Executive Director, U.S. Medical Affairs Cardiovascular Portfolio Lead
- Employer
- Amgen
- Location
- Thousand Oaks, California
- Posted date
- Sep 28, 2026
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- Discipline
- Clinical, Medical Affairs
- Required Education
- Doctorate/PHD/MD
- 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.
Executive Director, U.S. Medical Affairs Cardiovascular Portfolio Lead
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you lead the U.S. Medical Affairs strategy for Amgens cardiovascular portfolio, spanning established and pipeline assets across cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, Lp(a), and related cardiovascular priorities.
This role will lead a U.S. Medical Affairs team to develop and execute an integrated portfolio strategy that addresses patient, healthcare professional, payer, and health-system needs while maximizing the scientific and clinical value of Repatha and future cardiovascular programs.
This role will provide U.S. leadership across portfolio and above-brand strategy, evidence generation, implementation science, scientific communication, launch and lifecycle excellence, congress and professional society strategy, medical education, health-equity priorities, and strategic partnerships.
The successful candidate will collaborate across U.S. Medical, Field Medical, Implementation Science, External Engagement, Clinical Development, Commercial, Access, Regulatory, Legal, and Compliance to shape and execute an integrated U.S. cardiovascular medical strategy, while partnering with the Obesity Medical team on shared scientific, evidence, and patient-care priorities.
In addition to overseeing the U.S. Medical Affairs strategy for Repatha, this role will lead portfolio-level planning across current and emerging cardiovascular assets. The role will partner with U.S. cross-functional leaders and Global Medical Affairs to translate evidence into relevant scientific engagement, support appropriate access and policy discussions, and address care gaps across atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, lipid management, and related cardiovascular risk. The role will work in close collaboration with the Obesity Medical team where cardiovascular risk reduction and obesity care intersect, while maintaining clear ownership of the cardiovascular portfolio.
Amgen continues to advance a broad cardiovascular portfolio in a complex U.S. healthcare environment, requiring strong leadership to integrate strategy across assets, strengthen field medical capabilities, generate and communicate practice-relevant evidence, build trusted external partnerships, and improve the translation of science into patient care.
This role will serve as a key member of the U.S. Medical Affairs General Medicine leadership team and will report to the Vice President, U.S. Medical Affairs.
The Executive Director, U.S. Medical Affairs Cardiovascular Portfolio Lead is specifically responsible for:
Serving on the U.S. Medical Affairs leadership team to shape enterprise and cardiovascular strategic priorities
Leading the development and execution of an integrated U.S. medical strategy across established and pipeline cardiovascular assets, including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and related cardiovascular priorities
Maintaining strong strategic and executional leadership for Repatha while building a coherent portfolio approach for future cardiovascular programs
Translating global asset and disease-area strategies into differentiated U.S. priorities based on clinical practice, guidelines, policy, access, health-system, and patient needs
Identifying portfolio-level and above-brand synergies across implementation science, evidence generation, scientific platforms, stakeholder engagement, medical education, congresses, field deployment, and operational capabilities
Partnering with U.S. Field Medical, Implementation Science, Clinical Development, Commercial, Access, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and Global Medical Affairs to align scientific and medical objectives across the cardiovascular portfolio
Leading development of an above-brand cardiovascular strategy across the U.S. Medical Affairs team to address shared disease-state priorities, prevention, diagnosis, guideline implementation, care pathways, health equity, and system-level barriers beyond individual assets
Collaborating with Implementation Science colleagues to identify barriers and facilitators to evidence-based cardiovascular care; design, test, evaluate, sustain, and scale interventions; and translate findings into portfolio strategy, field execution, and health-system partnerships
Working in close collaboration with the Obesity Medical team on shared scientific priorities, evidence-generation opportunities, field insights, education, and external engagement at the intersection of obesity and cardiovascular risk, while maintaining clear portfolio ownership and governance
Leading and developing U.S. Medical Affairs team members to drive excellence in evidence generation, scientific communication, medical education, congress planning, and stakeholder engagement
Overseeing an integrated U.S. congress and professional society strategy across cardiology, lipidology, primary care, and other relevant cardiovascular specialties, with coordinated engagement alongside the Obesity Medical team when appropriate
Driving differentiated U.S. scientific narratives, core medical content, publications, educational initiatives, and external engagement plans at both the portfolio and asset levels
Engaging experts, professional societies, advocacy organizations, integrated delivery networks, health systems, payers, quality organizations, and academic networks to strengthen scientific partnerships and address cardiovascular care gaps
Supporting independent medical education and other compliant educational initiatives for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, advanced practice professionals, and patient-focused stakeholders
Partnering with Field Medical leadership to establish portfolio and asset-level engagement priorities, strengthen MSL capabilities, and convert field insights into actionable medical strategy
Ensuring compliant capture, synthesis, communication, and use of scientific insights across cardiovascular diseases, assets, field interactions, congresses, advisory activities, and external partnerships
Leading U.S. launch readiness and lifecycle management for marketed and pipeline cardiovascular assets, including sequencing priorities and balancing resources across the portfolio
Providing medical input into U.S. access, reimbursement, quality improvement, policy, prevention, and value-based partnership priorities across cardiovascular disease
Advancing evidence generationincluding clinical, real-world, health economics, implementation science, population health, and outcomes researchto address U.S. cardiovascular evidence gaps, accelerate translation of evidence into practice, and demonstrate portfolio impact
Promoting integrated, multidisciplinary approaches to cardiovascular risk reduction and coordinating with the Obesity Medical team on areas of shared patient need
Leading resource planning, prioritization, governance, and budget allocation across U.S. Medical Affairs cardiovascular portfolio objectives
Driving innovation and operational excellence, including responsible use of AI-enabled solutions across insight generation, medical engagement, congress planning, stakeholder management, and operations
Recruiting, developing, and mentoring a high-performing U.S. Medical Affairs team while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and patient-focused culture
Strengthening Amgens reputation as a trusted, science-driven, patient-focused partner within the U.S. cardiovascular community
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The candidatewe seek is an experienced leader with the following qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree & 6 years of medical affairs/cardiovascular experience OR
Masters degree & 10 years of medical affairs/cardiovascular experience OR
Bachelors degree & 12 years of medical affairs/cardiovascular 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:
In-depth experience developing and executing U.S. Medical Affairs strategies across a portfolio or multiple assets, preferably within cardiovascular disease
Experience translating clinical development and evidence-generation strategy into integrated U.S. cardiovascular portfolio and asset-level medical priorities
MD or other advanced clinical or scientific degree
Experience with both inline and pipeline launches in the U.S.
10+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or related functions
Demonstrated experience leading U.S. product launches, lifecycle management, and portfolio strategy
Broad scientific and clinical knowledge across cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and lipid management
Strong knowledge of U.S. evidence generation, scientific communication, congress planning, field medical strategy, and external engagement
Experience developing above-brand disease-state strategies and applying implementation science approaches to close evidence-to-practice gaps across healthcare systems
Experience leading across multiple assets, indications, or cardiovascular disease areas and establishing portfolio-level priorities and synergies
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent medical teams, including Obesity Medical, on shared scientific and patient-care priorities
Experience partnering with U.S. professional societies, advocacy organizations, academic institutions, health systems, payers, and other external cardiovascular stakeholders
Experience translating global strategies into integrated U.S. portfolio and asset plans
Expertise in medical education, insight generation, and stakeholder engagement within applicable legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements
Strong financial, budgeting, governance, prioritization, and resource management capabilities
Experience building and developing high-performing Medical Affairs and/or Field Medical teams
Strong strategic thinking, executive communication, change leadership, and matrix leadership skills
Experience leveraging digital and AI-enabled solutions to improve medical engagement and operational effectiveness
Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare environment, clinical guidelines, reimbursement, access, quality measures, population health, and policy landscape
Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, U.S. regulatory requirements, and Medical Affairs compliance standards
They will also embody the Amgen leadership attributes which are:
Inspire: Create a connected, inclusive, and inspiring work environment that empowers talent to thrive
Accelerate: Enable speed that matches the urgency of patient needs by encouraging progress over perfection
Integrate: Connect the dots to amplify the collective power of Amgen to drive results for patients, staff, and shareholders
Adapt: Lead through change by adapting to an ever-changing environment and defining a clear course of action to deliver results
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, 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 $325,302 - $440,114. 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:
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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.
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 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.
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.
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.
Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.
- Phone
- 805-447-1000
- Location
- Corporate Headquarters
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California
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