Strategy Director

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

2d • $190,141 - $257,249 • Remote

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. Director, Corporate Strategy What you will do In this role, you will help shape Amgen's long-term direction by leading initiatives that inform some of the company's most important business decisions. Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Strategy, you will partner closely with senior leaders across the enterprise to evaluate opportunities, address complex business questions, and help position the company for long-term success. The scope of the work is broad and varied. One project may involve helping to develop the annual strategy update for the Board of Directors, while another may focus on evaluating an emerging competitive trend or analyzing the implications of changes across the biopharmaceutical landscape. This is a small, high-performing team that works directly with Amgen's executives on many of the company's most important enterprise questions. No two projects are exactly alike, requiring intellectual curiosity, structured problem solving, and the ability to translate complex analyses into clear recommendations. Success in this role requires strong business judgment, outstanding communication skills, and the ability to build relationships across Research & Development, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Business Development, and other functions. The Director will also play an important role in mentoring junior members of the Corporate Strategy team and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment. This role may be performed remotely; however, flexibility to support Pacific Time working hours during periods of high business activity is expected.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of healthcare business experience OR Master’s degree and 7 years of healthcare business experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of healthcare business experience experience

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences; MBA preferred.
• Experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, corporate development, or a comparable role within the biopharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Strong understanding of the global biopharmaceutical industry, healthcare ecosystem, and competitive landscape.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence decision-making.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, including experience developing materials for senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into practical business recommendations.
• Experience working effectively across functions and building alignment without direct authority.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing team members.
• Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, integrity, and a collaborative leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Partner in developing the annual strategy update for Amgen's Board of Directors.
• Lead enterprise initiatives that address important business opportunities and challenges, partnering across functions to develop thoughtful recommendations and concise, compelling communications for senior leadership.
• Conduct market, competitive, portfolio, and financial analyses, while evaluating industry trends, competitive dynamics, emerging technologies, and other external developments to inform executive decision-making.
• Mentor and develop junior team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree