Global Regulatory Submission Planning Sr. Manager– Obesity

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Global Regulatory Product Planning Senior Manager – Obesity

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Regulatory Science and Patient Safety organization is seeking a Global Regulatory Product Planning Senior Manager to support a key strategic asset within the Obesity and Related Conditions Therapeutic Area, spanning multiple indications and global regulatory activities.  This role serves as the integrated regulatory planning lead for the product, driving alignment, visibility, and execution readiness across multiple indications and all global regulatory activities.  The individual will be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive view of regulatory priorities, milestones, risks, and dependencies to support predictable regulatory execution throughout the product lifecycle. 

Operating within the Regulatory Business Performance Team, this role partners closely with Global Regulatory Leads (GRLs), regional regulatory leads, regulatory functional representatives, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the organization is prepared to meet critical regulatory objectives. This position is responsible for integrating regulatory activities across indications, functions, and regions, proactively identifying risks, and driving organizational readiness for key regulatory milestones and decisions.    

As a foundational role within Amgen's growing Obesity business, the Senior Manager will help establish planning processes and execution disciplines that enable regulatory excellence at scale. This individual will provide leadership visibility into emerging risks, resource considerations, and milestone readiness while fostering alignment across a complex and evolving global regulatory environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the regulatory product planning lead for a key obesity asset, maintaining an integrated view of regulatory priorities, milestones, dependencies, and risks across multiple indications.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive Regulatory Product Plan that aligns regulatory objectives and activities, health authority interactions, development milestones, and major business priorities.
• Partner with Global Regulatory Leads (GRLs), regional regulatory leads, and regulatory functional representatives to drive alignment on key deliverables, timelines, risks, and execution strategies.
• Establish and maintain visibility into critical regulatory milestones, ensuring leadership has a clear understanding of readiness, risks, dependencies, and potential impacts to regulatory objectives.
• Facilitate regulatory planning forums to support decision-making, issue resolution, and proactive management of emerging regulatory challenges.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage risks that could affect regulatory execution, working with stakeholders to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate regulatory readiness activities in support of key program milestones, major health authority interactions, and submission-related deliverables.
• Drive integration across indications, regulatory disciplines, regions, and cross-functional partners to ensure consistent planning and execution across the product.
• Partner with the Global Filing Team, Regulatory Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between strategic regulatory priorities and operational execution plans.
• Support resource and workload planning discussions by providing insight into upcoming regulatory demands, key deliverables, and organizational capacity considerations.
• Develop and maintain regulatory planning metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools that provide actionable insights to leadership.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of directly related experience

OR

Master’s degree and 6 years of directly related experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of directly related experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 10 years of directly related experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of directly related experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years of experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources.  Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting global regulatory activities within obesity, cardiometabolic, or related therapeutic areas.
• Strong understanding of global drug development and regulatory processes, including major regulatory milestones, health authority interactions, and submission requirements across key regions.
• Demonstrated understanding of end-to-end product development and commercialization processes and the interdependencies that influence regulatory execution.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated plans within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and align activities across multiple indications, functions, regions, and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting regulatory governance, business planning, portfolio planning, or strategic program management activities.
• Experience presenting complex information, risks, and recommendations to senior leaders and governance bodies.
• Proven ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks while balancing competing priorities and evolving business needs.
• Experience driving organizational readiness for major regulatory milestones, health authority interactions, and business-critical deliverables.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable plans and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish new processes, operating models, or planning frameworks within a rapidly evolving environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and build productive relationships across regulatory and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience utilizing planning, reporting, and visualization tools to communicate status, risks, dependencies, resource demands, and key performance indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive organizational alignment to achieve business objectives.

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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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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.

Sponsorship

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