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Director Key Accounts Cardiovascular West

Amgen


Job Location:

Thousand Oaks, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 315231 - 315231
Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Career Category
Sales
Job Description

West District Covers: Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Phoenix and Dallas geography

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 is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer heart disease inflammatory conditions rare diseases and obesityand obesity-related 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 thatlaywithin them youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Director Key Accounts - West

Live

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. The Cardiovascular Key Account Director will report into the Executive Director Health Systems within the Cardiovascular Business Unit (CBU). Their primary responsibility is to lead a team of approximately eight highly skilled Cardiovascular Key Account Managers whose responsibility is to assess and diagnose the current business environment in each of their assigned accounts from a Cardiovascular above brand and Amgen product perspective and plan/execute actions for success in these accounts. The ideal candidate will be able to work internally through the matrix team and externally with key account stakeholders in their assigned geography to achieve short-term and long-term objectives.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Communicate and coordinate cross-functionally with Marketing Medical Value & Access and others.

  • Collaborate with EDs RSDs and DMs within the CBU commercial field teams as well as other Amgen business units.

  • Develop business plans for their geography and implement national sales strategies and programs.

  • Track the progress of marketing messages and programs; proactively provides feedback to the CV above brand and brand teams.

  • Provide feedback to highly skilled direct reports on the marketing allocating monitoring and leveraging of internal and external resources (e.g. discretionary spend).

  • Review and provide feedback to highly skilled direct reports on account plans.

  • Manage teams to maximize their performance and help achieve/exceed MBO and sales targets.

  • Screen interview and hire candidates.

  • Ensure compliance with training.

  • Demonstrate the appropriate coaching and counseling to prepare individuals for future development.

  • Conduct annual and on-going performance reviews and competency assessments.

  • Communicate and coordinate with both district and cross-functional teams (e.g. Marketing Medical and other Business Units)

  • Share best practices with direct reports and peers.

  • Coordinate and/or participate in matrix team meetings.

  • Conduct Region meetings to guide teams.

  • Develop local Opinion Leader relationships to achieve aligned objectives.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The sales professional we seek is a motivated individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree & 4 years of sales experience

OR

Masters degree & 8 years of sales experience

OR

Bachelors degree or & 10 years of sales experience

AND

2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams projects programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications:

  • More than 8 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical sector (biologics buy & bill model)

  • More than 6 years of managerial experience with a focus on customer-facing teams

  • Advanced degree (e.g. MPH MBA PharmD etc.) 7 years of healthcare sales and/or marketing experience or related experience in buying processes and decision making

  • Significant experience with payer or integrated health systems and key account management; previous responsibility for a portfolio of products

  • Strong leadership skills with experience leading cross-functional teams

  • Demonstrated ability to build field-based teams

  • Ability to recruit candidates that meet the minimum job criteria; interviews and hire account managers who are capable and committed to fulfilling the job requirements

  • Ability to consistently and objectively recognize and promote success behaviors as well as diagnose and change unsatisfactory behaviors through effective coaching

  • Demonstrates knowledge of local payor coverage; ability to understand and articulate clinical concepts data and conclusions

  • Demonstrated ability to utilize clinical information to effectively address customer questions and objections

  • Experience working with Medical teams such as medical science liaisons medical platform development or health outcomes & pharmacoeconomics evidence is beneficial

  • Understands how to engage and mobilize diverse groups to take appropriate action in support of specific business issues and to support building new capabilities at Amgen; inclusive of influence skills

  • Outstanding communication skills and the ability to convey in a clear and compelling manner important messages to different parties with different interests.

  • Experience ensuring teams execute and deliver quality work within timelines

  • Deep knowledge & experience in Cardiology including dyslipidemia and acute coronary syndromes highly preferred

  • Setting appropriate short term and long-term objectives

Thrive

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.

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:

  • 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

  • Flexible work models including remote work arrangements where possible

Apply now

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Salary Range

232996.90USD -315231.10USD

Required Experience:

Director


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