BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Science, Communications, Business or related field
• 10 + years of experience in partner relations, with a deep understanding of the current Canadian pharmaceutical/biotechnology reimbursement and regulatory landscape, along with an established network of relationships with key agencies and partner/advocacy groups

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Solid strategic capabilities that enable the individual to prospectively identify critical threats, opportunities and trends, to formulate insightful and effective action plans, and to make the appropriate trade-offs to balance short and long term considerations
• The ability to work effectively in a complex cross functional work environment characterized by matrixed team management and informal lines of authority
• Proven leadership and the ability and desire to mentor colleagues
• Superior verbal and written communications skills in order to effectively convey complex concepts and issues at the highest levels of partner groups and industry
• Superior influence and persuasion skills necessary to build partner coalitions in advancing and defending Amgen’s commercial and policy agenda through partners in the complex multi-stakeholder healthcare environment
• Record of accomplishment in supporting product launches and public reimbursement through patient and professional advocacy strategies in challenging circumstances and advancing important policy issues
• Familiarity with biotechnology, basic pharmacology and therapeutics
• Strong interest in health policy and biopharmaceutical policy landscape in Canada

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Manager or Senior Manager will be responsible for:

• Patient and professional group relations strategic planning and management
• Building advocacy related partner relations plans with a focus on new products and issues management
• Representing Canadian advocacy on global/regional teams
• Lead strategies and relationships with relevant patient and professional advocacy groups, organizations, societies
• Build long term relationships with partners to support identified therapeutic areas
• Develop strategic plan based on patient advocacy engagement for pre-commercialization-stage and in-line products as well as policy
• Serve as a key relationship manager with patient advocacy organizations for early stage assets and ensure productive ongoing partnerships
• Partner collaboratively with business functions (including, but not limited to: Commercial, Medical, Policy and Government Affairs) to determine opportunities and needs for advocacy engagement
• Coordinate related national and regional partner activity
• Establish governance model and key principles for partner engagement
• Develop an advocacy strategy with each group that is aligned to marketing, reimbursement and policy strategies and objectives
• Develop non-financial metrics for measuring relationship success to determine the effectiveness of partner relations
• Develop a formal goal-review process to identify return on partner relations
• Build strong relationships with internal Amgen “partners” to align functional strategies and form close partnerships
• Oversee Advocacy budget activity from both marketing and reimbursement budgets
• Develop strong cross-functional relationships with all interested parties internally, and become an integral member of brand, VA&P and relevant strategic decision-making teams
• Align and form close communications between brand/marketing, public affairs and reimbursement