Marketing, Health Economics, Medical, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Operational Pricing, Forecasting and Advocacy, as well as country and regional access teams. Your contribution will help shape evidence needs and country access plans and will inform the clinical development plan, early Target Product Profile, launch strategy and forecasts. You will also contribute to key global materials, including the Global Brand Plan and forecasting guidance. You will lead payer research execution in partnership with Global Insights teams and manage external vendor work as needed, ensuring that research questions, methods and deliverables generate clear insights for access and pricing decisions. You will create high-quality Global Value & Access materials, such as early value stories and objection handlers. As a key member of the Global Access Team, you will regularly present your work, help organize team meetings, and support Access Best Practice Sharing sessions and other calls with local access teams. This role is ideal for someone who takes ownership, thrives on overcoming challenges, and is eager to grow in a high-visibility global position. You will collaborate closely with the ASL while independently leading assigned workstreams from strategy through execution, with meaningful exposure to senior stakeholders and markets.

What We Expect of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative, curious and self-directed professional we seek has these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of payer, market access and/or analytics experience OR Master’s degree and 6 years of of payer, market access and/or analytics experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of of payer, market access and/or analytics experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of of payer, market access and/or analytics experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of payer, market access and/or analytics experience
• In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct market access, health economics or pricing experience, with a strong understanding of the US and global payer environment.
• Experience developing value, access and pricing assessments and materials for specialty or rare-disease medicines for top markets
• Ability to assess payer needs, market dynamics, and competitors and translate into clear insights and recommendations
• Ability to interpret clinical and health economic evidence, identify evidence gaps, and shape value propositions and payer research
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and partnering effectively with Medical, Health Economics, Marketing, Regulatory, and country access teams
• Experience conducting payer research and managing external vendors
• Strong communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills
• A proactive and curious mindset, with the ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality results

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.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

Equal Opportunity

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer.

We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.

Salary Range

USD - USD

Additional information

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 biologics manufacturing 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. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen