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SalaryAt Amgen, every challenge is an opportunity. And every opportunity brings the potential to change lives. Our shared mission—to serve patients—has driven our status as one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Leverage your high-level expertise to lead and forge partnerships that advance the biotechnical and biopharmaceutical science that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses.
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Executive Director is essential for steering Amgen’s Strategic Planning and operational excellence to ensure the seamless delivery of our innovation technology pipeline. As the Strategy and Operations Leader, you will play a vital role in facilitating the alignment and governance of Amgen’s AI technology portfolio, so we can achieve business agility. You will be responsible for the refinement and prioritization of our portfolio, developing our functional operating rhythm, and ensuring cross-functional alignment. Additionally, you will drive change management initiatives, particularly in incorporating AI into our corporate culture, and oversee budgeting, organizational metrics, and supplier contract management.
Key Responsibilities:
Portfolio Management: Facilitate the refinement and prioritization of the portfolio backlog, ensuring strategic alignment and optimal resource allocation.
Operational Management: Develop and manage functional operating rhythm to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Lead operational reviews and ensure execution against strategic plans.
Functional Alignment: Foster alignment and integration across teams ensuring proactive collaboration and cohesion in achieving strategic goals.
Governance Process: Play an integral role in the governance process for the AI technology portfolio, ensuring that decisions are made transparently and effectively. This team will have the highest decision-making and financial accountability for our AI technology portfolio. The Governance team will understand the financial, technical, and business contexts & hold strategy and investment funding responsibilities.
Change Management: Champion organizational change management initiatives, particularly those related to the integration of advanced technologies such as AI, fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability.
Budget and Metrics: Own the budget and develop organizational metrics that track and measure the success of strategic initiatives.
Supplier Management: Develop and own the process by which our organization manages supplier contracts to ensure favorable terms and performance in line with company objectives.
Talent Initiatives: Advocate for key talent initiatives, nurturing an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Promote talent development opportunities, internship programs, and other initiatives that support workforce excellence
Internal Communications: Collaborate with corporate affairs to ensure clear and consistent communication across the organization.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree & 6 years of Strategic Planning and operational experience OR
Master’s degree & 10 years of Strategic Planning and operational experience OR
Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of Strategic Planning and operational experience AND
6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
Preferred Qualifications:
At least 12 years of experience in Strategic Planning and operations in both the biotechnology or healthcare field and a Lean or Agile environment
Proven experience in managing healthcare technology portfolios and leading cross-functional teams
Understanding of change management principles and proven results in leading cultural transformations within an enterprise
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and develop relevant business metrics.
Experience with supplier contract management and negotiation.
Commitment to talent development, diversity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives.
Executive communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with all levels of an organization
MBA or master's degree in business administration, Management, or a related field preferred
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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. The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $250,161 – $293,866. 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:
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
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.
