Manager, External Engagement

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• United States - Remote JOB ID: R-259581 LOCATION: United States - Remote WORK LOCATION TYPE: Remote DATE POSTED: Nov.
• 03, 2026 CATEGORY: Corporate Services SALARY RANGE: 101,904.80USD -137,871.20 USD **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.
• Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer.
• 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.
• **Manager, External Engagement** **What you will do** -------------------- Let's do this.
• In this vital role you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless operations across our media relations, social media and digital communications teams.
• This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a hard-working team, harnessing your operational expertise to support Amgen's highest-priority external communications and engagement initiatives.
• To achieve their goals, the Manager will collaborate with numerous internal cross-functional teams, agency partners and vendors.
• This position reports directly to the Executive Director, External Engagement, operating as a self-starter while working on a collaborative and impactful team.
• This position can sit remotely in the U.S.
• and does not need to be based in Thousand Oaks, CA.
• East Coast working hours are preferred.
• **Responsibilities:** * Support the media relations, social media and digital communications teams in day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth coordination of activities across external engagement * Supervise the Corporate Affairs material review process and system to ensure compliance with company standards and regulations, including maintaining the training program * Distribute Amgen global press releases * Prepare comprehensive media, social and digital monitoring and performance reports around key company news and campaigns * Manage contracts and relationships with external engagement vendors across media, social and digital; assess and recommend new vendors and opportunities for consideration * Work closely with a wide variety of teams within Corporate Affairs and cross-functionally * Lead integrated external engagement metrics and reporting across media, social and digital channels * Develop executive briefing materials and integrated external engagement plans as needed * Manage the external engagement budget, purchase orders and invoices * Identify and assess emerging industry trends, earned media outlets, social platforms and digital communication technologies to ensure Amgen remains at the forefront of external engagement best practices * Direct public relations, social media and digital agency partners to maximize impact and help achieve external communications goals and objectives * Maintain and regularly update the media team's journalist database and other external engagement contact and channel resources * Support media pitching and engagement, social media publishing and community management, and digital content coordination **What we expect of you** ------------------------- We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
• The highly organized professional we seek is a collaborative and proactive communications operations leader with these qualifications.
• **Basic Qualifications:** Doctorate degree OR Master's degree and 2 years of public relations and/or communications and/or journalism experience OR Bachelor's degree and 4 years of public relations and/or communications and/or journalism experience OR Associate's degree and 8 years of public relations and/or communications and/or journalism experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of public relations and/or communications and/or journalism experience **Preferred Qualifications:** * Five plus years of experience in public relations, social media, digital communications and/or corporate communications * Close attention to detail, collaborative spirit and commitment to operational excellence * Excellent interpersonal skills; enthusiastic teammate and self-starter; serious commitment to hard work and excellence * Biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical communications experience * Excellent consulting, writing, editing, presentation and communication skills * Working knowledge of healthcare media, social platforms and digital communications channels * Familiarity with media monitoring, social listening, digital publishing and analytics tools and platforms * Ability to interface professionally with corporate leaders and managers * Experience working at or managing public relations, social media or digital agency partners and vendor relationships * Ability to think quickly, analytically and creatively to accommodate a dynamic environment **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.
• The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S.

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