Strategic Planning & Operations Senior Manager

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

1d • $137,340 - $185,814

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. Strategic Planning & Operations Senior Manager What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be able to serve as a key strategic partner to Global Medical Therapeutic Area (TA) leadership. This role drives the development and execution of therapeutic area strategies, supports operational excellence, and enables effective cross-functional collaboration to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

• Doctorate + 2 years relevant experience, OR Master’s + 4 years relevant experience, OR Bachelor’s + 6 years relevant experience, OR Associate’s + 10 years relevant experience, OR High school diploma/GED + 12 years relevant experience
• Relevant experience includes scientific, operations, or business roles.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, PhD, PharmD, or similar)
• Experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industry, especially R&D
• Strong understanding of biopharma strategy and compliance
• Proven project/program management experience (budgets, timelines, deliverables)
• Excellent communication and executive presence
• Strong strategic thinking with ability to execute independently
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize competing demands
• Strategic thinking and execution
• Stakeholder influence and relationship building
• Communication and executive presence
• Leadership and collaboration
• Adaptability in fast-paced environments
• Operational excellence and accountability

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the Therapeutic Area Head on key priorities, challenges, and decisions
• Support development and execution of TA strategy, goals, and initiatives
• Reinforce effective decision-making aligned with organizational frameworks
• Lead and coordinate strategic planning activities, including goal setting and initiative tracking
• Monitor progress against timelines and deliverables, ensuring accountability
• Identify and drive process improvements and operational efficiencies
• Develop and execute communication plans for TA leadership
• Prepare executive-level presentations, reports, and performance updates
• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders
• Facilitate engagement across senior leadership forums
• Plan and facilitate meetings, including agenda development, materials, and action tracking
• Manage daily operational tasks on behalf of TA leadership
• Support annual and quarterly budget planning in collaboration with program management teams
• Drive issue resolution, decision-making, and escalation as needed
• Partner across functions to align on business priorities and execution
• Influence without authority to drive outcomes across a matrixed organization

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: Senior