Patient Advocacy Manager, Rare Diseases

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. 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.

Patient Advocacy Manager, Rare Diseases

Reports to: Director, Government Affairs and Advocacy

Location: Canada Remote Worker

What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support and advance Amgen Canada’s Rare Disease portfolio help shape solutions that provide equitable, optimal, and timely access for Amgen’s products.

The Patient Advocacy Manager positions Amgen as a reputable and ethical partner with relevant stakeholders, while developing and implementing customized collaborations to deliver measurable results.

The Patient Advocacy Manager collaborates with cross-functional internal stakeholders to develop and implement our partnership strategies in a way that meets the needs of and connects opportunities across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build long term substantive relationships with advocacy groups and other partners to advance Amgen’s mission to serve patients rare disease and related portfolio based on values of trust, respect and transparency
• Build foundational advocacy landscape reviews for rare diseases and work with internal leadership and cross-functional teams to develop engagement strategies and patient group engagement plan to address patient needs
• Coordinate national and regional stakeholder activity for areas of responsibility
• Adhere to governance model and key principles for partner engagement as established through Global and local compliance SOPs
• Develop an advocacy strategy with each group that is aligned to internal organizational, access and policy objectives while respecting the independence of patient groups in decision-making
• Empower and mobilize advocacy organizations to increase patient education, and facilitate equitable, timely, and optimal access to appropriate therapies
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify projects to include patient perspectives and help support execution of a patient-oriented plan.
• Work with internal communications and corporate affairs colleagues to build external and internal communication plans related to patients
• Provide input and advice to internal strategic plans and align advocacy internal functions to ensure One Amgen voice and priorities are incorporated into engagement plans
• Facilitates connections between patient advocacy groups with appropriate internal subject matter experts including medical, government affairs, policy, and access
• Identifies and understands the drivers behind the official positions, priorities, and networks of influence of key patient and professional associations and advocacy groups to advise Amgen’s business strategies
• Incorporates simple and transparent systems for patient advocacy groups to understand Amgen’s partnership and funding requirements
  
  

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a candidate with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors Degree

5+ years of biopharmaceutical experience with an adequate foundational understanding of the current Canadian pharmaceutical and health policy landscape. Preference will be given for candidates with an established network of relationships with key agencies and partner/advocacy groups, especially in rare diseases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in health, biotechnology, medical or pharmaceuticals sector
• Experience in managing diverse partners including patient advocates
• Superior communication skills to simplify complex concepts and issues
• Superior interpersonal ability and adaptability, working in a cross-functional and team-oriented framework
• Ability to work in teams, in a complex matrix environment and align with the business around objectives and desired outcomes
• Strong writing ability and project management skills, proficiency in online systems, social media, and corporate campaigns/ sponsorships
• Superior skill in building trusting relationships, to create opportunities to effectively shape and co-design advocacy strategies and partner coalitions to support patients.
• Understanding of the Canadian health and pharmaceutical policy landscape, and ability to apply this to long term planning for Amgen’s portfolio
• Undergraduate degree in Science, Biotechnology, Health Policy, or Communications is an asset.
• Bilingualism (French & English) is an asset.
  
  

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, 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 and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.