Senior Director, R&D Strategic Communications

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 missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives 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.

Senior Director, R&D Strategic Communications

Let's do this! Let's change the world! In this vital role we're seeking a bold, strategic, and forward-thinking Senior Director, R&D Strategic Communications, to lead a newly established team that will function as an internal communications agency, responsible for both external and internal audiences, amplifying the voice of our science, enhancing our innovation reputation, and connecting our people to purpose.

This Thousand Oaks-based role sits at the intersection of R&D strategy, scientific storytelling, employee engagement, and external reputation-building.

Reporting to the VP, Corporate Affairs for Science and Innovation, you will :

• Build and lead a high-paced, high-performing Strategic Communications team that brings together content creators, internal comms experts, science writers, and digital strategists to the entirety of the R&D organization from discovery to development.
• Architect a compelling, unifying R&D narrative that brings clarity to our work, drives reputational value externally, and strengthens culture internally.
• Oversee content strategy and editorial planning across platformsweb, social, video, executive communications, internal channels, events, and more.
• Drive alignment and editorial consistency across functions, channels, and geographies.
• Champion innovation in how we communicateleveraging AI, data insights, and emerging tools to elevate storytelling, refine strategies, optimize content delivery, and measure impact.

Lead with a deep understanding of science and dataand the confidence to partner with researchers, scientists, and physiciansto develop communications that are credible and impactful, whether that means engaging at a highly scientific level or translating complex science for broader audiences.

Key Responsibilities

Who You Are

You are both a strategist and a doer. You see what's coming next and prepare your team accordingly. You're credible with scientists, respected by executives, and creative enough to reinvent how we tell the story of science.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 5 years of communications or public affairs experience

Or

Master's degree and 8 years of experience

OR

Bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

Location Requirement

This role is based in Thousand Oaks, CA to enable strong proximity to the R&D Senior Leadership Team and other key partners. On-site collaboration is essential to succeed in this role.

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 :