HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Observational Research Manager

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will have responsibilities for various research activities in the Data and Analytics Center (DAC) Safety and Pharmacoepidemiology team and reports directly to the Patient Exposure Lead.

Observational research (OR) makes important contributions to drug development, commercialization, and safety evaluation. OR gives evidence regarding the frequency and distribution of disease, the natural history and clinical burden of disease, the design of clinical trials, cost and utilization patterns, and the safety and efficiency of therapies. There is growing demand for information from OR-based evidence by regulatory and reimbursement authorities. The Center for Observational Research (CfOR) was built to address this imperative.

The CfOR Manager is recognized as a strong scientific contributor and is a first or contributing author for papers in peer reviewed journals or for internal reports that improve the company’s mission.

This position may be located at Amgen's Thousand Oaks headquarters or be remote.

Key Activities include, but are not limited to:

• Designs and implements models to estimate patient exposure to all Amgen marketed products.
• Designs and implements retrospective database studies in support of safety and pharmacovigilance.
• Provides epidemiological input to worldwide regulatory submissions such as PSURs and RMPs.
• Executes or leads research projects involving the analysis of multiple databases
• Provides safety research support across the life cycle of Amgen products
• Supports development of risk management plans
• Conducts literature reviews and prepares research reports and scientific manuscripts
• Stays abreast of the latest developments in the field of observational research and drug development
• Promotes awareness, understanding, and use of observational research methods
• Supports relationships with key leaders in observational research
• Provides input into observational research department meetings
• Communicates significant scientific information to a variety of audiences

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek has these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

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Master's degree and 3 years of scientific experience

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Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of scientific experience

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Associate’s degree and 10 years of scientific experience

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High school diploma / GED & 12 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Epidemiology or other subject with high observational research content
• Experience in the design, execution, and analysis of observational research studies within a pharmaceutical or public health setting
• Experience in observational research project planning and management
• Experience communicating observational research information, written and oral
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Record of publications in observational research or clinical journals

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

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.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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.