Executive Medical Director - US Medical - Obesity and Related Conditions

Career CategoryMedical AffairsJob DescriptionJoin 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 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. 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, 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.Executive Medical Director, US Medical Lead -Obesity & Related ConditionsWhat you will doLet’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role as the Executive Medical Director, US Medical Lead - Obesity & Related Conditions, you will be accountable for the development and execution of the US Medical Affairs strategy for Amgen’s Obesity & Related Conditions portfolio, with primary responsibility for Chronic Weight Management (CWM) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) indications.You will be grounded in a deep understanding of obesity, metabolic disease, related comorbidities, clinical practice, patient care pathways, and the US healthcare environment.This leader will support accurate, balanced, evidence-based scientific exchange; address unmet medical needs; and provide strategic medical leadership across evidence generation, external medical engagement, medical education, scientific communications, insight generation, and lifecycle medical planning.You will serve as an instrumental leader within Medical Affairs and a key cross-functional partner across Global Medical, Development, Regulatory, Safety, Value & Access, Legal/Compliance, Field Medical, Commercial, and other relevant functions, while maintaining Medical Affairs independence and ensuring activities remain scientifically appropriate, non-promotional, and compliant with applicable laws, regulations, guidance, and company policies.This individual will bring deep expertise in metabolic diseases, including obesity and related conditions, and will help shape and execute US medical strategy in a complex, highly visible, and rapidly evolving therapeutic area.This role will report into the Vice President, US Medical & Obesity Conditions.Key Responsibilities Provide strategic medical leadership across medical launch readiness, evidence e generation, external medical engagement, scientific communications, field medical alignment, and lifecycle planning. The successful candidate will be expected to bring strong therapeutic expertise, executive-level leadership, and people-management capabilityContributing to product and portfolio strategy for Obesity & Related Conditions by providing medical and scientific input into launch readiness, lifecycle planning, evidence generation, and indication expansion priorities.Developing and leading execution of US Medical Affairs strategy, including external medical engagement, scientific communication, evidence generation, medical education, medical insights, and congress strategy.Serving as a close strategic partner to the Field Medical organization, including the National Leader for Field Medical, to align on medical strategy, scientific priorities, field medical resources, medical education needs, external expert engagement planning, and medical insight generation, while ensuring Field Medical activities remain independent, non-promotional, and compliant.Collaborating cross-functionally with Commercial, Value & Access, Key Account Management, Legal/Compliance, Regulatory, and other relevant functions, while maintaining Medical Affairs independence and ensuring activities remain scientifically appropriate and compliant.Developing and leading the US medical communication strategy, including clinical narrative framework, scientific platform, core medical content, congress materials, publications, field medical resources, and scientific exchange priorities.Engaging US external stakeholders, including thought leaders, clinical experts, professional societies, payers, integrated delivery networks, accountable care organizations, and other relevant healthcare decision-makers, through appropriate, compliant scientific exchange to strengthen understanding of unmet need, disease burden, clinical evidence, and medical value.Providing medical and scientific input, as appropriate, into evidence-genera