Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Operations, Inflammation Research

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.

Lets do this. Lets change the this vital role you will serve as a strategic partner to the VP Research and the Inflammation Leadership Team translating TA strategy into measurable priorities operating plans and outcomes. You will facilitate strategic planning organizational effectiveness technology and AI-enabled initiatives business operations and executive communications across the Inflammation Therapeutic Area.

This role combines scientific insight strategic thinking operational leadership and organizational influence to accelerate delivery of transformative medicines to patients.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership

Partner directly with the VP Research and Inflammation Leadership Team to define execute and track TA strategy annual goals long-range priorities and operating mechanisms.

Translate strategic priorities into measurable goals action plans milestones KPIs and accountability frameworks that improve decision-making and execution across the TA.

Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner on portfolio organizational capability and investment decisions.

Turn complex or unstructured business scientific and operational issues into clear action plans cross-functional initiatives and decision-ready deliverables.

Operationalize portfolio governance and planning

• Enable effective portfolio governance by coordinating the processes analytics operating mechanisms and follow-through required to support leadership decisions.
• Develop portfolio dashboards KPI metrics risk assessments and reporting tools that provide timely visibility into portfolio health execution and organizational performance.
• Work with TA leadership to coordinate governance activities and decision forums ensuring effective preparation communication execution and action tracking.
• Partner with scientific and portfolio leaders to surface risks opportunities tradeoffs and resource requirements while supporting informed and timely decision-making.
• Promote accountability for implementation of governance decisions and strategic priorities across the organization.

Advance technology AI innovation and capability development

Coordinate TA-level technology AI computational and innovation initiatives that strengthen research strategy portfolio execution and scientific decision-making.

Partner with scientific leaders to identify capability gaps evaluate innovation opportunities and encourage adoption of emerging technologies and best practices.

Leverage AI-enabled tools and operational systems to improve portfolio management project reviews knowledge synthesis decision support and operating efficiency.

Support external collaborations by helping track scientific progress milestones budgets risks and decision points in partnership with scientific and business stakeholders.

Enhancing organizational effectiveness and culture

Drive leadership team effectiveness operating cadence and cross-functional alignment across the Inflammation TA.

Lead high-priority special projects involving organizational design talent strategy capability building change management and operational improvement.

Contribute to a strong scientific culture by supporting planning offsites seminar series topical symposia training staff profiles mentoring connections and other engagement mechanisms.

Establish practical processes tools and ways of working that improve transparency accountability learning and execution across the TA.

Lead business operations and executive communications

Coordinate budgeting resource planning headcount management and scenario analyses in partnership with Finance HR Research Operations and TA leadership.

Coordinate talent management processes including hiring promotions workforce planning and related personnel actions.

Develop executive-level presentations business reviews strategic communications governance materials portfolio reviews and leadership updates.

Communicate strategic priorities decisions progress risks and actions clearly across the organization and with senior stakeholders.

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The strategic and operational leader we seek is a Senior Manager with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of biotech/pharma-related management project management or strategic operations experience

OR

Masters degree and 4 years of biotech/pharma-related management project management or strategic operations experience

OR

Bachelors degree and 6 years of biotech/pharma-related management project management or strategic operations experience

OR

Associates degree and 10 years of biotech/pharma-related management project management or strategic operations experience

OR
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of biotech/pharma-related management project management or strategic operations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning portfolio management governance operations budgeting resource planning and performance management in an R&D organization.
• Scientific credibility and ability to synthesize complex scientific operational and business information into actionable recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strong executive presence and ability to serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders scientific teams and business partner functions.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams in a global matrixed rapidly changing environment with a high tolerance for ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including preparation of executive presentations business reviews governance materials and strategic communications.
• Experience with change management organizational effectiveness talent planning leadership team operating cadence and culture-building initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience developing KPI dashboards risk assessments decision frameworks and portfolio/resource analyses.
• Passion for innovation technology AI-enabled discovery operational excellence and new ways of working that improve scientific quality and speed.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office SharePoint Smartsheet collaboration tools data visualization tools and AI-enabled productivity or knowledge-synthesis tools.

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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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 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.

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