Strategic Planning and Operations Director

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $172.3k - $233.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

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💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Amgen

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1980

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🔬 Science

💰 $28.5G Post-IPO Debt on 2022-12

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.

📋 Description

• Shape and evolve the EP&P operating model to improve clarity, consistency, and scalability across programs and platforms • Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and how work is executed across the organization • Partner with portfolio management and delivery teams to ensure operating mechanisms and governance processes are effective and aligned • Provide visibility into execution performance, risks, and dependencies to support leadership decision-making • Facilitate alignment across EP&P programs, platforms, and partner organizations within Technology and the business • Connect work across teams to ensure dependencies are understood and managed • Surface and help resolve cross-functional issues related to priorities, resourcing, and execution • Reinforce accountability by tracking key actions, commitments, and follow-through across leadership • Prepare clear, concise materials (briefings, summaries, pre-reads) to support leadership decision-making • Translate complex program and platform updates into actionable insights for senior stakeholders • Support leadership forums to ensure discussions are focused, structured, and outcome-oriented • Maintain consistent communication and alignment across EP&P leadership and stakeholders • Drive clarity in roles, decision rights, and ways of working across EP&P • Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve execution consistency • Support the development of execution discipline and collaboration across teams • Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement

🎯 Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of project management, and/or strategic planning operations experience • Master’s degree and 7 years of project management, and/or strategic planning operations experience • Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of project management, and/or strategic planning operations experience • Minimum of 3 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources • 7+ years in pharma/biotech/healthcare, with large program experience, ideally within a Technology organization • Experience in Program Management, Transformation, and/or Leading Strategy/Operations. • Executive presence; strong judgment, influence, and communication across levels. • Experience leading strategic initiatives in matrixed environments, navigating ambiguity with diplomacy. • Skills developing executive-level storytelling and presentations that drive cross-functional alignment. • OpEx/CapEx budget management and forecasting experience. • Strong project management skills and experience using tools such as MS Project, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint; structured problem-solver with a results-oriented approach.

🏖️ 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.