Senior Director, Resource Management Lead

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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. 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.

Senior Director, Resource Management Lead

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will lead the Resource Management capability to directly impact the company’s ability to deliver on its mission by ensuring resources are aligned with the most critical portfolio priorities. By developing robust capabilities, building a high-performing team, and fostering enterprise-wide collaboration, this leader will help the organization make smarter, faster decisions that accelerate innovation and improve patient outcomes

This leader will establish a holistic vision to transform how we plan and optimize our workforce. You will lead enterprise-wide resource planning and allocation in support of our R&D and portfolio priorities. This role will drive advanced analytics, best practices, and innovation to ensure real-time, data-driven decisions that maximize portfolio value.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Strategic leadership - Lead the design and execution of enterprise-wide resource management strategies to align functional capabilities and investments with portfolio priorities.

• Processes and Best Practices – Establish standardized processes, foundational data, systems, and governance frameworks for resource planning and allocation across functions.

• Advanced Analytics & Insights - Define and apply innovative analytics approaches, including AI-enabled tools, to forecast, model, and optimize functional resource allocation.

• Governance Support - Support portfolio governance by delivering insights on capacity, trade-offs, and prioritization. Advise executives on resource risks and opportunities.

• Collaboration & Engagement - Partner closely with Functions, Finance, and Portfolio & Program management office to advance capabilities for real-time insights for workforce planning and allocation.

• Strategic Planning - Build and refine planning methods to answer critical business questions, balancing capacity, productivity, and pipeline needs.

• Business Transformation - Advance automation of workforce planning through systems, data integration, and AI.

• Innovation - Monitor industry trends and continuously evolve resource management practices.

• Leadership Development - Mentor and grow next-generation resource management leaders, creating a sustainable talent pipeline.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a [type of person] with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 5 years life sciences/quantitative/resource management experience

OR

Master’s degree and 9 years life sciences/quantitative/resource management experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 11 years life sciences/quantitative/resource management experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 5 years' 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:

• 10+ years of experience in life sciences/biopharma; 5+ years leading resource management in pharma/biotech.

• Expertise in portfolio, resource, cost, and budget management; direct drug development experience preferred.

• Strong track record translating business strategy into operating models, actionable plans, and measurable value.

• Proficiency in Planisware, Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, or similar; AI/advanced analytics experience highly desirable.

• Exceptional communication and influence skills with ability to engage senior stakeholders and drive organizational adoption.

• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams in complex, matrixed environments.

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 $210,369. to $247,345. 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

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.

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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