Executive Director, Brand Lead – Nplate, Vectibix, and Lumakras

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Amgen is a leader in biotechnology, focused on pioneering treatments for serious illnesses in Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. The company is advancing a pipeline of medicines for cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity-related conditions. This role is within the Lifecycle Value Lab (LVL) construct, focusing on advancing lifecycle management opportunities for Nplate®, Vectibix®, and Lumakras® through new indications, evidence generation, sales force engagement, and omnichannel experimentation. The Executive Director will drive business performance and commercial insights, leading a matrixed, cross-functional team to identify growth opportunities, run experiments, and scale findings across traditional and emerging channels. This role requires a strategic and adaptive leader to balance business performance and transformation, leveraging real-world experimentation to shape future commercial models. The Executive Director will be a member of the Lifecycle Value Lab Leadership Team, contributing to its culture, operating model, and evolution.

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 6 years of marketing experience OR Master’s degree and 10 years of marketing experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of marketing experience
6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leading teams, programs, or resource allocation
Ability to lead at scale, including managing leaders and complex, multi-brand portfolios, with an emphasis on field integration and pull through
Experience shaping strategy and influencing senior stakeholders and executives
Experience building and scaling modern marketing capabilities and innovation frameworks
Experience driving data-driven decision-making and experimentation at scale
Experience in lifecycle management and long-term asset optimization
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced, and highly matrixed environments
Executive communication, presence, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

Lead the overall commercial strategy, performance, and experimentation opportunities for Nplate, Vectibix, and Lumakras.
Advance integrated brand strategies that maximize patient impact throughout the lifecycle.
Establish portfolio priorities, performance objectives, and success metrics aligned with enterprise goals.
Continuously evaluate lifecycle and market dynamics, competitive trends, customer insights, and emerging opportunities to optimize performance.
Own portfolio forecasting, business planning, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
Champion LVL's purpose-built mission of leveraging agile operating models, modern technologies, and disciplined experimentation to accelerate product performance.
Build and Shepard portfolio-wide experimentation agenda designed to generate actionable insights and scalable commercial capabilities.
Foster a culture that embraces learning, encourages intelligent risk-taking, and values both successful outcomes and productive failures.
Evaluate new technologies, embrace, and become fluent in AI-enabled capabilities.
Ensure learnings are systematically captured, shared, and scaled across the broader USBO organization.
Lead an integrated promotional strategy across sales, digital, media, and emerging channels into a cohesive customer experience.
Partner closely with Sales Leadership to ensure alignment between field execution and portfolio strategy.
Optimize channel mix and engagement strategies through data-driven decision making and ongoing experimentation.
Lead a highly integrated matrix team spanning Marketing, Sales, Medical, Market Access, Digital, Analytics, Patient Support, Corporate Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, and Operations.
Build strong partnerships across therapeutic areas and business units to maximize organizational learning and impact.
Support open debate and drive alignment with stakeholders around strategic priorities and resource decisions.
Serve as a visible champion for the Lifecycle Value Lab Business Unit across Amgen.
Build, inspire, and develop a high-performing team committed to innovation, accountability, and executional excellence.
Create an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and individuals are empowered to contribute their best work.
Coach and develop future commercial leaders through stretch opportunities, experimentation, and continuous learning.
Lead through ambiguity and change while maintaining focus on business outcomes and patient impact.