Associate Director – Operations NPI Business Partner

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Amgen

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Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Science

Amgen is a global leader in biotechnology, focusing on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines made from living cells. The company aims to treat serious illnesses, often targeting diseases with limited therapeutic options. Amgen emphasizes scientific innovation and is committed to ethical research, patient safety, and environmental sustainability. It actively engages in clinical trials and is known for its contributions to the fields of cancer treatment and obesity management among others.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1980

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🔬 Science

💰 $28.5G Post-IPO Debt on 2022-12

📋 Description

• Align on key business and vertical-specific strategic priorities and needs (e.g., NPI, go-to-market strategies). • Provide third-party market insights to shape business strategies and link business objectives to vertical Procurement strategies. • Scout the market for vertical-specific innovation opportunities across the external ecosystem. • Introduce outside-in disruptions to influence and shape Procurement strategies for verticals. • Collaborate with Finance and cross-functional (engineering, R&D, manufacturing and quality) teams to drive pipeline value generation, realization, and recognition across verticals. • Track deliverables, risks and mitigation plans within verticals, and manage the overall prioritization, to achieve total value. • Provide Procurement expertise to enable business development, innovation realization, and other initiatives. • Drive adoption of Procurement and business critical initiatives across the ecosystem, including end users, suppliers, and strategic partners within verticals.

🎯 Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 3 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience • Or Master’s degree and 5 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience • Or Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience • Or Associate’s degree and 12 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience • Or High school diploma / GED and 14 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience • Experience in developing and delivering Procurement strategies aligned with business objectives across verticals, sites, and categories. • Strong ability to segment stakeholders, create power maps, and define partnering strategies to influence and enable business strategies. • Expertise in market scouting for innovation opportunities and integrating external ecosystem insights into Procurement strategies. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to align on strategic priorities and drive proactive pipeline management. • Analytical approach with a focus on performance and value management, including pipeline value generation, realization, and recognition. • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, make category tradeoff decisions, and represent vertical mega-categories at strategic boards. • Experience in supporting company-wide initiatives, including business development, innovation realization, and merger integration. • Strong change enablement skills to drive adoption of Procurement and business strategic initiatives across ecosystems. • Experience with analytical tools (Tableau, Power BI etc.) • Experience with Global Procurement e-Sourcing (Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, iValua, etc.) and CLM Tools (e.g., Workday Strategic Sourcing, Sirion Labs)

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • 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.