Director, Access Strategy & Innovation, Obesity

Company: Amgen
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posted on: March 2, 2026

Job Description:

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. Director, Access Strategy & Innovation, Obesity What you will do Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this high-impact role, you will lead development of new access segments and innovative go-to-market models in the U.S., expanding how Amgen delivers value to employers, partners, and patients. You will define and execute Direct-to-Employer strategies, build differentiated value propositions, and identify strategic partners that enable innovative access solutions. This leader will operate with an enterprise mindsetbringing external perspective, testing new models, and embedding capabilities across the organization. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to design, pilot, and scale novel access strategies while supporting executive leadership on high-priority innovation initiatives. In addition, you will play a key role in defining processes and integrating capabilities across the Global and US Value & Access organizations to elevate team performance. Your ability to understand big picture business challenges and the data and analytics implications of solutioning against them will be critical to your success in this role, as will an ability to independently move through ambiguity and think creatively to define innovative solutions. You are a highly effective communicator and storyteller, ensuring the potential impact of the teams work is understood and resonates with cross-functional commercial leadership. Design and pilot innovative go-to-market and access models, including partnering with third parties to enable access for patients living with overweight/obesity, beyond traditional payer/PBM segments. Lead Direct-to-Employer strategy development, including segmentation, partner selection, and engagement/diligence with external partners. Develop and articulate a compelling Employer Value Story aligned to business and patient needs. Provide guidance to Value Marketing teams to ensure external-facing value communications support execution of the strategy. Identify synergistic go-to-market models across market segments (payer, point solution provider, employer, direct to patient), and collaborate with Access Strategy Leads focused on Cash Pay and Payer/PBM segments. Articulate the Obesity Access Strategy within and across new market segments (e.g., employer), competitive positioning, and implications for broader U.S. Commercial priorities. Partner cross-functionally with Patient Support, Marketing, Pricing & Contracting, Legal, and other enterprise stakeholders to align commercial strategy with broader business objectives. Translate segment and account specific objectives into forecast assumptions (coverage, price, persistence/adherence) and develop key performance indicators. Own select strategic Value & Access partnerships and maintain external innovation relationships. Develop frameworks and operating standards for access segments within the Value & Access Obesity and Related Conditions team. Embed innovation capabilities and related insights / data analytics across the organization to enable scalable impact. Support Executive Director and senior leadership on strategic innovation initiatives and cross-portfolio projects. Oversee resource prioritization to ensure timely and effective delivery. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The bold professional we seek is an oriented leader who thrives in ambiguity and brings fresh thinking to complex access challenges. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree and 4 years of experience in market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial leadership roles in healthcare, life sciences, or strategy consulting OR Masters degree and 7 years of experience in market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial leadership roles in healthcare, life sciences, or strategy consulting OR Bachelors degree and 9 years of experience in market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial leadership roles in healthcare, life sciences, or strategy consulting Preferred Qualifications: External or industry-focused background with demonstrated ability to introduce new models and ideas. Broad, enterprise-level thinker with experience designing and testing new go-to-market approaches. Proven ability to execute in ambiguous environments with a strong roll up your sleeves mindset. Demonstrated ability to build and manage strategic partnerships. Strong executive presence with ability to influence across functions and levels. Experience in venture capital, life sciences consulting, or strategic advisory environments desirable. High learning agility and willingness to experiment and iterate. 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 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 Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies. Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team. careers.amgen.com In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Application deadline 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 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.

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