Strategic Planning & Operations Sr Mgr
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 pioneered 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 Manager, Strategic Planning & Operations, Digital Product Management What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will serve as a strategic partner to the VP Digital Product Management and senior leaders, translating Digital Product Management strategy into measurable priorities, operating plans, and outcomes. You will facilitate strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, technology and AI-enabled initiatives, business operations, and executive communications across the AI & Data organization. This role combines strategic thinking, operational leadership, and organizational influence to accelerate delivery of transformative technology across the company.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 2+ years of strategic planning, business operations, or consulting experience OR Master’s degree and 4+ years of the same experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- MBA or advanced degree in strategy, management, or related field
- Experience in life sciences, biotech, or AI/data-driven organizations
- Exceptional executive presence, judgment, and communication skills
- Proven track record leading strategic initiatives and operating with agility
- Expertise with executive-level presentation, change management, and cross-functional planning
- High EQ and comfort navigating ambiguity with diplomacy and influence
Responsibilities
- Deliver strategic and operational support to the VP and senior leadership team, ensuring the effective execution of business strategies, initiatives, policies, and procedures that drive departmental success.
- Translate strategic priorities into measurable goals, action plans, milestones, KPIs, and accountability frameworks that improve decision-making and execution across the function.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner on portfolio, organizational, capability, and investment decisions.
- Shape and run annual operating rhythms (LT offsites, staff meetings, and readouts).
- Manage day-to-day execution of departmental strategy, supporting cross-functional priorities, key decisions, and follow-through.
- Own agenda planning, coordination, and facilitation for leadership meetings and offsites.
- Serve as the connective tissue across AI&D leaders, tracking key initiatives and ensuring alignment.
- Drive leadership team effectiveness, operating cadence, and cross-functional alignment across the Digital Product Management organization.
- Lead high-priority special projects involving organizational design, talent strategy, capability building, change management, and operational improvement.
- Contribute to a strong culture by supporting offsites, seminar series, training, staff profiles, mentoring connections, and other engagement mechanisms.
- Establish practical processes, tools, and ways of working that improve transparency, accountability, learning, and execution.
- Coordinate budgeting, resource planning, headcount management, and scenario analyses in partnership with Finance, HR, Research Operations, and TA leadership.
- Coordinate talent management processes, including hiring, promotions, workforce planning, and related personnel actions.
- Develop executive-level presentations, business reviews, strategic communications, governance materials, portfolio reviews, and leadership updates.
- Lead departmental communications strategy and content calendar, including newsletters, events, and executive updates.
Benefits
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
