At Amgen, our mission is serving patients. Our staff are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of science to transform medicine and turn the tide on serious illnesses. Central to achieving this mission is our “people-first” philosophy. We recruit the best talent, build an environment that facilitates career growth, and provide staff with the opportunity to make significant contributions for patients and our business.Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment and inclusion in all that we do.Executive Search | Scouting | Sourcing | Succession Planning | Market Intelligence | R&D | Operations | Corporate Affairs | Business Development | Obesity | Cardiovascular | Metabolism | Inflammation | Oncology | Manufacturing | Process Development | Pathology

Created and led recruitment strategy for professional level roles across the Research & Development function.Talent Acquisition | Global Search | R&D

Led Talent Acquisition hiring efforts in Technical Operations across Global Supply Chain, Strategy & Business Operations and Quality.Talent Acquisition | Sourcing | Technical Operations | Global Supply Chain | Business Operations | Quality

Strategized and executed recruitment plans for retained searches at the executive and professional levels across the Life Science market. Clients included pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and the FDA. Sourced, screened, assessed and presented candidates.Global Executive Search | Recruiting | Sourcing | Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals | R&D | Clinical Development | Medical Affairs | Drug Safety | Regulatory | Operations | Manufacturing | Quality Assurance | Marketing

Conducted market intelligence research and managed key relationships with senior level physicians and scientists in the biotechnology and life science industries on a global scale.Executive Search | Recruiting | Sourcing | Market Intelligence | Life Sciences | Pharmaceuticals | Biotechnology

Drove outreach and pitched and secured briefings with TV writers on domestic and global health priority topics; trained staff to work collaboratively with shows, identify top experts and respond to storyline inquiries; drafted letters of intent, proposals for new funding; coordinated events for the 2011 Everett M. Rogers Award for Achievement in Entertainment Education.

Planned, budgeted, and managed several high-profile health communication grants from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Transplantation.

Developed and directed health communication projects (research, program planning, outreach, and evaluation phases) using media advocacy, entertainment-education, social marketing, and risk communication approaches.

Reviewed literature on past and ongoing media advocacy and entertainment education efforts to shape how pro-health and pro-social issues in entertainment television are portrayed; also interviewed key players in the field; authored report, “How Pro-Social Messages Make Their Way Into Entertainment Programming,” including case studies and analysis of effective models and measures of success.