Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, Influencer Strategy

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Flexible work models

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Influencer Strategy to lead an enterprise influencer program that supports Amgen’s corporate reputation and patient-centered storytelling.

You will work with external voices across creators, patient advocates and health professionals to extend priority narratives while ensuring compliance in a highly regulated environment. The role partners with Corporate Affairs, Law, Regulatory, and Agency teams to scale influencer engagement and measure impact.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree with 2 years of experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field.
• Master’s degree with 4 years in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience developing creator or influencer programs within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or a highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted external relationships and manage complex partnerships from strategy through execution.
• Excellent writing, strategic judgment, and ability to balance innovation, opportunity and reputational risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise influencer strategy aligned with Amgen’s corporate affairs, reputation and business priorities.
• Identify, assess and cultivate relationships with credible influencers, creators, patient advocates, health professionals and other third‑party voices relevant to priority audiences and narratives to authentically amplify external engagement initiatives.
• Advise senior stakeholders on influencer opportunities, emerging trends, reputational considerations and recommended courses of action.
• Partner with media relations, social, digital, advocacy and product communications teams to integrate creator engagement into broader communications strategies.
• Establish clear engagement standards, scalable processes, playbooks and governance models for influencer engagement across the enterprise that support transparency, business priority alignment, appropriate disclosure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies.
• Translate campaign performance data into clear insights and recommendations that improve future strategies and investments.

Skills

Influencer strategy

Relationship building

Strategic storytelling

Written communication

Regulatory awareness

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

Media analytics tools

Creator discovery platforms

Campaign measurement methodologies

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. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity‑related conditions. 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.

Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, Influencer Strategy

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

Amgen is seeking a strategic, creative and highly collaborative Senior Manager, Influencer Strategy to help build and lead an enterprise approach to influencer engagement. This role will develop programs that responsibly engage credible external voices, including creators, patient advocates, health professionals and other trusted third parties, to advance Amgen’s corporate reputation, scientific leadership and patient‑centered storytelling. Sitting at the intersection of earned media, social and digital engagement and reporting to the Executive Director, External Engagement, the Senior Manager will shape influencer strategy across priority enterprise narratives, identify opportunities for creator partnerships to extend priority narratives, increase cultural relevance and reach audiences through voices they trust. This individual will work closely with Corporate Affairs, Advocacy, Law, Regulatory, Compliance and Agency partners – pairing strong cultural fluency and relationship‑building skills with sound judgment in a highly regulated environment. The successful candidate will work independently and proactively identify opportunities to advance Amgen’s priority narratives and external engagement goals.

In this role, you will need to:

• Develop and execute an enterprise influencer strategy aligned with Amgen’s corporate affairs, reputation and business priorities.
• Identify, assess and cultivate relationships with credible influencers, creators, patient advocates, health professionals and other third‑party voices relevant to priority audiences and narratives to authentically amplify external engagement initiatives.
• Advise senior stakeholders on influencer opportunities, emerging trends, reputational considerations and recommended courses of action.
• Partner with media relations, social, digital, advocacy and product communications teams to integrate creator engagement into broader communications strategies.
• Establish clear engagement standards, scalable processes, playbooks and governance models for influencer engagement across the enterprise that support transparency, business priority alignment, appropriate disclosure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies.
• Leverage creator discovery, social listening, media intelligence and analytics tools to inform sourcing, program design and reporting.
• Help shape event strategies that bring together media and influential third‑party voices to increase the visibility and impact of Amgen’s priority stories.
• Maintain a strong understanding of digital culture, emerging platforms, creator trends and audience behavior to identify new opportunities and potential risks.
• Translate campaign performance data into clear insights and recommendations that improve future strategies and investments.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field
• Master’s degree and 4 years of experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of experience in social media, digital communications, marketing, corporate communications, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing creator or influencer programs within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, another highly regulated industry or a leading communications agency.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted external relationships and manage complex partnerships from strategy through execution.
• Highly self‑directed and proactive, with demonstrated ability to independently identify opportunities, develop recommendations and drive complex workstreams forward.
• Strong knowledge of creator discovery platforms, social analytics tools, media intelligence platforms and campaign measurement methodologies.
• Experience with creator contracts, compensation models, content licensing, usage rights and disclosure requirements.
• Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to develop clear, compelling and precise creative briefs.
• Sound strategic judgment and the ability to balance innovation, opportunity and reputational risk.
• Proven ability to manage agencies, budgets and multiple workstreams in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and presentation skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

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.

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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 diverse, 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.

Equal Opportunity

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range

Salary Range 131,551.10USD -177,980.90 USD

About Amgen

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 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