Senior Director, Digital Product Management

Senior Director Digital Product Management
What you will do

The Sr. Director, Digital Product Management (DPM) will lead and coordinate the strategy, development, and delivery of high-impact digital products that advance Amgen’s digital transformation agenda. Reporting to the VP of Digital Product Management, this leadership role will set the direction for a defined “product” or “product area”, coordinating progress across multiple products within that domain and potentially managing a team of junior or deputy product managers.

This role serves as the connective tissue between the business, technology, and customer outcomes, owning the end-to-end product lifecycle and driving enterprise transformation through a product approach. This senior DPM will champion Amgen’s shift from projects to products, embedding product ways of working, dedicated delivery, and scalable digital enablement across teams.

The senior DPM will partner closely with product managers, technology teams, user experience designers, and data scientists to deliver integrated digital solutions that drive measurable value for patients and the business.

1. Project Planning & Facilitation

• Translate Amgen’s digital strategy into actionable product roadmaps with clear outcomes, landmarks, and value measures.
• Manage and prioritize a balanced product backlog, incorporating new feature development, technical debt remediation, and maintenance.
• Partner with the VP of Digital Product Management to ensure that priorities, roadmaps, and resourcing decisions align with enterprise objectives.
• Depending on business needs, oversee multiple digital products within a defined product area, ensuring alignment with the overall digital portfolio and enterprise objectives.
• Champion AI-led tools and practices to accelerate discovery, prototyping, and delivery of digital products.
• Continuously leverage data and AI-focused insights to inform prioritization, product design, and decision-making.
• Partner with Data and Technology teams to evolve Amgen’s digital architecture toward modular, future-ready products and platforms.
• Integrate AI-based automation and intelligence into the product lifecycle to improve efficiency, scalability, and user impact.

2. Stakeholder Management

• Partner with the VP of Digital Product Management and product owners to ensure projects ladder up to overall digital product objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop product managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for executive stakeholders within the product area, providing clear communication on vision, progress, and outcomes.
• Call out barriers to the VP and relevant leadership in a timely and solution-focused manner.

3. Measurement & Outcomes

• Define and monitor key performance indicators (critical metrics) and objectives and key results (goals and landmarks) to measure success for the relevant and identified products 
• Ensure that all digital initiatives within the area are tracked for outcome-based value realization, measuring impact on business performance, efficiency, and user experience

4. Product approach & expertise:

• Experienced “T-shaped” digital product leader, equally fluent in business strategy, customer experience, and digital technology.
• Experience embedding AI-enabled, data-driven, and focused PDLC practices
• Operates with a strong customer-first approach, balancing insight, creativity, and evidence-based decision-making.
• Advanced knowledge of Agile and Scaled Agile (SAFe) methodologies and tools, with experience embedding agile practices at scale. 
• Skilled in designing and evolving end-to-end product strategies, from discovery through launch, ensuring usability, feasibility, and viability
• Solid understanding of technology ecosystems, data platforms, and digital architecture principles.

5. Leadership & interpersonal:

• Demonstrated strength in stakeholder management, with the ability to influence senior leaders and align diverse teams toward a common vision.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear business narratives.
• Experience mentoring or managing product managers and developing future leaders in digital product fields.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of  Digital Product Direction experience

OR

• Master’s degree and 7 Digital Product Direction experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of  Digital Product Direction experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of dynamic experience in digital product management, ideally spanning product strategy, product operations, and delivery.

• Experience in healthcare, biotechnology, or other regulated industries preferred; candidates from ‘high tech’ industries are also highly encouraged to apply.

What you can expect of us

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:

• 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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Application deadline

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.

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.

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