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Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
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.
Senior Director, GDO Operational Business Management
What You Will Do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will be member of the GDO leadership teams and strategic partner to the Amgen India and R&D organizations. Responsible for financial oversight, and strategic resource allocation to assure operational efficiency and financial discipline within development operations. This senior leader provides GDO insight and direction to the study budget forecast and approval process, ensures that GDO resources are staffed and deployed in alignment with organizational goals, and manages the GDO functional budget while adhering to regulatory compliance and budgetary constraints.
Responsibilities
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The strategic, data-driven professional we seek is a collaborative, results-oriented leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree and 5 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience
OR
Masters degree and 8 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience
OR
Bachelors degree and 10 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience
Preferred Qualifications
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
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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
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.
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.
Senior Director, GDO Operational Business Management
What You Will Do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will be member of the GDO leadership teams and strategic partner to the Amgen India and R&D organizations. Responsible for financial oversight, and strategic resource allocation to assure operational efficiency and financial discipline within development operations. This senior leader provides GDO insight and direction to the study budget forecast and approval process, ensures that GDO resources are staffed and deployed in alignment with organizational goals, and manages the GDO functional budget while adhering to regulatory compliance and budgetary constraints.
Responsibilities
- Align operational plans with financial targets, prioritize GDO investments, and build business cases for technology and modernization initiatives.
- Link GDO resources to budget, identify efficiencies, and drive awareness, allocation, and management of non-resource spend.
- Translate resourcing data into actionable insights for senior leadership and business partners.
- Partner with R&D Finance to ensure alignment on GDO budget understanding, targets, and resource planning.
- Identify and quantify resource needs (staffing, technology, clinical trial costs) across the Amgen portfolio.
- Manage staffing capacity across Amgen staff, FSPs, and contingent workers to support portfolio needs.
- Deliver analyses and reports on resource demand/supply, highlighting variances and financial risks.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a global team while collaborating with cross-functional and external stakeholders.
- Foster accountability, innovation, and collaboration; build talent pipelines and develop critical skills.
- Serve as GDOs senior business owner, leading analyses to inform executive trade-off decisions on budget, cost, technology, and efficiency.
- Partner with GDO leadership to build future resource capability plans.
- Collaborate with GDO functions to meet evolving business needs, ensuring speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
- Champion budget awareness and cost drivers; present analyses, scenarios, and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Partner with Finance and R&D Strategy & Operations to develop and refine resource algorithms and adapt them in real time.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation in resource utilization, scenario modeling, and clinical trial technologies.
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The strategic, data-driven professional we seek is a collaborative, results-oriented leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree and 5 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience
OR
Masters degree and 8 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience
OR
Bachelors degree and 10 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 10 years of experience in financial and/or resource management within clinical operations, including oversight of global teams and large-scale clinical trials.
- Knowledge of emerging trends in advance that will enable significant agility and efficiency in business elements of clinical operations quality, time and cost.
- Global cross-functional leadership across clinical domains and geographies.
- Expertise in managing timelines, vendor relations and project milestones.
- Expertise in assessing clinical portfolio resource demand and managing changes/variance against resource/supply plans
- Portfolio-level budget/resource oversight and optimization.
- Ability to analyze data for cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements.
- Strategic thinking with the ability to advance the business through application of technology
- Capability-building and functional training strategy.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work with vendors, partner with IT and senior leadership.
- Establishment of external partnerships and thought leadership within the clinical operations and business domains.
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.
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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
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.