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Executive Director, Clinical Development, - Thousand Oaks CA

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Thousand Oaks, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2026
Job Description

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role as an Executive Director, you will play an important role in scientific strategy and planning and execution for all aspects of clinical drug development across Amgen’s clinical programs.

This Executive Director within Clinical Development will be involved with the full scope of the General Medicine disease clinical drug development activities from the design and execution of Phase 2 through Phase 4 studies.

They will serve as the principal representative for global development within the General Medicine therapeutic area to a range of audiences, including executive leadership, development partners, and global regulatory agencies.

The General Medicine portfolio encompasses a broad array of therapeutic areas that include cardiovascular disease and prevention, renal disease, neurological, endocrine disease including bone diseases, among others. It does not include oncology and inflammatory diseases.

This role will include global development leadership of one or more assets within the portfolio and require people management activities. The position will work closely with all members of the cross-functional product team to apply full clinical knowledge to successfully advance clinical programs, as well as the overall product strategy.

The Executive Director will report into the Vice President, Global Clinical Development General Medicine.

Responsibilities

Serve as the global development leader for a product team with an enterprise mindset

Develop the clinical strategy for the product including indications and sequencing

Partner with clinical operations to deliver the studies

Manage clinical development medical and/or scientific directors working on various clinical trials for the product

Provide adequate oversight and mentoring of R&D personnel to design clinical development plans and protocols spanning all phases of development per indication in collaboration with product team members, key opinion leaders (KOLs) and CROs that are aligned with the target product profile

Provide adequate oversight into the development of the primary and secondary endpoints for efficacy and safety as well as contribute to the biostatistics analysis plan, and clinical study reports (CSRs) along with biostatistics and other R&D colleagues

Drive clinical development components in the writing and data interpretation of CSRs and oversee filing and registration activities

Review, interpret and present clinical data to internal and external stakeholders

Provide adequate oversight and mentoring of clinical development colleagues in co-authoring and reviewing clinical sections of regulatory documents

Lead the evidence generation strategy as well as contribute to content of individual publications, abstracts, and presentations

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of scientific and clinical published literature

Interact with KOLs to assure implementation of latest clinical thinking and guidelines into the integrated product development plan

Serve as medical and technical resource for clinical issues raised by internal and external collaborators, investigators, and consultants

Provide input/review study start up documentation, e.g., CRF design

Attend and provide clinical support for investigator and steering committee meetings

Participate in due diligence and business development activities as needed

Always operate within Compliance Guidelines

Provide medical monitoring oversight for clinical trials as required

Auto req ID

469327BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Manufacturing

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Executive Director we seek is an experienced leader with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

MD or DO from an accredited medical school AND

Five (5) years of industry or academic research AND

Six (6) years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications

PhD, or MBBS plus accredited residency in relevant sub-specialty, board certified or equivalent

Ten (10) or more years in biopharmaceutical sponsored clinical research is desirable

Biopharmaceutical experience as a medical monitor and clinical lead across therapeutic areas is desirable

Solid understanding of relevant areas such as biostatistics, regulatory, clinical pharmacology, pre-clinical toxicology approaches

Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), FDA regulations and guidelines, and applicable international regulatory requirements

Ability to effectively present ideas and document complex medical/clinical concepts in both written and oral communication

Ability to analyze and interpret complex datasets

Exercises initiative in meeting goals and drives innovation in projects

They will also embody the Amgen leadership attributes which are:

Inspire: Create a connected, inclusive, and inspiring work environment that empowers talent to thrive

Accelerate: Enable speed that matches the urgency of patient needs by encouraging progress over perfection

Integrate: Connect the dots to amplify the collective power of Amgen to drive results for patients, staff, and shareholders

Adapt: Lead through change by adapting to an ever-changing environment and defining a clear course of action to deliver results

What you can expect of us

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, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $361,379 - $414,638

City*

Thousand Oaks

State*

California

Job Code

Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical

Affiliate Sponsor

Amgen

Salary Range

>$100,000

Salary : $100,000

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