Director, Strategic Data Lead Thousand Oaks CA

Director Strategic Data Lead

In this vital role lead strategic data partnership across priority commercial business areas translating brand priorities customer needs business questions and analytic use cases into clear actionable data strategies and sourcing recommendations. You will work closely with Brand teams BAI PODs Access Field Effectiveness Data Science Data Management Legal Privacy Compliance Procurement and external data partners to ensure Amgen is using the right data using existing data more effectively and identifying new data opportunities that can improve decision-making and business impact.

This is a business-facing consultative role for a leader who understands how data supports commercial strategy customer understanding analytic frameworks measurement launch readiness access field execution and brand performance. This role brings Commercial Data Strategy perspective into business brand and data planning discussions shaping data strategy while partnering with the teams that generate insights build solutions govern data use and execute. You will define and pressure-test business questions shape customer-back use cases clarify data needs determine whether existing data can be reused or enhanced and align internal and external partners around scope value data rights deliverables and execution pathways.

You will also lead forward-looking assessment of a fast-changing external data landscape by tracking market trends emerging providers changing access models and broader ecosystem shifts that could influence future strategy. You will connect these external signals to brand priorities customer journeys market dynamics access considerations competitive context and strategic imperatives to inform practical data strategies and investment recommendations. As a strategic partner to the business this role requires strong analytic framework understanding executive presence customer-back thinking negotiation skills and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

What you will do

Responsibilities

Lead strategic data partnership across priority commercial business areas bringing a Commercial Data Strategy perspective to brand planning business decision-making and data-enabled opportunities.

Translate brand plans strategic imperatives launch needs access priorities field priorities and customer opportunities into practical data strategies and sourcing recommendations.

Partner across Brand teams BAI PODs and cross-functional stakeholders to understand analytic frameworks measurement needs and business decisions that data must support.

Frame data use cases from the customer and business angle including the customer segment behavior to influence barrier to address decision to be made data needed and expected business value.

Develop a strong understanding of Amgens commercial data ecosystem including current data assets underused sources known gaps vendor landscape customer journey needs and external market signals.

Identify and act on opportunities to better use data Amgen already purchases reduce duplication rationalize underused assets and redirect spend toward higher-value data needs.

Assess whether business needs can be met through existing data enhanced use of current assets or new external data sources.

Develop and present data opportunity briefs and recommendations that clearly articulate the business question customer use case analytic need data requirements potential vendors feasibility considerations risks and investment rationale.

Establish and own the prioritization framework for data opportunities across competing business needs balancing value urgency feasibility strategic relevance and investment trade-offs.

Connect the right execution teams across Data Management Data Science DTI Legal Privacy Compliance Procurement Finance BAI PODs and vendors to bring approved data strategies to life.

Lead business input into renewal sourcing investment and vendor negotiations by defining data usage future need duplication risk strategic relevance data rights deliverables and value trade-offs.

Maintain visibility to upcoming brand priorities launch milestones market events competitive dynamics and data needs.

Communicate data strategy recommendations trade-offs and decision points clearly to senior stakeholders across the business teams.