Global Medical Affairs, Medical Director- Chronic Weight Management

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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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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.

Global Medical Director, Chronic Weight Management

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will support the development and delivery of the Global medical affairs strategy in Chronic Weight Management (including evidence generation, medical communication, and external engagement). You will provide scientific and strategic support to the Global Medical Asset Lead (GMAL) across Chronic Weight Management, and product lifecycle management, spanning pre-launch, launch, and post-launch activities and. This role is ideal for an MD/DO, PhD, or PharmD professional with strong scientific communication skills who wants to help shape the medical narrative for a high-visibility, high-growth therapeutic area.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Global Medical Asset Lead (GMAL) to develop and execute global medical affairs strategy for Chronic Weight Management assets across pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases of the product lifecycle.

• Drive medical input into product lifecycle management, including launch readiness, data generation, evidence dissemination, and long-term asset strategy.

• Identify scientific evidence gaps and contribute to the development and execution of global evidence generation plans, including real-world evidence (RWE), investigator-sponsored research, and publication strategies.

• Lead the interpretation, communication, and application of clinical and scientific data to inform medical, regulatory, and cross-functional decision-making.

• Represent Medical Affairs on key cross-functional teams, including Clinical Development, Regulatory, HEOR/RWE, Commercial, Market Access, and Scientific Communications.

• Generate actionable medical insights from healthcare professionals, external experts, and scientific exchange activities and translate them into strategic recommendations.

• Develop and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders, including thought leaders, investigators, professional societies, advocacy groups, and payer stakeholders.

• Contribute to global publication planning and scientific communications, including congress strategy, abstracts, manuscripts, scientific platforms, and medical education initiatives.

• Support clinical development programs through study design input, protocol review, data interpretation, and communication of study results.

• Provide medical leadership for advisory boards, expert panels, investigator meetings, and other scientific engagement activities.

• Collaborate with Global Regulatory Affairs and Safety to support product benefit-risk assessments, labeling activities, and risk management initiatives.

• Review and provide medical oversight for promotional and non-promotional materials through appropriate governance processes.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in obesity and related cardiometabolic diseases, maintaining deep knowledge of the scientific, clinical, and competitive landscape.

• Lead matrix teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives in a complex global environment.

• Ensure all medical affairs activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and industry standards.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of medical affairs experience

OR

Master’s degree and 8 years of medical affairs experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years medical affairs experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years of leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources.  Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD/DO, PharmD, or PhD with significant pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience in Medical Affairs.

• Deep expertise in obesity, chronic weight management, and/or cardiometabolic diseases.

• Experience supporting global medical affairs strategies across multiple stages of the product lifecycle, including development, launch, and post-launch commercialization.

• Demonstrated success contributing to product launches, launch readiness initiatives, or other high-impact global product programs.

• Experience developing and executing evidence generation strategies, including real-world evidence (RWE), observational research, and investigator-sponsored studies.

• Strong understanding of obesity treatment paradigms, including incretin-based therapies (GLP-1, GIP, and multi-agonist therapies), and the evolving competitive landscape.

• Experience leading global, cross-functional initiatives in partnership with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, and Scientific Communications teams.

• Proven ability to assess emerging scientific opportunities, evidence gaps, and external innovations to inform medical and business strategy.

• Experience engaging with global key opinion leaders, investigators, professional societies, advocacy organizations, and payer stakeholders.

• Strong publication and scientific communication experience, including congress presentations, abstracts, manuscripts, and medical education activities.

• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and lead through complex matrix organizations.

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, lifecycle management, and commercialization processes.

• Familiarity with global regulatory requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and industry compliance standards.

• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving capabilities.

• Proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced global environment.

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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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.

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