Role Description
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you are a part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
In this vital role for Amgen, the Executive Director, Repatha Brand Lead will help shape the future growth trajectory of one of the company’s most strategically important franchises. Repatha is a market-leading Lipid lowering inhibitor with proven cardiovascular outcomes benefits and a significant opportunity to transform LDL-C management across the U.S. healthcare system.
The Executive Director will lead the Repatha brand through this next era of growth, helping accelerate earlier LDL-C intervention, broaden appropriate adoption, and accelerate Repatha’s leadership in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
Key responsibilities include:
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Lead the development and execution of bold, future-oriented strategies that drive sustainable revenue growth, market leadership, and long-term franchise profitability.
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Shape the future vision for Repatha within an evolving lipid-management ecosystem.
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Drive growth across strategically important patient segments including ASCVD, familial hypercholesterolemia, statin-intolerant patients, diabetes populations, and other high-risk cardiometabolic groups.
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Develop and execute integrated brand strategies spanning positioning, messaging, omnichannel engagement, forecasting, lifecycle planning, market access, and healthcare economics initiatives.
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Lead development of breakthrough multichannel marketing campaigns and next-generation customer engagement strategies.
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Partner closely with Market Access, Medical Affairs, R&D, Digital, Data & Analytics, and Commercial Excellence teams.
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Collaborate with U.S. and global leadership teams to inform franchise strategy, lifecycle opportunities, and long-term growth priorities.
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Build and lead a high-performing marketing organization that fosters accountability, innovation, collaboration, talent development, and strategic thinking.
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Ensure all commercial strategies and operational plans comply with applicable regulatory, legal, and ethical standards.
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Requires approximately 25% travel, including some overnight and weekend commitments.
Qualifications
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Doctorate degree & 6 years of Marketing experience OR
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Master’s degree & 10 years of Marketing experience OR
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Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of Marketing experience AND
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6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.
Requirements
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Minimum eight years of experience in a series of commercial roles of increasing scope, scale, and complexity.
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Experience developing and implementing innovative commercial strategies within highly competitive markets.
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Consumer and Healthcare Provider marketing experience with an emphasis on uncovering novel customer insights.
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Understanding of US market access, pricing, and reimbursement environment.
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Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
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Cardiovascular therapeutic area experience is preferred.
Benefits
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Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
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A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan.
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Stock-based long-term incentives.
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Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns.
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Flexible work models where possible.