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Amgen Corporate Affairs Manager in Juncos, Puerto Rico

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.

Corporate Affairs Manager

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will be responsible for internal and external communications activities for Amgen Mfg Limited (AML) to support key business objectives, including communication planning, high-level project management and tactical execution. This individual will serve as the site communicator for Amgen’s flagship manufacturing site, located in Juncos, Puerto Rico.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Implement a strategic employee engagement plan to ensure that the approximately 2,000 staff members at the site are informed, aligned and engaged with the goals and mission of the company.

  • Research, draft and edit materials in support of employee communication for organizational change initiatives, internal launch campaigns, and business unit/function internal programs

  • Responsible for major internal/external calendar of events that drive staff communication activities.

  • Maintain communications processes, standards and best practices within AML.

  • Submit materials for review process and system to ensure compliance with company standards and regulations

  • Effectively develop and implement employee engagement, social media and traditional media plans within a matrix environment, including multiple customers and stakeholders.

  • Partner with HR counterparts on a regular basis to understand how HR activities impact AML staff to expand visibility

  • Maintain daily news and information on AML’s intranet web portal and ensure timely communications of news and information for the site through a variety of media, including memos, news articles, presentations, video and digital signage.

  • Prepare media monitoring comprehensive reports around key company news

  • Support Amgen’s involvement in business and industry associations in Puerto Rico.

  • Support relationship and strategic alliances with community organizations

  • Supervise sponsorships and donations initiatives as needed

  • Manage contracts and relationships with vendors; assess and recommend new vendors and opportunities for consideration

  • Manage purchase orders and invoices

What we expect of you

We are all different! Yet, we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Corporate Affairs Manager professional we seek is a collaborative individual contributor leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree

Or

Master’s degree and 2 years of public relations and corporate communications experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of public relations and corporate communications experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 8 years of public relations and corporate communications experience

Or

High school diploma and 10 years of public relations and corporate communications experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Academic background in journalism, public relations or communications.

  • Holds a valid Professional Public Relations License.

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish, with ability to interact at multiple management levels.

  • Media relations experience, including press releases and crisis communications.

  • Skilled in social media and digital platforms for employee and external engagement.

  • Experience handling content for intranet, digital signage, and internal communications.

  • Knowledge of corporate compliance and communication regulations in a GMP environment.

  • Experience in negotiation, managing external vendors, contracts, and budgets.

  • Proficient with project management / organization tools to coordinate campaigns.

  • Familiar with community engagement through sponsorship and corporate giving.

  • Analytical skills to assess communication efficiency and adjust strategies, proposing and implementing solutions.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

  • A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance

  • 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 an annual site shutdown

  • Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Apply now

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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 you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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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