Business Performance Manager, Human Genetics

Amgen • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Business Performance Manager is the performance and implementation partner for Human Genetics, translating strategy into coordinated priorities, practical plans, and measurable progress across Amgen R&D. The role connects scientific ambition with the operating mechanisms, decisions, and cross-functional actions needed to put strategy into practice.

The position partners with Human Genetics leadership and R&D functions to build integrated roadmaps, establish performance measures, coordinate implementation across scientific and enabling teams, and facilitate leadership governance. It leads or coordinates priority workstreams through adoption and develops evidence-based recommendations to address barriers and improve execution. The role is suited to an analytical, action-oriented partner who can build trust with scientific leaders, structure complex work, and help teams move from agreement to sustained implementation in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree; or a master’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant experience; or an associate degree and 8 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma/GED and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to build trust with scientific leaders and turn complex priorities into clear, coordinated execution.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical R&D, human genetics, genomics, or a related scientific environment, and ability to work across scientific and business disciplines.
• Experience translating strategy into implementation roadmaps, operating plans, measurable outcomes, and clear accountability across matrixed teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional projects or portfolios, including dependencies, risks, resources, milestones, and change adoption.
• Strength in performance management and business analysis, including defining meaningful measures, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information, and communicating implications.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills, including framing decisions and explaining complex information clearly.
• Experience improving operating models, governance, processes, or ways of working; project management or change management training or certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Human Genetics leadership and R&D functions to translate strategic priorities into an integrated roadmap with outcomes, owners, milestones, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Create and maintain a performance framework connecting strategy to measures, milestones, and leading indicators; synthesize progress, risks, and insights into concise decision-support updates.
• Coordinate implementation across discovery research, therapeutic area teams, data and technology, translational science, and enabling functions, aligning contributions and resolving handoffs and dependencies.
• Plan and facilitate leadership operating rhythms, strategy reviews, and cross-functional governance forums; frame decisions, document actions, and follow through on commitments.
• Lead or coordinate priority implementation workstreams from problem definition through adoption, including workplans, risk and issue management, change impacts, communications, and capability building.
• Identify barriers, gaps, and opportunities through stakeholder input and business analysis; develop evidence-based recommendations and escalate decisions with clear options and implications.
• Build repeatable practices for planning, reporting, and continuous improvement so initiatives are transparent, adaptable, and connected to broader R&D priorities.

Benefits

• 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.
• Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Award-winning time-off plans.
• Flexible work models where possible.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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