Associate Director Global Clinical Program

BioSpace; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare plans

Retirement plan

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is seeking an Associate Director Clinical Program Manager to lead the operational delivery of complex clinical programs, ensuring quality, speed, and strategic alignment. You will oversee budgets, vendors, and forecasting while guiding cross-functional teams toward patient-centric study designs.

The role emphasizes leadership, program-level risk management, and collaboration with local execution teams to optimize timelines and resources across multiple studies.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 3 years of clinical execution experience OR
• Masters degree and 7 years of clinical execution experience OR
• Bachelors degree and 9 years of clinical execution experience OR
• Associates degree and 12 years of clinical execution experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 14 years of clinical execution experience
• Minimum of 3 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational planning and delivery of multiple clinical studies or programs, ensuring timelines, budget, quality, and strategy are met.
• Proactively identify delivery risks and guide course-correction to keep studies on track.
• Drive consistent, high-quality operational practices across all assigned studies and programs.
• Line-manage and develop Study Delivery Leads, setting clear objectives and fostering high performance.
• Oversee program-level issues, risks, and escalation, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Partner cross-functionally and with local execution teams to align priorities, resources, and delivery plans.
• Provide strategic input on study design, country selection, enrolment, diversity, and patient-centred approaches.
• Manage program-level budgets, vendors, and forecasting while embedding lessons learned and continuous improvement.

Education

Doctorate/Masters/Bachelors with clinical execution experience

Job description

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 lie within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Associate Director Clinical Program Manager

What You Will Do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will lead the operational delivery of complex clinical programs, enabling execution with quality and speed at the forefront, bringing innovative medicines to patients who need them most.

• Lead the operational planning and delivery of multiple clinical studies or programs, ensuring timelines, budget, quality, and strategy are met.
• Proactively identify delivery risks and guide course-correction to keep studies on track.
• Drive consistent, high-quality operational practices across all assigned studies and programs.
• Line-manage and develop Study Delivery Leads, setting clear objectives and fostering high performance.
• Oversee program-level issues, risks, and escalation, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Partner cross-functionally and with local execution teams to align priorities, resources, and delivery plans.
• Provide strategic input on study design, country selection, enrolment, diversity, and patient‑centric approaches.
• Manage program-level budgets, vendors, and forecasting while embedding lessons learned and continuous improvement.

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The candidate we seek is an individual with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 3 years of clinical execution experience OR
• Masters degree and 7 years of clinical execution experience OR
• Bachelors degree and 9 years of clinical execution experience OR
• Associates degree and 12 years of clinical execution experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 14 years of clinical execution experience
• In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 3 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including 6 years of biopharmaceutical clinical research experience obtained working on clinical trials at a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company
• Experience managing multiple teams / direct reports across multiple geographies
• Experience at or oversight of outside clinical research vendors (CROs, central labs, imaging vendors, etc.)

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 well support your journey every step of the way.

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, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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.