Senior Director, AI Solutions Architecture

Amgen • New York, NY

5d • $230,332 - $311,626

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.
Senior Director, AI Solution Architecture
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will • Define and lead Amgen’s enterprise AI solution architecture strategy, translating complex business needs into scalable AI products, platforms, and capabilities.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of AI, machine learning, data science, computer science, engineering, product, technology strategy, or related experience; or
• Master’s degree and 6 years of AI, machine learning, data science, computer science, engineering, product, technology strategy, or related experience; or
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of AI, machine learning, data science, computer science, engineering, product, technology strategy, or related experience.
• 4+ years of direct managerial experience, including experience managing managers or senior technical leaders.

Nice To Haves

• 12+ years of experience in AI/ML, data science, enterprise architecture, product management, technology strategy, or related leadership roles.
• Proven track record designing, scaling, or leading enterprise AI products, platforms, or solutions that delivered measurable business impact and ROI.
• Deep technical understanding of modern AI/ML methods, generative AI, applied machine learning, data platforms, APIs, cloud architecture, MLOps, and production AI systems.
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into AI solution architectures, execution plans, value cases, and adoption pathways.
• Experience decomposing large-scale, cross-functional AI initiatives into clear workstreams, delivery milestones, architecture decisions, and operating model requirements.
• Strong business acumen, with experience connecting AI capabilities to product outcomes, operational performance, financial impact, and enterprise strategy.
• Advanced technical degree in computer science, engineering, data science, applied mathematics, or related field preferred; MBA or equivalent business education strongly preferred.
• Biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or regulated industry experience preferred, with familiarity in responsible AI, privacy, security, regulatory, and model-risk considerations.

Responsibilities

• Co-create high-impact AI solutions with cross-functional stakeholders across R&D, Operations, Commercial, and corporate functions.
• Partner with senior business, product, technology, data, and AI leaders to scope large-scale AI initiatives and decompose ambiguous opportunities into executable solution pathways.
• Develop solution blueprints that connect business objectives, user needs, AI/ML methods, data assets, platform capabilities, integration needs, governance, and measurable ROI.
• Assess technical feasibility, value potential, implementation complexity, data readiness, operating model requirements, and adoption pathways for proposed AI initiatives.
• Partner with AI engineering, data engineering, platform, architecture, product, security, privacy, legal, compliance, and domain teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, governed, and production-ready.
• Establish reusable standards and frameworks for AI solution intake, prioritization, solution decomposition, value assessment, architecture review, and delivery readiness.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing AI solution architecture function with strong technical, product, business, and stakeholder-management capabilities.

Benefits

• health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents
• financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals
• work/life balance
• career development opportunities
• 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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree