Marketing Manager, Patient Access & Reimbursement - Biosimilar

Amgen; United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Marketing Manager for Patient Access & Reimbursement (PAR) Biosimilar to lead patient access marketing strategy across brands. You will shape tactics, messaging, and resources to improve access and patient experience, reporting to the PAR Marketing Associate Director.

You will build cross-functional partnerships with Brand, Payer, Field, and Analytics teams, develop materials, and drive AI-enabled insights while ensuring compliance and effective field enablement.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree required for qualification.
• Master’s degree plus 2 years in marketing or patient access.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years in marketing or patient access.
• Experience across payer landscapes and biosimilar markets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop patient access strategy and tactical plans for assigned brands.
• Create tools and communications for field teams, HCPs, and patients.
• Lead training and enablement to support field staff and accounts.
• Collaborate with Brand, Payer, and Analytics teams to align tactics.

Skills

Marketing

Patient access

Reimbursement

Strategy

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma

Job description

Career Category

Marketing

Job Description

Marketing Manager, Patient Access & Reimbursement - Biosimilar

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. 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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will report to the Associate Director of Patient Access & Reimbursement (PAR) Marketing and support the development and execution of access marketing strategy for assigned brands and initiatives. You will be responsible for developing tactics, messaging, and resources to support brand access strategy, to improve access to our products and deliver an outstanding customer and patient experience.

This role offers the opportunity to support Amgen's growing biosimilar portfolio across multiple therapeutic areas, including established products and upcoming launches. You will help shape patient access initiatives, develop innovative approaches to support patient access as the portfolio expands.

Key responsibilities include

Patient Access Strategy, Tactics & Insights

• Support development of patient access strategy and lead tactical planning for assigned brands.
• Build an understanding of customer needs by working with Brand, Sales, and Payer teams.
• Perform situational analysis synthesizing insights from market research and analysis, field teams and customers to identify patient access needs and opportunities for improvement; recommend tactics or new access offerings based on findings.
• Uses feedback and results to assess tactics and recommend refinements.

Access Marketing Resources

• Develop and execute tools, resources, and communications that bring patient access strategies to life for field teams, HCPs, and patients. Examples may include customer-facing and patient marketing materials, multichannel content, speaker decks, and internal or external communications.
• Lead marketing and communication materials through the appropriate internal review and approval processes, coordinating cross-functional input and timely submission.

Field Enablement

• Listens to field needs and supports effective use of access programs, tools, and communications.
• Develop and deliver training on programs and resources for field teams and Key Account Managers, and provide support to field staff to address questions (e.g., Field calls, National Sales/Semester meetings, leadership calls, and other forums).
• Serve as a resource to field teams on payer and access support services, and build strong relationships with field staff at all levels.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Compliance

• Partner with Brand Marketing, Medical, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Business Analytics, Sales Operations, and Sales Training to align PAR tactics and deliverables with brand priorities and the evolving market landscape, and coordinate field readiness.
• Partner with PAR teams, including HUB, Value & Access Insights, Co-pay, Field Reimbursement Specialists, and Patient Navigators to align operational plans and execution with brand strategy and patient access needs.
• Work with Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and other internal partners to support compliant programs and materials.

Project & Budget Management

• Manage assigned projects and agency or vendor workstreams, including timelines, deliverables, budget inputs, and day-to-day coordination.
• Manage budgets for assigned brands, including annual planning, tracking, issue resolution, and coordination with Finance and cross-functional partners.

AI-Enabled Tools and Ways of Working

• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance insight generation, content development, project management, and execution quality while maintaining appropriate compliance, privacy, and human oversight.
• Proactively identify opportunities to innovate and develop new AI-enabled tools, frameworks, and ways of working, to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of PAR activities.

What we expect of you

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree
• undefined
• Master’s degree and 2 years of marketing, patient access, patient reimbursement experience
• undefined
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of marketing, patient access, patient reimbursement experience
• undefined
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of marketing, patient access, patient reimbursement experience
• undefined
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of marketing, patient access, patient reimbursement experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the U.S. healthcare access and payer landscape, including buy-and-bill and specialty pharmacy models, formulary coverage, utilization management requirements (e.g., prior authorization and step therapy), reimbursement, and patient support services.
• Experience in marketing, sales, patient access, or a related role in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Proven experience developing and executing marketing programs, customer-facing materials, or field enablement initiatives.
• Strong ability to synthesize brand priorities, customer and patient insights, market research, field feedback, and performance data into actionable recommendations and effective resources.
• Experience collaborating with field teams and cross-functional partners, including Brand, Payer, Patient Support, Market Research, and Analytics, with the ability to build alignment and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience working with external agencies and vendors to support the development and execution of marketing initiatives.
• Experience managing budgets or components of budgets, including tracking spend, prioritizing investments, and resolving issues.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to independently manage multiple workstreams, timelines, and deliverables with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leveraging AI tools and effective prompting to improve insight synthesis, content development, and execution efficiency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex information for different audiences.
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, sound judgment, accountability, and openness to seeking and acting on feedback.

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.

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.

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

Salary Range

131,889.40USD -178,438.60USD