Associate Director Strategic Planning and Operations

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer heart disease inflammatory conditions rare diseases and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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 award-winning 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.

Global Patient Safety is a patient-first organization advancing how safety is monitored understood and acted upon through data digital innovation and emerging technologies. As a trusted enterprise partner GPS influences critical business decisions by integrating patient insights scientific expertise and regulatory excellence. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team shaping the future of modern patient safety and its impact on patients worldwide.

The Strategic Planning and Operations Associate Director serves as a senior partner to the Vice President of Global Patient Safety and the GPS Executive Leadership Team. Acting as a trusted advisor to the VP this role connects priorities initiatives and decisions across the organization to ensure alignment with broader Amgen priorities. This role operates at the center of GPS leadership translating strategy into clear priorities operating plans leadership routines executive communications and measurable outcomes.

The Associate Director leads a team of Strategic Planning and Operations colleagues who support leaders and teams across GPS ensuring consistent high-quality planning and operational support across the department. This role strengthens the GPS operating rhythm drives accountability across leadership priorities enables effective decision-making and proactively identifies interdependencies risks and opportunities before they impact execution.

This is a highly visible role for an enterprise-minded operator who can partner closely with the VP of Global Patient Safety and help the Executive Leadership Team convert priorities into disciplined execution. The role requires strong business judgment executive presence proactive ownership and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity. The successful candidate will anticipate leadership needs synthesize diverse inputs into clear deliverables bring forward recommendations and independently advance priorities with minimal direction.

Key Responsiblities:

• Serve as a thought partner to the VP of Global Patient Safety and GPS Executive Leadership Team helping shape priorities identify risks and opportunities and translate strategy into action.
• Lead and develop Strategic Planning and Operations colleagues who support leaders and teams across GPS ensuring aligned priorities consistent practices and strong execution across the SPO community.
• Lead the GPS operating rhythm including leadership team meetings business reviews goal tracking decision forums and follow-up mechanisms.
• Prepare senior leadership discussions by framing objectives key decisions tradeoffs risks stakeholder considerations and recommended next steps.
• Develop executive-level narratives talking points presentations and communications that clearly articulate GPS priorities progress decisions and implications.
• Drive accountability across GPS by clarifying owners milestones dependencies decisions and escalation needs.
• Partner across GPS R&D SPO leadership HR Finance and other functions to ensure GPS priorities are represented and aligned with broader enterprise objectives.
• Lead annual and multi-year planning financial planning resource planning and business operations processes for GPS.
• Design and drive implementation of key GPS initiatives process improvements and operating model enhancements.
• Support GPS communication engagement and change management efforts including leadership messaging all-staff presentations and business performance updates.
• Undertake activities delegated by the QPPV as detailed in the PV System Master File and support ongoing inspection readiness as applicable.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong business judgment and enterprise mindset with the ability to connect priorities risks tradeoffs and execution implications.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information develop a clear point of view formulate recommendations and drive implementation.
• Strong executive communication skills including the ability to develop clear narratives presentations talking points and decision materials for senior audiences.
• Proven ability to operate proactively in ambiguity anticipate business needs and move work forward without waiting for detailed direction.
• Ability to influence across a matrixed organization and create alignment among senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead coach and develop Strategic Planning and Operations colleagues.
• Strong facilitation and operating rhythm skills with the ability to design leadership discussions that drive decisions accountability and progress.
• High degree of ownership initiative accountability discretion and professional maturity.

Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Executive Communication
• Influence and Collaboration
• Leadership and Talent Development
• Decision Quality
• Drive for Results
• Accountability and Ownership
• Change Leadership

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 3 years of relevant experience

OR

Masters degree and 5 years of relevant experience

OR

Bachelors degree and 7 years of relevant experience

OR

Associates degree and 12 years of relevant experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 14 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree such as MBA PharmD PhD Masters Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience supporting senior executives or executive leadership teams in an enterprise planning chief of staff business operations or transformation role.
• Experience leading Strategic Planning and Operations colleagues or similar teams.
• Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience preferably in Patient Safety Pharmacovigilance Research and Development Regulatory Medical or related areas.
• Experience translating priorities into operating plans business reviews decision forums and measurable outcomes.
• Experience developing executive-level narratives presentations talking points and decision materials.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving alignment across a matrixed organization.
• Experience leading planning resource planning budget management business performance or process improvement efforts.

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 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 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.

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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 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.

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