Strategic Capabilities & Engagement Lead

Amgen; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan with match

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Flexible work models where possible

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Strategic Capabilities & Engagement Lead to drive the operating model for the Obesity and Related Conditions Corporate Affairs team. You will enable delivery by shaping cross‑functional plans, stakeholder engagement, and an integrated ecosystem with AI and digital capabilities.

This role reports to the AVP and partners with leadership to refine strategies and execution across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Internal engagement planning: Own an integrated plan that connects employees to Corporate Affairs strategy, priority activities and key decisions.
• External engagement strategy: Partner with cross‑functional leaders to identify, map and prioritize stakeholders and engagement opportunities.
• Ecosystem strategy and coordination: Lead Corporate Affairs ecosystem work with integrated priorities and outcomes.
• Priority planning and focus: Translate leadership priorities into multi‑month plans with clear ownership.
• Team performance and accountability: Establish cadence and dashboards to track commitments and risks.
• Cross‑functional leadership alignment: Represent Corporate Affairs in forums and align priorities.
• Capability, AI and technology enablement: Identify gaps and lead an enablement roadmap using AI/tech with measurable impact.
• Continuous improvement: Use feedback and data to refine plans and investments over time.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

AI/digital capability enablement

Education

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.

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.

Strategic Capabilities & Engagement Lead

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 elevate 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.

OR

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

OR

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

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 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.

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.

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