Corporate Affairs Director, Research

Requirements

• Develop communications strategies and plans that effectively and consistently communicate to targeted key audiences and stakeholders about the science and innovation going on in research.
• Develop and support executive engagement plan for Research SVP and key VPs, including proactively preparing company spokespeople via media training / presentation skills.
• Partner with the media relations team to address incoming media requests related to research and proactively work to garner press coverage with trade press to elevate Amgen as very much part of the wave of transformation sweeping drug discovery.
• Manage and direct public relations agency partners to assure maximum impact and assistance in reaching desired communications goals and objectives.
• Work in partnership with Research leaders and HR on employee engagement / internal communications.
• Partner successfully with investor relations to ensure consistency of messages to external audiences including media and financial world

Benefits

• 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
• 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