Amgen USA Inc. Posted September 18, 2026

Media Senior Marketing Manager, Rare Disease

Chicago, United States Full time
Marketing Rare Disease Manager
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Marketing

Job Description

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.

Media Senior Marketing Manager, Rare Disease

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for leading the planning and implementation of all media and media partnerships, critical to commercial success of Amgen’s Oncology brands. The media lead will support both consumer (DTC) and professionally-targeted (HCP) media strategies, investments and measurement. Critical to the role will be developing and evangelizing an in-depth understanding of the core targets, and extensive knowledge of the DTC and HCP media landscapes, both traditional and emerging.

The Senior Manager of Media will report into the Director, Global Media of Rare Disease and will partner heavily with internal and external cross-functional partners and be responsible for leading and managing our media agencies.

Support the development and implementation of innovative, powerful multi-channel media plans, including strategic partnerships with critical media outlets.

Lead development of brand media briefs in partnership with brand teams.

Manage all elements of brand media plans, including leading the agency to develop annual and in-year plans, that meets agreed objectives, tracking weekly, monthly and quarterly critical metrics and ensuring delivery on budget.

Work across the RDBU portfolio, in partnership with the GCC Media Team, brand teams and agency, to optimize the portfolio media strategy, targeting and tactical brand plans to drive synergies, effectiveness and efficiencies.

Lead strategic development and realization of media partnerships, improving return on investment, value and performance.

Uncover insights to drive continuous optimization of media plans based on metrics, and ensure findings are shared and applied across brands.

Leadership of media agency to hold them accountable to the highest standards of performance.

In partnership with CD&A, develop and track metrics for media mix and media effectiveness, while linking to the KPIs and broader success metrics of the brand.

Be the brand liaison and key support to Corporate advocacy, Patient advocacy and SciComm.

Implement test and learns to support marketing innovation in media.

Enhance processes to improve the way we operate with our media agency and deliver reporting, financials, and best practices for the brands.

Drive media training initiatives to help upskill within the organization.

Onboard new media partners on the Amgen processes.

Support key GCC Media Enterprise projects and contribute to the future evolution of GCC Media

Lead project management initiatives on new media assignments

Attend external and internal training/conferences and share insights with GCC Team

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of client-side marketing/media and/or Agency Media

Or

Master’s degree and 4 years of client-side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of client-side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of client-side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of client-side marketing/media and/or Agency Media experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Deep HCP/DTC Marketing/Media Experience

Technical competencies: Media targeting and segmentation, Multi-channel and Omni-Channel media plan development, media measurement/optimization, and agency leadership

Expertise in DTC media planning and deliveries for traditional/linear/TV as well as digital channels

Deep Experience designing and implementing HCP-targeted media efforts, including NPP activation of target lists, Third Party Agreements (TPA) management, omnichannel integration, data leads and alert targeted HCP programs, custom programs, EHR, Display, Programmatic, SEM and SEO, etc.

Strong analytical skills with an ability to uncover insights from performance/measurement tracking to drive action that increases brand impact

Strong ability in both proactively leading cross-functional teams, and in being a member of a cross-functional team

Strong communication effectiveness: The ability to optimally empower, effectively engage, connect, and influence senior management and marketing organizations

Ability to explain complex details in concise and clear ways to drive team member alignment

Ability to translate and communicate sophisticated, complex information/strategies into simple and impactful executional media plans

Experience working within creative and/or media agencies

Preferred experience working in rare disease and/or therapeutic areas with small patient/customer audience sizes

Pharmaceutical marketing experience

Strong project management skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Experience working across multiple agencies and media channels

Multi-tasking abilities to work across multiple brands with multiple indications and target audiences

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.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

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, and 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

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

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.

. Salary Range

143,589.65USD -194,268.35 USD

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Rare Disease
Location
Chicago, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Marketing role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 479 comparable Manager Marketing roles across 103 biopharma companies.

479Comparable roles tracked
445Currently active
103Companies hiring similar roles
54Countries represented

Salary context

119 of 479 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · MBA Marketing Summer Associate · Pfizer $88,500/yr – $147,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Enterprise Marketing Partnerships · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $118,000 – $229,000 (median $183,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 479 comparable roles

United States177
China47
Japan39
India29
Poland16
Canada14

+ 48 more countries

Seniority mix

479 of 479 peers have a known seniority level

Manager348
Associate Director106
Associate25

Therapeutic area mix

118 of 479 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology50
Neuroscience16
Rare Disease14
Vaccines & Infectious Disease11
Cardiovascular / CVRM10
Immunology6
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Respiratory3
Ophthalmology2
Gastroenterology2

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