Executive Director, Global Insights

Company: Amgen
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posted on: March 28, 2026

Job Description:

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you are a part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do. Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. What you will do Lets do this. Lets change the world. The Executive Director, Global Insights is responsible for leading a best-in-class insights organization that delivers integrated market, customer, and business understanding to inform asset, brand, and portfolio strategy across Amgens Global business (excluding Obesity). This role provides strategic leadership across multiple therapeutic areas, including Inflammation, General Medicine, Oncology, and Rare Disease, ensuring that actionable insights shape key decisions across both pipeline and in-line assets. The Executive Director synthesizes complex data, customer perspectives, and market dynamics into clear, compelling, and executive-level recommendations that drive strategic choices and maximize business impact. Business Analytics & Insights (BAI) at Amgen serves as a strategic partner to Global and Regional leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making across the enterprise. BAI integrates a diverse set of capabilities including forecasting, market research and insights, competitive intelligence, and advanced analytics to provide a comprehensive understanding of markets, customers, and portfolio performance. By translating complex data and market dynamics into actionable insights, BAI helps shape commercial strategy, inform investment decisions, and maximize the value of Amgens portfolio across therapeutic areas and geographies.This role reports to the Vice President of Business Analytics and Insights (BAI) and works closely with the SVP of Global Marketing & Access and other cross-functional leaders across Forecasting, Competitive Intelligence, Global Marketing, Global Value & Access, as well as regional US and OUS leaders. The Executive Director leads a global organization of insights professionals across multiple global sites and is responsible for advancing insights capabilities through the adoption of automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to strengthen predictive capabilities, accelerate insight generation, and improve analytical rigor. Responsibilities Lead the Global Insights organization, overseeing Directors and their teams responsible for delivering market and customer insights across multiple therapeutic areas, pipeline assets and in-line brands Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior commercial leadership, including Therapeutic Area Heads and the SVP of Global Market Access, providing insights and recommendations that inform brand and portfolio strategy Ensure portfolio-based operating model that enables prioritization, standardization of best practices, and scalable insight generation Partner with Global Marketing, Global Value & Access, Forecasting, Competitive Intelligence, Analytics, and regional teams to ensure insights are integrated and connected across functions Advance insights capabilities through adoption of automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to strengthen predictive capabilities, accelerate insight generation, and improve analytical rigor Drive collaboration across analytics, market research, forecasting, and competitive intelligence to deliver comprehensive perspectives that inform enterprise decisions and avoid fragmented insights Provide strategic guidance on key initiatives including market opportunity assessments, brand strategy development, lifecycle planning, and clinical development support Build and lead a high performing, interconnected global workforce across multiple global sites, fostering strong talent development and collaboration Ensure insights activities are delivered with high standards for quality, timeliness, and budget management and comply with Amgen SOPs 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 leader with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree & 6 years of market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, sales, and/or marketing operations experience OR Masters degree & 10 years of market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, sales, and/or marketing operations insights experience OR Bachelors degree & 12 years of market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, sales, and/or marketing operations insights experience AND 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources Preferred Qualifications: Ability to influence senior leadership and shape strategic decisions through insights and analytics Strategic thinking and business acumen with deep understanding of commercial drivers in the biopharmaceutical industry Experience leading insights, analytics, or market research organizations supporting multiple brands or therapeutic areas Experience integrating multiple insights capabilities including market research, analytics, forecasting, and competitive intelligence Executive communication and storytelling skills with experience presenting to senior leadership Experience building and leading global teams across multiple geographies Knowledge of drug development, commercialization, and the broader healthcare ecosystem including patients, healthcare providers, and payers Experience leveraging advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insights capabilities Ability to build and develop high-performing teams 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, well support your journey every step of the way.The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $265,347 to $330,763. 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: 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies. 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. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. 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 for this role is not guaranteed.

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