Global Category Lead - Value & Access, Associate Director

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

About The Position

Amgen is seeking an Associate Director Global Category Lead - Value & Access to partner with Global and US Value & Access leaders. The role leads end-to-end category strategy supporting Market Access, Coverage & Pricing, Innovation, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Global Operation Pricing (GOP), Global Integrated Access Strategy (IAS), and related Value & Access capabilities. It shapes supplier strategy, business planning, and governance to unlock innovation and value, with opportunities to influence operating expense (OPEX) efficiency and gross-to-net (GTN) outcomes through supplier economics, data, analytics, and demand management. The position calls for Procurement experience in Market Access, financial and commercial acumen, creative problem solving, and the ability to turn complex access, pricing, and evidence needs into practical category strategies. The successful candidate will advise business partners on supplier capabilities, market dynamics, and leading practices; collaborate across Global and US functions; develop multi-year strategies across relevant supplier categories; and build supplier partnerships that improve speed, quality, efficiency, and business outcomes. The role also applies expertise in sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier governance, and risk management, and partners with Finance and Value & Access leaders to connect category initiatives to budgets, forecasts, and enterprise value. Amgen describes its culture as collaborative, innovative, and science based, and offers professional and personal growth support. The posted U.S. annual salary range, excluding Puerto Rico, is $148,638.65 to $201,099.35. Actual salary varies according to factors including relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. The role is eligible for a Total Rewards Plan, subject to eligibility.

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 3 years of business partnering, marketing, and/or related experience; or Master’s degree and 5 years; or Bachelor’s degree and 7 years; or Associate’s degree and 12 years; or high school diploma/GED and 14 years.
Collaborative Procurement leadership, financial and commercial acumen, creative problem solving, and ability to translate complex access, pricing, and evidence needs into practical category strategies.
Ability to influence and lead cross-functional global teams without direct authority.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Proven Procurement experience supporting Value & Access/Market Access within biotech or pharma, including category strategy, sourcing, negotiations, supplier management, and value delivery.
Strong understanding of pricing, reimbursement, payer, and market access dynamics, and ability to translate external trends into business and Procurement strategies.
Demonstrated financial acumen, including budget management, business case development, supplier economics, OPEX, and GTN considerations.
Experience developing and executing multi-year category strategies, including supplier segmentation, demand management, governance, and value creation.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to leverage supplier innovation, technology, and data to drive business outcomes.
Analytical mindset with experience using market intelligence, benchmarking, and performance metrics to support decision-making.
Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) and/or relevant experience in Value & Access, Market Access, HEOR, Pricing & Reimbursement, or related fields.
Experience supporting US and Global Value & Access organizations, including payer contracting, HTA, pricing, reimbursement, and evidence-generation activities.
Knowledge of Commercialization Contracting, consulting, analytics, data, or evidence-generation supplier categories.
Six Sigma and/or Agile experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor by providing Procurement insight on supplier capabilities, market dynamics, and leading practices.
Build relationships across Market Access, Innovation, HEOR, GOP, IAS, Finance, and other Global and US Value & Access stakeholders.
Align Procurement priorities with business roadmaps, lifecycle milestones, and decision needs.
Develop multi-year category strategies across consulting, analytics, data, evidence generation, pricing, and access services, integrating demand, market intelligence, supplier segmentation, sourcing plans, and measurable value levers.
Build a supplier ecosystem that brings outside-in thinking, analytics, technology, and new operating models to Value & Access challenges, improving speed, quality, efficiency, and business outcomes.
Apply Value & Access Procurement expertise across sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier governance, and risk management.
Structure commercial models that balance capability, quality, flexibility, compliance, and total value.
Partner with Finance and Value & Access leaders to improve OPEX productivity and identify ways Procurement can influence GTN performance.
Build business cases, understand supplier economics, and connect category actions to budgets, forecasts, and enterprise value.
Drive adoption of Procurement-led and business-led initiatives.
Use creative problem solving and change leadership to simplify ways of working, manage demand, and unlock cross-functional opportunities.
Establish category and supplier key performance indicators, governance, and performance cadences.
Track value, delivery, innovation, risk, and stakeholder outcomes, adapting strategies as business priorities and the access environment evolve.

Benefits

Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life and disability insurance.
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.
Work/life balance support.