$190K – $257KExecutiveFull Time
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.
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will report to the Oncology Strategy Executive Director. This position may be based on our main corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, CA or remote.
The Director will serve as a scientific and strategic leader for Amgen’s Partners of Choice (APoC) academic collaboration network—a flagship initiative connecting Amgen’s oncology R&D organization with leading clinical and translational scientists across top global institutions. This role is deeply embedded within the scientific enterprise and is critical to advancing research aligned to areas of high unmet medical need.
This position requires a strong scientific foundation and the ability to engage as a peer with academic investigators and physician leaders. The Director will partner with internal R&D leadership to define key scientific priorities and lead the development of external collaborations that inform and accelerate the oncology pipeline.
The successful candidate will operate effectively in ambiguous, early-stage environments, applying scientific judgment and strategic thinking to evaluate opportunities and guide complex collaborations. They will serve as a credible external representative of Amgen, leading scientific dialogue with key opinion leaders while influencing internal strategy and decision-making.
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Oncology Strategy Director professional we seek is experienced, professional, dynamic, goal oriented and results driven with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
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
Preferred Qualifications:
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
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Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
.Salary Range
190,140.75USD -257,249.25 USD
