Business Performance Senior Director, Corporate Affairs

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

21h • $198,607 - $268,703 • Hybrid

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.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 5 years of experience in business performance, strategy, business operations, analytics, planning, transformation, or a related discipline OR Master’s degree and 8 years experience in business performance, strategy, business operations, analytics, planning, transformation, or a related discipline OR Bachelor’s degree and 10 years experience in business performance, strategy, business operations, analytics, planning, transformation, or a related discipline

Nice To Haves

• Significant progressive experience in business performance, transformation, operational excellence, organizational effectiveness, analytics, management consulting, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated success building or leading business performance and transformation capabilities within a complex, global organization.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives from assessment and solution design through implementation and measurable value realization.
• Strong understanding of data, analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, automation, and technology-enabled operating models, preferably with expertise in leading edge communications data and intelligence.
• Experience in biotechnology, biopharma, healthcare, or another highly regulated and science-based industry strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting Corporate Affairs, communications, public affairs, reputation, or another stakeholder-facing function preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, navigate ambiguity, and drive accountability across a matrixed organization.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams that combine business, transformation, analytics, and technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Establish and oversee the Corporate Affairs Business Performance function, defining its operating model, priorities, and measures of success.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team of business performance, transformation, and data analytics professionals
• Manage complex, high-impact transformation initiatives across Corporate Affairs, working closely with the Corporate Affairs Leadership Team and enterprise partners, including Technology & Workforce Strategy, Finance, Global Strategic Sourcing, and HR
• Partner with the Strategic Planning & Operations Director to identify and implement business performance improvements that enhance execution, optimize processes, and increase organizational effectiveness.
• Lead change management and organizational readiness efforts to support the successful adoption of new technologies, capabilities, processes, and operating models.
• Lead the Corporate Affairs Data, Insights & Analytics capability, establishing the strategy, governance, and standards for how data is collected, integrated, and leveraged across the function.
• Develop executive dashboards, performance reporting, and actionable insights that enable leaders to measure impact, identify trends, and make informed business decisions.
• Partner with HR and Corporate Affairs leaders to build a future-ready organization by developing onboarding, learning, and capability-building programs that strengthen internal expertise, accelerate adoption of new technologies, and reduce reliance on external agencies.

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: Ph.D. or professional degree