Budget Execution Manager, US - Remote

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

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. 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 What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. 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
• Master’s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of biotech/pharma business operations and/or financial analytics experience
• 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: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed