JOIN AMGEN’S MISSION OF SERVING PATIENTS

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s 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, you’ll 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, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate degree & 4 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience OR
• Master’s degree & 8 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree & 10 years of Biotech/Pharma-related Management experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced degree in either business, and/or life sciences
• 9 or more years work experience in biopharmaceutical industry in formulating R&D strategy, leading R&D transformations, and improving R&D performance
• Strong understanding of the R&D, drug development, and commercialization processes
• Strong understanding and experience in the use of performance management techniques, measures, problem solving and analytical thinking
• Mergers & Acquisitions experience
• Integrated evidence generation access and use experience
• Management consulting experience is a plus
• Business process, change management, and systems management experience
• Expert integrator across people, process, and systems
• Finance and budget management experience
• Operations experience within a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company
• Strong executive presence to establish credibility and influence with executive leaders
• Experience coaching teams and a strong developer of talent
• Expertise with working in fast-changing and often ambiguous environment
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite, data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau) and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Miro)

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. R&D Strategy & Performance Excellence function is part of the overall R&D Strategy & Operations organization. This function is responsible for developing R&D strategy and roadmap, leading and managing functional transformation, continuous improvement, pivotal initiatives, and performance management across all R&D functions and delivering business results that drive peak R&D Productivity and Operational Excellence globally. The team will also be focused on building critical business process and operational excellence capabilities that enable Amgen to respond to rapid advancements in science and technology within a rapidly changing business environment.

Are you a seasoned leader with a passion for driving strategic change and improving operational efficiency within R&D? We are seeking a Strategy and Performance Excellence Director to spearhead complex transformation initiatives to improve business performance within our Research and Development (R&D) organization. As the driving force shaping our strategy and leading functional transformation, you’ll be instrumental in accelerating productivity and fostering digital innovation.

• Strategic Leadership: Lead a team and/or functional networks, to initiate, design, and implement a diverse portfolio of R&D functional transformation and continuous improvement pivotal initiatives in alignment with functional and corporate priorities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business challenges and opportunities and translate them into actionable plans that yield high-quality, impactful business outcomes.
• Business Performance Excellence: Drive the development and implementation of R&D performance management strategy. Enable and monitor performance to ensure delivery of R&D strategic priorities and value realization. Manage risks, remove barriers, and drive patient centric approach.
• Capability Build: Drive R&D performance optimization by developing and maturing global network governance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence capabilities. Apply your expertise in agile, change management, and solution development to streamline operations and enhance productivity.
• Trusted Partnership: Act as a strategic architect and trusted thought partner to functional teams, R&D executives, and enterprise leader by providing insights, generating business cases, and delivering results. Forge strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization to facilitate confident decision-making and robust project management and governance processes.
• Mentorship and Coaching: Coach and mentor team members and partners, develop next generation of leaders, bring energy and passion to cultivate talent, and champion a learning culture. Empower others to adopt leading practices and contribute to the success of initiatives and capability builds.
• Innovative Mindset and Culture: Lead R&D critical initiatives with a focus on digital innovation and simplification. Identify and pursue opportunities for innovation and differentiation (including development of tools and processes) to accelerate value generation using insights to maintain a competitive edge.
• Collaboration and Integration: Serve as an integrator across multiple functions and transformation efforts, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. Develop partnerships across the organization to leverage resources and drive collective learning to stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, driving value generation and simplification.
• Impactful Communication and Visualization: Deliver clear communication across Produce compelling presentations and visualizations to communicate insights and recommendations to key stakeholders across scientific and business community. Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, enabling effective decision-making at all levels of the organization.