Strategic Capabilities & Engagement Lead

1001 Amgen Inc.; Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Stock-based long-term incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Strategic Capabilities & Engagement Lead to own the operating model for the Obesity and Related Conditions Corporate Affairs team in the U.S.

You will enable delivery of priorities by building an integrated approach, cadence for execution, and a feedback loop to refine plans and strengthen outcomes. The role requires partnering with cross-functional leaders and advancing AI, digital and information-ecosystem capabilities while aligning with the U.S.

Qualifications

• Doctorate, Master’s or Bachelor’s with 4/7/9+ years in Corporate Affairs, Communications, Public Affairs, Launch Excellence, Program Management or related biopharma functions.
• Experience in Corporate Affairs, Communications or Launch Excellence within biopharma or related regulated global environments.
• Ability to translate leadership strategy into integrated plans, operating rhythms and portfolio priorities.

Responsibilities

• Internal engagement planning: develop an integrated plan linking strategy to priorities and decisions.
• Shape leadership narratives, channels, events, and measures of understanding and adoption.
• External engagement strategy: map stakeholders, set cadence, track actions and outcomes.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

AI-enabled capabilities

Dashboard creation

Relationship-building

Matrix leadership

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Strategic Capabilities & Engagement Lead

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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will report to the AVP of Corporate Affairs for Obesity and Related Conditions (OaR) and own the operating model and ongoing capabilities for the OaR Corporate Affairs team. You will enable the delivery of OaR Corporate Affairs priorities by developing an integrated approach across workstreams, establishing a clear cadence for execution, measuring progress and impact, and creating a continuous feedback loop to refine plans and improve outcomes. As a strategic partner to the AVP, you will support the ecosystem and stakeholder engagement strategy in partnership with accountable cross-functional leaders and build the AI, digital and information‑ecosystem capabilities the OaR team needs. You will work in close partnership with the Corporate Affairs Launch Enablement Lead for is Obesity and Related Conditions, who contributes Corporate Affairs readiness to the integrated U.S. launch plan, and help build on the learnings from each launch to strengthen the function over time.

Responsibilities:

Internal engagement planning: Own an integrated plan that connects employees to Corporate Affairs strategy, priority activities and key decisions.

Shape leadership narratives, channels and events, and establish measures of understanding, engagement and adoption.

External engagement strategy: Partner with accountable cross-functional leaders to identify, map and prioritize stakeholders and engagement opportunities. Set an appropriate engagement cadence, coordinate execution, and track actions, owners, next steps and outcomes against portfolio priorities.

Ecosystem strategy and coordination: Lead Corporate Affairs ecosystem work, connecting internal priorities, external stakeholders and cross-functional initiatives into an integrated approach with clear ownership, sequencing and intended outcomes.

Priority planning and focus: Translate leadership priorities into integrated quarterly and rolling 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month plans. Sequence the highest‑value activities, clarify ownership and identify resource recommendations.

Team performance and accountability: Establish the operating cadence and dashboards used to track commitments, outcomes, dependencies and risks. Surface trade‑offs early and drive follow‑through, escalation and corrective action.

Cross‑functional leadership alignment: Represent Corporate Affairs in planning and leadership forums, align priorities and decision points, and resolve or escale dependencies that could impede business‑critical work.

Capability, AI and technology enablement: Identify capability gaps and lead an enablement roadmap that prepares the function to deliver priority work. Apply AI and technology to improve planning, insight generation, content, collaboration and productivity, with clear adoption and impact measures.

Continuous improvement: Use engagement feedback, performance data and lessons learned to refine plans, operating practices and capability investments over time.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of Corporate Affairs, Communications, Public Affairs, Launch Excellence, Program Management, or related biopharmaceutical business functions experience.
• Master’s degree and 7 years of Corporate Affairs, Communications, Public Affairs, Launch Excellence, Program Management, or related biopharmaceutical business functions experience.
• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Corporate Affairs, Communications, Public Affairs, Launch Excellence, Program Management, or related biopharmaceutical business functions experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Corporate Affairs, communications, public affairs or a related function, preferably in biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology or another complex, regulated and global environment.
• Experience translating leadership strategy into integrated plans, operating rhythms, portfolio priorities and clear ownership across multiple teams.
• Experience developing internal engagement or change communications plans, including executive narratives, channel strategy, events and measures of employee understanding or adoption.
• Experience mapping external stakeholders and coordinating engagement plans with cross-functional partners, including clear follow‑up and outcome tracking.
• Ability to build useful dashboards, synthesize performance and engagement data, and provide concise, decision‑ready updates to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated success aligning leaders and teams across a matrix, resolving dependencies and influencing outcomes without relying on direct authority.
• Experience identifying organizational or functional capability gaps and building practical roadmaps, resources or ways of working to address them.
• Working knowledge of digital and AI‑enabled tools, including how to assess use cases, support responsible adoption and measure impact.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation and relationship‑building skills; able to make complex issues clear and lead focused discussions.
• Experience using feedback, data and lessons learned to improve programs and embed repeatable practices.

What you can expect of us

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 anticipates accepting applications until November 6th; however, we may continue accepting applications beyond this date if we do not receive a sufficient number of candidates.

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.

Salary Range 180,551.90USD -244,276.10 USD

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