Human Resources Director – U.S. Commercial & Global Customer Capabilities and Innovation

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

1d • $167,445 - $226,543 • 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. 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. The Human Resources Director is a senior leadership role that shapes and delivers people strategies that drive business performance, organizational effectiveness, and talent outcomes across Amgen’s Commercial organization. Serving as a strategic HR Business Partner to senior leaders, this role supports both field-based and home-office staff. Reporting to the Executive Director, Human Resources (U.S. and Global Commercial), the HR Director works with executive leadership teams to drive transformation and strengthen leadership capability. As Amgen advances an unprecedented number of innovative and biosimilar medicines, this role offers a unique opportunity to help evolve how the organization operates—so we can maximize our reach to patients worldwide and deliver on our mission. In a fast-paced environment, the HR Director delivers practical solutions to complex business and talent challenges and helps leaders navigate growth and change.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of Human Resources experience OR Master’s degree and 7 years of Human Resources experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Human Resources experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience coaching and influencing leaders to drive organizational effectiveness and change.
• Experience partnering with HR Centers of Excellence on talent planning, leadership development, compensation, and workforce strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business priorities into strategic and practical HR solutions.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, HR regulations, and relevant business practices.
• Strong business acumen, analytical/problem-solving skills, and project/program management capability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build credibility and influence at senior levels.
• Proven ability to collaborate across HR and business functions and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the U.S. Commercial organization, aligning people strategies to evolving business priorities and enterprise goals.
• Develop and execute HR strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, employee engagement, and business performance.
• Coach leaders on HR and business issues to accelerate change and improve team effectiveness.
• Work with senior leaders to assess workforce capabilities, identify talent needs, and build forward-looking workforce and succession strategies.
• Lead talent management initiatives including leadership development, succession planning, organizational capability building, engagement, and retention.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence on compensation, talent planning, culture, diversity and inclusion, and workforce strategy.
• Drive the attraction, development, and retention of top talent in partnership with Talent Acquisition and business leaders.
• Lead organizational design efforts with leadership teams to improve agility, scalability, and business effectiveness.
• Lead and influence large-scale transformation and change management initiatives across therapeutic areas and commercial functions.
• Use data, analytics, and organizational insights to inform decisions, surface trends, and drive continuous improvement.
• Foster a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive culture aligned with Amgen’s mission and values.
• Ensure alignment with employment laws, HR policies, and business practices while balancing business objectives with a strong employee experience.
• Stay current on external talent and organizational trends, bringing practical, innovative thought leadership to the business and HR organization.
• Align HR and business partners to deliver integrated, enterprise-level solutions.
• This role will have one direct report and will actively invest in coaching, mentoring, and developing HR talent.
• Contribute to the broader HR organization by sharing best practices, thought leadership, and innovative approaches that strengthen HR impact across the enterprise.

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