Budget Execution Manager, US

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

21h • Remote

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. 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, 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. R&D Budget Execution Manager, US - Remote. In this vital role, you will lead the end-to-end budget execution engine for several key functions within our Research & Development organization—helping leaders make timely, data-informed decisions that enable innovation. Partnering with functional leadership and colleagues in R&D Finance, you will deliver annual planning, quarterly forecasts and close activities, monthly leadership updates, and forward-looking insights on spending trends and resource utilization. You will also support business case development, guide our contract management team through escalated procure-to-pay topics, and provide project management for functional and cross-functional initiatives. This role serves as a trusted strategic partner—translating business priorities into clear financial narratives, scalable processes, and actionable dashboards. The R&D Business Operations team is committed to continuous improvement, digital enablement, and raising the bar on how we serve our fast-paced, ever-evolving functions.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree Or Master’s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience Or Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience Or Associate’s degree and 10 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience Or High school diploma / GED and 12 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in business, finance, life sciences, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and variance/root-cause analysis
• Working familiarity with the drug development process and how R&D organizations translate strategy into portfolios and investment decisions
• Proficiency with data visualization and collaboration tools (e.g., Tableau, Smartsheet, MS Teams) and comfort enabling self-service insights
• Advanced Excel skills and strong command of the Microsoft Office suite
• Demonstrated ability to leverage automation and AI-enabled solutions to streamline workflows, improve controls, and elevate insights
• Experience with enterprise planning/procurement tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Anaplan)
• Strength in working with detailed information and turning complex data into clear, decision-grade insights
• Ability to thrive in a complex, matrixed environment; collaborate across levels; influence without authority; and manage multiple priorities with strong judgment
• Exceptional communication skills—able to craft concise narratives and deliver messages that enable alignment and change
• Strong relationship builder with a customer-service orientation and a bias for collaborative problem solving
• Curious, proactive self-starter who learns quickly, takes initiative, and raises the bar through continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget planning cycle end-to-end, including intake, challenge/validation, scenario analysis, and executive-ready storytelling
• Maintain budget plans with disciplined governance; reconcile actuals vs. plan and translate drivers into clear actions
• Enable execution of supported functions’ capital expense plans through forecasting, funding alignment, and lifecycle tracking
• Own quarterly forecast updates and close activities—ensuring accuracy, pace, and alignment to evolving business priorities
• Partner effectively with the Amgen India team to deliver integrated, global budget execution support with shared standards and continuous improvement
• Coordinate and deliver recurring leadership updates with crisp narratives, risks/opportunities, and decision points
• Advance self-service insights by optimizing dashboards and data products so leaders have near-real-time visibility and actionable metrics
• Provide analytical support on spend, capacity/resource utilization, and variances; identify trends and recommend interventions
• Support productivity initiatives and business case development, including benefits realization and KPI design
• Provide expert budget execution support across the procure-to-pay process; resolve escalations, strengthen controls, and improve cycle time

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed