Internal Meetings Manager, U.S. Commercial

Amgen Inc. (IR); Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Annual bonus program

Stock-based long-term incentives

Generous time-off plans

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Inc. (IR) is seeking an Internal Meetings Manager to drive planning and execution of U.S. Commercial internal meetings, including national meetings, launches, and leadership summits.

You will oversee budgets, vendor partnerships, and compliant processes, while leveraging data insights and CVENT to optimize planning and cost efficiency. The role requires strong negotiation, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration with limited supervision and up to 40% travel to support

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master’s degree with 2+ years in corporate event management within life sciences or regulated industries
• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years corporate event management in life sciences or regulated industries
• Associate’s degree with 8+ years corporate event management in life sciences or regulated industries
• High school diploma / GED with 10+ years corporate event management in life sciences or regulated industries
• 7+ years of corporate event management experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of U.S. Commercial internal meetings, ensuring alignment with strategy, compliance, and budget goals.
• Serve as trusted advisor to stakeholders on meeting policies, planning, and best practices.
• Manage outsourced suppliers to deliver high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective meeting services.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders and sponsors to support business objectives.
• Drive operational excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across meeting programs.
• Support change management, process enhancements, and technology adoption initiatives.
• Utilize CVENT and data insights for budgeting, reporting, compliance, and planning optimization.
• Oversee supplier performance, resource planning, forecasting, and budget management.

Skills

Vendor management

Budgeting

Negotiation

CVENT

Hybrid/virtual meeting tech

Communication

Partnership-building

Education

Doctorate or Master’s with 2 years corporate event management

Bachelor’s degree with 4 years corporate event management

Associate’s degree with 8 years corporate event management

High school diploma with 10 years corporate event management

Tools

CVENT

Job description

Career Category Corporate Services 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.

Internal Meetings Manager, U.S. Commercial

What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will manage internal off-site meetings for Amgen’s U.S. Commercial organization. This includes national meetings, POAs, launch and brand planning meetings, leadership summits, functional meetings, training programs, and other internal events across Commercial business units. The Manager oversees end-to-end meeting strategy, execution, budgeting, risk management, and vendor partnerships, ensuring all programs align with Amgen’s priorities, compliance standards, and GMM processes. The role drives consistency, resource optimization, technology adoption, and continuous improvement across the internal meetings portfolio. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, reporting to the GMM Sr. Manager, U.S. Region. Strong collaboration with cross-functional partners and outsourced suppliers is essential to delivering high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective meetings. Travel is required (approximately 30%-40%).

Responsibilities

Lead planning and execution of U.S. Commercial internal meetings, ensuring alignment with strategy, compliance, and budget goals. Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on meeting policies, planning, and best practices. Manage outsourced suppliers to deliver high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective meeting services. Build strong partnerships with business leaders and meeting sponsors to support business objectives. Drive operational excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across meeting programs. Support change management, process enhancements, and technology adoption initiatives. Utilize CVENT and data insights for budgeting, reporting, compliance, and planning optimization. Oversee supplier performance, resource planning, forecasting, and budget management. Ensure consistent branding, documentation, audit readiness, and adherence to Global Meetings Policy. Identify and implement efficiencies through automation, process simplification, and digital solutions.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The strategic professional we seek is a collaborative leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of corporate event management, ideally within life sciences or highly regulated industries
• 7+ years of meeting planning experience for large complex meetings and events
• Experience supporting internal commercial or sales meetings
• Strong vendor management, budgeting, and negotiation skills
• Proficiency with CVENT and hybrid/virtual meeting technologies
• Strong communication and partnership-building abilities
• Ability to navigate ambiguity with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach

What you can expect from 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.

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 where possible

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Salary Range

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.

Salary Range 95,590.15USD -129,327.85 USD

Company Overview

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