Director of External Research and Development CardiometabolicObesity

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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 year. As 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 awardwinning culture is collaborative innovative and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Director of External Research and Development Cardiometabolic/Obesity

What you will do

Lets do this! Lets change the world. In this vital role within the External R&D group of Business Development you will be part of a team responsible for leading Amgens business development efforts in identifying and evaluating innovative therapeutics being developed outside of Amgen within the cardiovascular and metabolic therapeutic space for potential inlicensing M&A or collaborations. The successful candidate will develop and nurture a network of key industry and academic contacts to ensure robust communication of ideas interests and information between the external community and internal groups. The role requires proactive efforts to manage the search and identification of opportunities through networking and reviews of the external landscape and assessing prioritizing based on Amgens therapeutic area strategy. The role includes leading the technical evaluations of opportunities by creating and managing crossfunctional review teams providing recommendations based on robust scientific and drug industry knowledge and ensuring appropriate and efficient decisionmaking processes. The Director of External Research and Development Cardiometabolic/Obesity will ensure efficient reviews and engage in business negotiations and work with legal to execute contractual agreements for certain projects. The candidate will be responsible for leading strategic discussions and presentations collaborating closely with senior management R&D and Commercial to develop a set of priorities for licensure or M&A. This person will also be expected to successfully mentor any direct reports and present themselves as a thoughtful and respected professional to both internal colleagues and external parties. The role will also include the support of outlicensing activities.

It is highly preferred that this role be located at an Amgen Research hub in either South San Francisco CA or Thousand Oaks CA or other remote location in the Pacific Time zone to match most of our research teams.

What we expect of you

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will have the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree in a scientific field & 4 years of experience in drug development industry and/or biopharma business development

Or

Masters degree in a scientific field & 7 years of experience in drug development industry and/or biopharma business development

Or

Bachelors degree in a scientific field & 9 years of experience in R&D and/or biopharma business development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in scientific discipline with robust working knowledge in cardiovascular metabolic or other therapeutic area.

• 4 years of management and/or leadership experience in business and drug development activities and strong technical R&D experience along with business development and licensing experience.

• Strong leadership scientific organizational communication and project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Excellent presentation skills. Effective communication skills pertaining to scientific and business development. Must demonstrate ability to foresee and solve problems and prioritize and meet deadlines. Strong team player experience in successfully managing direct reports and a demonstrated ability to interface effectively with alllevels of staff across differing functional expertise.

• Demonstrated ability to create and build relationships with internal and external parties.

• Professional demeanor with strong decision making

• Be able to work independently manage large cross functional teams and mentor individuals.

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 wellbeing. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture well 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 salesbased incentive plan

• Stockbased longterm incentives

• Awardwinning timeoff plans

• Flexible work models including remote and hybrid work arrangements where possible

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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.

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.

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