Amgen USA Inc. Posted June 4, 2026

District Sales Manager - Oncology - Sapphire - Chicago, IL

Chicago, United States Full time
Sales Oncology Manager

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About this opportunity

Career Category

Sales

Job Description

Territory Covers: Chicago, Minneapolis, Nebraska

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.

District Sales Manager – Oncology

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be the liaison to our customers by providing clinical knowledge of our products to medical professionals.

Amgen's medicines treat serious illnesses and our research address diseases with a limited number of treatment options. With a robust and differentiated pipeline, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. As a values-based organization with a powerful sense of shared purpose toward our mission: to serve patients, we are actively searching for a District Sales Manager to deliver on this commitment to patients.

Amgen supports and encourages our team members to have long term, fulfilling and meaningful careers through challenging assignments, career development, and valuable opportunities such as this opportunity to craft a long-term career with Amgen.

This position will require strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally with other Amgen business units including District Sales Mangers, Regional Sales Directors and Corporate Account Managers.

Additional Responsibilities and Duties Include:

Track the progress of marketing messages and programs

Provide feedback to district teams on the marketing, allocating, monitoring, and leveraging of internal and external resources (e.g., discretionary spend)

Manage district teams to maximize their performance and help achieve/exceed sales and budget 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, Finance, other Business Units)

Share best practices with direct reports and peers

Coordinate and/or participate in cluster teams

Conduct district sales meetings to guide districts

Develop local Opinion Leader relationships to achieve aligned objectives

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 go-getter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Sales/Marketing experience

OR

Master’s degree and 6 years of Sales/Marketing experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree or and 8 years of Sales/Marketing experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Sales/Marketing experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Sales/Marketing 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:

Three + years of specialty sales experience

Experience in oncology

Buy and bill model experience

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

Ability to leverage market & customer knowledge to strategically target messages, resources, and activities within the territory

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

Ability to recruit candidates that meet the minimum job criteria

Interviews and hires sales representatives that are capable and committed to fulfilling the job requirements

Strong sense of responsibility and demonstrated self-discipline

Setting appropriate short term and long term objectives; demonstrated success in communicating & collaborating with sales staff, peers, business unit counterparts in an effective and timely manner.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

A 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

Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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 all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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.

. Salary Range

197,421.85USD -267,100.15 USD

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Sales
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Chicago, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Sales role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 436 comparable Manager Sales roles across 63 biopharma companies.

436Comparable roles tracked
377Currently active
63Companies hiring similar roles
46Countries represented

Salary context

85 of 436 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Case Manager 2 (Care Navigator)- Multiple Positions · Novartis $45,300/yr – $84,100/yr
Highest disclosed · Regional General Manager - Vaccines Southeast · Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. $232,500/yr – $387,500/yr
Peer group range $64,700 – $310,000 (median $178,750)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 436 comparable roles

United States213
China37
India29
Germany23
Vietnam12
Japan10

+ 40 more countries

Seniority mix

436 of 436 peers have a known seniority level

Manager419
Associate Director11
Associate6

Therapeutic area mix

122 of 436 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology43
Rare Disease18
Cardiovascular / CVRM17
Vaccines & Infectious Disease14
Dermatology & Aesthetics9
Neuroscience7
Respiratory6
Immunology6
Ophthalmology1
Gastroenterology1

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