Strategy Director

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.

Key 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.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an exceptional problem solver who combines business insight with strong analytical and communication skills.

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 experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

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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Sponsorship

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.

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