US HCP Marketing Director - IgG4-RD

Amgen; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work models

Total Rewards Plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Director of US HCP Marketing for IgG4-RD to lead the US commercial strategy for UPLIZNA in IgG4-RD, shaping the treatment paradigm and delivering an integrated launch plan across rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and neurology.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Medical, Market Access, Analytics and Insights, Regulatory, and Global Marketing, building a high-performing team and translating insights into actionable plans while navigating evolving

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master’s degree with marketing/commercial experience requirements.
• MBA preferred. Demonstrated success leading pharma/biotech launches.
• Significant US HCP marketing experience with integrated commercial strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated US HCP marketing strategy for UPLIZNA in IgG4-RD, translating launch priorities into clear objectives, indication-specific strategies, and execution plans.
• Hold accountability for commercial performance, identifying growth opportunities, emerging risks, competitive dynamics, and actions required to deliver against business objectives.
• Shape annual brand planning, long-range planning, quarterly priorities, investment decisions, and performance management for the IgG4-RD indication.
• Lead market-shaping initiatives that build disease awareness and accelerate identification, diagnosis, referral, and treatment uptake across multiple specialties.
• Guide HCP and institutional segmentation, targeting, positioning, messaging, customer journeys, field engagement, and promotional strategy.

Skills

Marketing leadership

Launch leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Career Category Marketing 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.

US HCP Marketing Director - IgG4-RD Live

What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare, chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease that can affect multiple organs and is associated with significant unmet need. In this vital role, the Director, US HCP Marketing – IgG4-RD will lead the US healthcare professional commercial strategy for UPLIZNA (inebilizumab) in IgG4-RD. This leader will shape the treatment paradigm, influence brand positioning, and deliver an integrated commercial strategy that supports a successful launch and sustained market leadership. Success in this role requires an established commercial leader with deep marketing expertise, demonstrated launch leadership, and the ability to build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams. This role will lead professional marketing across rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and neurology, along with diagnostic stakeholders such as pathology and radiology.

Key Responsibilities

Lead IgG4-RD HCP Marketing Strategy and Business Performance

Lead the integrated US HCP marketing strategy for UPLIZNA in IgG4-RD, translating launch priorities into clear objectives, indication-specific strategies, and execution plans.

Hold accountability for commercial performance, identifying growth opportunities, emerging risks, competitive dynamics, and actions required to deliver against business objectives.

Shape annual brand planning, long-range planning, quarterly priorities, investment decisions, and performance management for the IgG4-RD indication.

Lead IgG4-RD Market Development and Indication Strategy

Lead market-shaping initiatives that build disease awareness and accelerate identification, diagnosis, referral, and treatment uptake across rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, pathology, and radiology.

Guide HCP and institutional segmentation, targeting, positioning, messaging, customer journeys, field engagement, and branded and unbranded promotional strategy.

Anticipate and address evolving treatment paradigms, clinical evidence, guidelines, access barriers, care coordination, and buy-and-bill considerations.

Lead Cross Functional Brand Leadership and Build a High Performing IgG4-RD Marketing Team

Serve as the US commercial voice within the Global Brand Team and partner with Sales, Medical, Field Medical, Market Access, Patient Services, Analytics and Insights, Regulatory, Legal, Training, Operations, Omnichannel Marketing, Global Marketing, and other critical stakeholders to deliver on commercial goals.

Ensure commercial strategy is integrated with evidence generation, medical education, access, patient support, and field execution; champion a deep understanding of HCPs, diagnostic stakeholders, patients, treatment journeys, and evolving customer needs.

Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing marketing organization; manage agency partners, promotional investments, budgets, and external resources with strong financial stewardship and accountability.

Establish performance-management frameworks that connect strategy, execution, leading indicators, and business outcomes; monitor performance, lead timely course correction, and communicate risks and recommendations to senior leadership.

Foster a culture of strategic thinking, ownership, collaboration, agility, innovation, disciplined execution, and fun across the IgG4-RD team.

Win What we expect of you

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing experience; OR Master’s degree and 7 years of marketing/commercial experience; OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of marketing/commercial experience.

Preferred Qualifications

MBA preferred. Demonstrated success leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launches, including launch strategy, commercial performance management, and field readiness.

Experience launching first-in-class therapies or new indications and building markets in areas of high unmet need preferred.

Demonstrated success leading through ambiguity and rapidly evolving competitive landscapes.

Experience building and leading high-performing marketing teams and developing future commercial leaders preferred.

Significant US HCP marketing experience with integrated commercial strategy development.

Experience hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.

Strong cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills.

Experience in rare disease, autoimmune or severe inflammatory disease, particularly rheumatology and/or gastroenterology, preferred.

Experience partnering with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Sales, and Global Marketing.

Strong strategic thinking and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate insights into clear decisions, performance narratives, and impactful commercial plans.

Thrive

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.

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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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 195,880.80USD -265,015.20 USD

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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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.

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