US HCP Marketing Director - IgG4-RD
- Employer
- Amgen
- Location
- Deerfield, IL
- Posted date
- Sep 28, 2026
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- Discipline
- Marketing, Science/R&D, Strategic Marketing
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
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Job Details
Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.
Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
US HCP Marketing Director - IgG4-RD
Live
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare, chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease that can affect multiple organs and is associated with significant unmet need. In this vital role, the Director, US HCP Marketing IgG4-RD will lead the US healthcare professional commercial strategy for UPLIZNA (inebilizumab) in IgG4-RD. This leader will shape the treatment paradigm, influence brand positioning, and deliver an integrated commercial strategy that supports a successful launch and sustained market leadership.
Success in this role requires an established commercial leader with deep marketing expertise, demonstrated launch leadership, and the ability to build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams. This role will lead professional marketing across rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and neurology, along with diagnostic stakeholders such as pathology and radiology.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead IgG4-RD HCP Marketing Strategy and Business Performance
Lead the integrated US HCP marketing strategy for UPLIZNA in IgG4-RD, translating launch priorities into clear objectives, indication-specific strategies, and execution plans.
Hold accountability for commercial performance, identifying growth opportunities, emerging risks, competitive dynamics, and actions required to deliver against business objectives.
Shape annual brand planning, long-range planning, quarterly priorities, investment decisions, and performance management for the IgG4-RD indication.
Lead IgG4-RD Market Development and Indication Strategy
Lead market-shaping initiatives that build disease awareness and accelerate identification, diagnosis, referral, and treatment uptake across rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, pathology, and radiology.
Guide HCP and institutional segmentation, targeting, positioning, messaging, customer journeys, field engagement, and branded and unbranded promotional strategy.
Anticipate and address evolving treatment paradigms, clinical evidence, guidelines, access barriers, care coordination, and buy-and-bill considerations.
Lead Cross Functional Brand Leadership and Build a High Performing IgG4-RD Marketing Team
Serve as the US commercial voice within the Global Brand Team and partner with Sales, Medical, Field Medical, Market Access, Patient Services, Analytics and Insights, Regulatory, Legal, Training, Operations, Omnichannel Marketing, Global Marketing, and other critical stakeholders to deliver on commercial goals.
Ensure commercial strategy is integrated with evidence generation, medical education, access, patient support, and field execution; champion a deep understanding of HCPs, diagnostic stakeholders, patients, treatment journeys, and evolving customer needs.
Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing marketing organization; manage agency partners, promotional investments, budgets, and external resources with strong financial stewardship and accountability.
Establish performance-management frameworks that connect strategy, execution, leading indicators, and business outcomes; monitor performance, lead timely course correction, and communicate risks and recommendations to senior leadership.
Foster a culture of strategic thinking, ownership, collaboration, agility, innovation, disciplined execution, and fun across the IgG4-RD team.
Win
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The strategic professional we seek is a motivated individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing experience; OR
Master's degree and 7 years of marketing/commercial experience; OR
Bachelor's degree and 9 years of marketing/commercial experience.
Preferred Qualifications
MBA preferred.
Demonstrated success leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launches, including launch strategy, commercial performance management, and field readiness.
Experience launching first-in-class therapies or new indications and building markets in areas of high unmet need preferred.
Demonstrated success leading through ambiguity and rapidly evolving competitive landscapes.
Experience building and leading high-performing marketing teams and developing future commercial leaders preferred.
Significant US HCP marketing experience with integrated commercial strategy development.
Experience hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
Strong cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills.
Experience in rare disease, autoimmune or severe inflammatory disease, particularly rheumatology and/or gastroenterology, preferred.
Experience partnering with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Sales, and Global Marketing.
Strong strategic thinking and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate insights into clear decisions, performance narratives, and impactful commercial plans.
Thrive
What you can expect from 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, well 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
Apply now for a career that defies imagination
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Company
We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.
We live the mission.
We win together.
We thrive on continual challenge.
Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.
At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.
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