Director – Business Partner Lead, Business Intelligence & Market Access

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

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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

• Master’s degree and 10 years of business partnering, marketing, and/or related experience, OR Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of business partnering, marketing, and/or related experience
• At least 5 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources.
• Proven track record of leading procurement teams or data & analytics / value & access teams
• Proven track record of collaborating with senior-level stakeholders as a trusted business partner.
• Strong leadership and influence within matrixed teams, with the ability to unify and guide cross-functional efforts.
• Led teams to achieve outstanding results demonstrating value beyond savings
• Demonstrated expertise in spearheading cross-functional initiatives, making strategic category trade-offs, and representing major vertical categories at top-level decision-making forums.
• Exceptional change management skills, enabling the adoption of complex Procurement and business strategies across ecosystems.
• Competence in translating business priorities into actionable category strategies.
• Deep understanding of driving supplier-enabled innovation into commercial ecosystems.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Demonstrates executive presence with the ability to influence effectively
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills tailored for executive-level interactions
• Proven ability to collaborate with global, virtual teams
• Adept at navigating ambiguity and adapting to change
• Highly self-motivated with a proactive mindset
• Exceptional multitasking and prioritization capabilities
• A strong team player, dedicated to achieving collective goals

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or significant professional experience
• An analytical mindset focused on performance metrics and value management, encompassing the generation, realization, and recognition of pipeline value.
• Expertise in Commercialization Contracting and/or Sourcing Excellence.
• Six Sigma Certification
• Agile Certification

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader within the Commercialization organization, offering expert insights into market trends, supplier capabilities, and best practices for go-to-market strategies.
• Forge strategic, high-impact partnerships with key stakeholders across Global Commercial Operations ensuring alignment between business priorities and procurement strategies.
• Leverage market intelligence to craft business strategies that seamlessly connect with category objectives.
• People leadership experience across global category & sourcing teams
• Work strategically with the supply base to drive supplier-enabled innovation that supports and enhances business partner objectives.
• Provide Business Intelligence & Market Access procurement expertise to catalyze business development, operational innovation, and other high-value initiatives.
• Collaborate with Finance and cross-functional teams to generate, capture, and recognize value across the pipeline.
• Influence budgetary decisions and profit-and-loss outcomes to maximize impact.
• Promote the adoption of Procurement-led and business-aligned strategic initiatives, ensuring integration across stakeholders, end users, suppliers, and strategic partners.
• Bridge the gap between procurement performance and business objectives by driving the implementation of relevant initiatives developed by Category Leads.

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: Director