Senior Director, R&D Strategic Communications

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** Career Category
** Corporate Services## ##
** Job Description**## Join 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. 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.## Senior Director, R&D Strategic Communications##
** What you will do
** Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role we’re seeking a bold, strategic, and forward-thinking Senior Director, R&D Strategic Communications, to lead a newly established team that will function as an internal communications agency, responsible for both external and internal audiences, amplifying the voice of our science, enhancing our innovation reputation, and connecting our people to purpose.

This Thousand Oaks-based role sits at the intersection of R&D strategy, scientific storytelling, employee engagement, and external reputation-building.##
** What You Will Do
** Reporting to the VP, Corporate Affairs for Science and Innovation, you will:
* Build and lead a high-paced, high-performing Strategic Communications team that brings together content creators, internal comms experts, science writers, and digital strategists to the entirety of the R&D organization from discovery to development.
* Architect a compelling, unifying R&D narrative that brings clarity to our work, drives reputational value externally, and strengthens culture internally.
* Oversee content strategy and editorial planning across platforms—web, social, video, executive communications, internal channels, events, and more.
* Drive alignment and editorial consistency across functions, channels, and geographies.
* Champion innovation in how we communicate—leveraging AI, data insights, and emerging tools to elevate storytelling, refine strategies, optimize content delivery, and measure impact.

Lead with a deep understanding of science and data—and the confidence to partner with researchers, scientists, and physicians—to develop communications that are credible and impactful, whether that means engaging at a highly scientific level or translating complex science for broader audiences.##
** Key Responsibilities
*** Lead a multi-functional team: content creators, internal communications specialists, digital/social strategists, and science communicators.
* Develop and execute a holistic R&D communications strategy across internal, digital, social, and executive channels.
* Translate complex scientific ideas into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with employees, media, policy influencers, and scientific peers.
* Partner directly with scientific executives, site heads, and functional leaders to shape and amplify the R&D narrative.
* Serve as a reputation strategist, helping position Amgen as a powerhouse of science to internal and external stakeholders.
* Ensure editorial excellence and creative innovation across all content formats—from videos and speeches to social media, digital platforms, and executive communications.
* Build and manage a team responsible for content planning, campaign execution, analytics, and thought leadership to deliver high-impact storytelling and engagement
* Utilize AI-enabled tools and digital platforms to improve content development workflows, personalization, engagement tracking, and amplification.
* Oversee budgets, agency partnerships, and resource planning for the team.##
** What we expect of you**##
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