BAI - Competitive Intelligence Manager, Cardiovascular

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive employee benefits package

A discretionary annual bonus program

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is looking for a Competitive Intelligence Manager for their Cardiovascular portfolio in Thousand Oaks, CA. This role involves leading insights and strategies to support marketing efforts and requires deep analytical skills and an understanding of biopharma dynamics.

The ideal candidate will have a doctorate or advanced degree and experience in competitive intelligence or consulting, focusing on developing strategic partnerships across various teams.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in consulting and/or competitive intelligence.
• Strong understanding of biopharma industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead intelligence gathering for marketing teams.
• Develop strategic insights from competitive developments.
• Collaborate across functional teams for integrated analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

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 through research, manufacture, and delivery of innovative medicines.

Competitive Intelligence Manager, Cardiovascular

The role will lead intelligence gathering activities for US and Global marketing teams to support multiple assets across Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio. Flexible commuter role to the Thousand Oaks, CA, or Deerfield, IL offices; minimum 2 days on site highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Be a strategic thought partner to key collaborators across disease area, brand, corporate, and other cross-functional teams supporting Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio
• Synthesize information from multiple sources to develop strategic insights and point of view on key competitive developments, implications to Amgen and actions Amgen must take
• Work in a highly cross functional manner and manage changing priorities across several key customers
• Develop productive relationships with Global and Regional teams to define business problems and develop integrated analysis plans based on standard methodologies
• Apply structured problem solving to collect, analyze and report CI, incorporating primary and secondary data sources to generate meaningful insights
• Articulate and educate customers on the relevant impact of changing market dynamics to their business from a CI perspective
• Organize and facilitate strategic exercises & red‑team exercises to generate competitive insights and company plans
• Coordinate and facilitate CI collection efforts at major medical conferences/congresses. Attend and support CI debrief activities at key congresses
• Manage a network of primary data sources, including vendors and Amgen employees, to enable effective project delivery
• Collaborate with fellow CI leads
• Understand and synthesize CI research findings, maintaining high standards for accuracy, relevance, and quality in deliverables at all times and communicate level of evidence to key partners
• Present on a regular basis in-depth analyses and summaries of results, interpreting and communicating results with recommendations to key stakeholders
• Abide by and strictly enforce Amgen’s CI Legal and Ethical Guidelines with internal colleagues and agencies
• Some travel (15‑20%) required

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree
• Master’s degree and 2 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD/MS/MBA) with a focus on life sciences and business
• Experience with in life science consulting work in Cardiovascular
• Familiarity with biopharma industry
• Relevant experience in cardiovascular via prior project work, disease area knowledge
• Prior experience in strategy/management consulting in the biopharma industry, roles of increasing responsibility accepted
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analyze data to support critical business decisions
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills—able to explain complex concepts clearly to a variety of audiences
• Evident project management skills—able to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and data sources
• Demonstrated analytical skills—understands the advantages and limits of different analytical approaches and studies
• Ability to work collaboratively in team‑based environment
• Strong understanding of the latest developments and trends in the oncology space, key competitive dynamics and unmet medical needs

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, 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 where possible

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.