Executive Director, Market Access

At Amgen, if you feel like you are a 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.

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Executive Director, Market Access (ED) is a critical leadership role in Amgen’s Market Access organization & will report to the Associate Vice President for the Market Access team. The ED leads a team of National Account Directors (NADs), National Account Managers (NAMs), and East Regional Account team that is responsible for ensuring optimal product coverage and access for Amgen’s entire product portfolio.  Primary customers include decision makers at large National Payers & PBMs including Cigna, Express Scripts, Ascent, Prime, Synergie, Humana, and Anthem.

The ED will create a strategic vision and plan for the team and then drive the strategic execution around business opportunities with these important accounts.  Responsibilities include engaging with and influencing key customers in collaboration with the team in order to compliantly deliver quality access for Amgen’s product portfolio.  The ED will interact and develop deep relationships with senior leadership at National Accounts to understand the needs of customer organizations, identify engagement opportunities, promote Amgen brands, and negotiate contracts. 

The ED will engage internal partners across the portfolio to bring value for both customers and Amgen.  Success in this role will require close collaboration with the Coverage & Pricing (C&P) teams, Contract Development, and a broad cross-functional team including the medical organization.  The ED will also work with a cross-functional team at Amgen to ensure the field-based sales teams have the support required to be successful, including working with brand marketing on promotional materials and messages and working with sales operations to help drive pull-through.  The ED will provide deep payer insights and serve as a content expert for peri-launch products and in-line products.  The ED will also be dedicated to coaching and talent development, drawing on a range of leadership styles and developmental experiences. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading Multifunctional Account Teams- Inspiring and motivating others to work collaboratively on mutually beneficial solutions, orchestrating outcomes across functions, brands, & customers

• Hiring, developing, coaching, & retaining top talent-Providing strategic direction and then driving execution to deliver results

• Cultivating Relationships for Business Impact-Building long-term relationships across multiple stakeholders and senior decision-makers, and sustaining extensive networks to advance business partnerships

• Negotiating Win-Win Solutions-Engaging purposefully in conversations with customers and other partners in order to arrive at mutually beneficial solutions while maintaining positive long-term business relationships

• Business, Industry, & Customer Acumen- Developing, deploying, and enhancing deep and broad requisite knowledge of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, Amgen, and our customers in order to build evidence-based solutions that create value

• Strategic Agility & Account Planning-Navigating among different modes (analytical, strategic, creative, and systemic) to “connect the dots” among multiple variables in the healthcare ecosystem in order to generate insights, quickly formulate strategies, and act

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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 leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree & 6 years of market access experience OR

• Master’s degree & 10 years of market access experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of market access experience AND

• 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Market Access roles involving contracting with large payers and PBMs

• Leadership skills, with at least 5 years of experience directly managing others

• Experience leading cross-functional teams

• Business leader with executive presence who is subject matter expert in Market Access, Reimbursement, Contracting and the evolving payer landscape

• Experience creating quality access in Market Access roles

• Experience developing and implementing strategic initiatives with cross-functional Business Units that successfully enable access and demand creation in key accounts

• Experience working with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), Health Outcomes & Pharmacoeconomics (HOPE) MSLs/Field HEOR Managers, Medical platform or policy development and opinion leader engagement

• Communication and presentation skills including experience with executive-level audiences

• Negotiation skills, business, and financial acumen

• Knowledge and experience in therapeutic areas including Cardiology, Oncology, Rheumatology, Bone Health, and Neuroscience

• Ability to take initiative, impart energy and enthusiasm, and work in teams

• Advanced degree, e.g., MBA, MPH, PharmD

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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 annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $301,605 to $336,670. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising 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:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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.

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.