Manager, External Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist media relations, social media, and digital communications teams with their daily operations.

• Oversee the Corporate Affairs material review process and system, ensuring the training program is maintained.

• Distribute global press releases from Amgen.

• Create reports on media, social, and digital monitoring as well as performance metrics for significant company news and campaigns.

• Manage contracts and relationships with external engagement vendors; evaluate and recommend new vendors and opportunities.

• Collaborate with Corporate Affairs teams and cross-functional departments.

• Lead the integration of external engagement metrics and reporting across media, social, and digital platforms.

• Develop briefing materials for executives and comprehensive external engagement strategies.

• Oversee the external engagement budget, including purchase orders and invoices.

• Identify and evaluate emerging industry trends, earned media outlets, social platforms, and digital communication technologies.

• Direct public relations, social media, and digital agency partners.

• Maintain and update the media team’s database of journalists and external engagement resources.

• Assist with media outreach and engagement, manage social media publishing and community interactions, and coordinate digital content.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree with 2 years of experience in public relations, communications, or journalism OR Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of experience in the same fields OR Associate’s degree with 8 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED with 10 years of experience.

• More than five years of experience in public relations, social media, digital communications, or corporate communications.

• Strong attention to detail, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to operational excellence.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills; a proactive team player with a serious dedication to hard work and quality.

• Experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical communications.

• Excellent consulting, writing, editing, presentation, and communication abilities.

• Proficient understanding of healthcare media, social platforms, and digital communication channels.

• Familiarity with media monitoring, social listening, digital publishing, and analytics tools and platforms.

• Ability to engage professionally with corporate leaders and managers.

• Experience either working at or managing public relations, social media, or digital agency partners and vendor relationships.

• Capability to think quickly, analytically, and creatively in a dynamic environment.

• Sponsorship for this position is not guaranteed.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package featuring a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous contributions from the company, group medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

• A discretionary annual bonus program.

• Stock-based long-term incentives.

• Award-winning time-off policies.

• Flexible work arrangements where feasible.

• Opportunities for career development.

• Support for work/life balance.