Medical Director, Congresses & Partnerships Lead

Role Overview

• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to shape global strategic direction for multi-channel medical and scientific external engagement throughout the lifecycle of therapeutic area (TA) products
• Responsible for driving engagement excellence with key external organizations to optimize Amgen’s strategic objectives
• Supports the design and delivery of a comprehensive global external medical and scientific engagement strategy across external stakeholders (congresses, cooperative groups, and societies)
• Develop the annual global oncology and hematology congress strategy, ensuring cross-functional alignment, prioritization, and budget stewardship across regions (ELMAC, JAPAC, US)
• Oversee execution to ensure alignment with medical objectives, consistent communication, and streamlined reporting
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, regional leads, TA Heads and R&D leadership, as well as Commercial and Access partners to ensure strategic alignment with external groups to achieve successful execution of medical initiatives and deliverables
• Defines and supports external engagement needs and opportunities within the global medical engagement strategic plan based on area of responsibility; executes the final global medical engagement strategic plan via interactions with both internal and external stakeholders in partnership with medical leads
• Partners with Field Medical to develop a comprehensive, cross-functional view of key Opinion Leader (OL) congress interactions to enhance strategic prioritization and support delivery of high-quality, strategic insights
• Provides strategic alignment with Commercial and Access teams on Value Based Partnerships at a platform/TA level
• Ensures capture, analysis, and distribution of scientific insights; forecasting scientific trends from opinion leader networks, cooperative groups, and/or professional societies; distributing internally to broaden awareness
• Integrate AI-driven solutions and champion AI adoption across medical engagement, congress planning, stakeholder management, and operational workflows to enhance efficiency, insights, and strategic impact
• Manages consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of strategic objectives to ensure successful outcomes
• Maintain an active role within TA medical team meetings to ensure awareness of potential opportunities for external engagement

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of external medical engagement experience OR
• Master’s degree and 7 years of external medical engagement experience OR
• Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of external medical engagement experience
• Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, MD, PharmD, BS, BSN, MBA)
• Demonstrated ability as an expert in a complex matrix environment
• Pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process knowledge with understanding of other functions, including but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Safety, Regulatory, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs
• Product/therapeutic area knowledge
• Medical or scientific education or experience from similar positions
• Strong demonstration of relevant professional experience cross-functionally managing congresses
• Ability to strategically develop and implement programs that impact Amgen’s long-term objectives
• Experience working in teams with other medical professionals
• Skilled at engagement and scientific exchange with external medical community
• Familiarity with concepts of clinical research, clinical trial design and operational details
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), region regulations and guidelines, and applicable international regulatory requirements
• Familiarity of local pharmaceutical industry and legal/health system environment
• Proven ability to work in teams, cross-functionally and independently.
• Skilled at effectively presenting ideas and documenting complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication
• History of solving problems while exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues
• AI proficiency

Tech Stack

• Google Cloud Platform

Benefits

• 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
• 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible