Competitive Intelligence Manager Hybrid Thousand Oaks, CA

BioSpace; Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work models

Retirement plan

Health benefits

Stock incentives

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Competitive Intelligence Manager for R&D in a hybrid Thousand Oaks role. You will lead intelligence gathering for multiple assets, coordinating with R&D, Commercial, and Legal teams to drive informed decisions.

You will synthesize clinical and scientific data from diverse sources, engage with KOLs, manage CI vendors, and develop strategic insights across US markets. A strong CI background and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or equivalent advanced degree required or demonstrated experience in CI.
• Masters with 2+ years CI experience or equivalent in BI/Tech Transfer/Equity Research/Consulting or Patent Law.
• Bachelors with 4+ years CI experience in relevant fields.
• Associates with 8+ years CI experience.
• High school diploma with 10+ years CI experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present CI deliverables for R&D, Commercial, and Legal stakeholders.
• Leverage secondary sources to generate competitive insights.
• Create Key Intelligence Topics and Questions; conduct primary and secondary CI research.
• Synthesize scientific data from conferences; prepare detailed internal reports.
• Understand US patent landscape for early drug development.
• Manage CI vendors and engage with KOLs and investigators.

Skills

Competitive Intelligence

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

KOL engagement

IP/patent landscape

Data synthesis

Presentation skills

Education

Doctorate degree

Masters degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

High school diploma / GED

Tools

clinicaltrials.gov

TrialTrove

BioMedTracker

Cortellis Intelligence

Evaluate Pharma

PubMed

AlphaSense

FactSet

USPTO

Job description

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like youre 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 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.

BAI – Competitive Intelligence Manager, R&D – Hybrid – Thousand Oaks This position requires 2/3 times a week in Thousand Oaks

What You Will Do

In this vital role you will be a part of a global team and lead intelligence gathering activities for R&D stakeholders and leadership teams to support multiple assets in Amgens pipeline. This critical role will report to the Sr. Manager of R&D Competitive Intelligence.

• Develop and present key Competitive Intelligence deliverables for multiple internal business partners, primarily R&D, Commercial, and Legal stakeholders
• Leverage various secondary research resources to generate competitive insights including but not limited to clinicaltrials.gov, TrialTrove, BioMedTracker, Cortellis Intelligence, Evaluate Pharma, Datamonitor, IPD analytics, PharmaProjects, Drugs@FDA, PubMed, AlphaSense, Factset, and USPTO patents
• Work with R&D leads to generate Key Intelligence Topics and Key Intelligence Questions (KITs & KIQs) and conduct hypothesis driven primary and secondary competitive intelligence research
• Synthesize insights from scientific and medical research conferences by gathering clinical and scientific data, interact with relevant sources listed previously and develop detailed reports to debrief internal teams
• Understand US patent landscape for early drug development Manage multiple CI vendors, to conduct hypothesis driven primary CI research through interactions with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Clinical trial investigators, Medical Science Liaisons, Academic and Community Physicians, Field force, Investor relations and identify other relevant sources as applicable to the project

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. What we seek in you as an experienced professional, are these qualifications and skills:

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree

OR

Masters degree and 2 years of Competitive Intelligence, Business Development, Tech Transfer, Equity Research, Consulting, or Patent Law experience

OR

Bachelors degree and 4 years of Competitive Intelligence, Business Development, Tech Transfer, Equity Research, Consulting, or Patent Law experience

OR

Associates degree and 8 years of Competitive Intelligence, Business Development, Tech Transfer, Equity Research, Consulting, or Patent Law experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Competitive Intelligence, Business Development, Tech Transfer, Equity Research, Consulting, or Patent Law experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communicator and proven ability to generate succinct insights from complex scientific data to diverse stakeholders of various functions and levels
• Experience with early pipeline development and assessments in prior roles such as BD CI,R&D CI, BD, equity research, tech transfer, patent law or similar is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of basic principles of functions across pharmaceutical value chain, including drug discovery & development, clinical trials, FDA / EMA regulation, and drug commercialization
• Proven track record, managing multiple, simultaneous projects and experience working with proprietary technical, regulatory and financial data sources (i.e. TrialTrove, Cortellis Intelligence, Evaluate Pharma, PubMed, AlphaSense, USPTO etc.)
• Experience supporting insight generation by coordinating with cross-functional R&D, commercial, medical & scientific teams to develop therapeutic area strategy
• Ability to analyze ongoing clinical trials and global regulatory considerations to develop scenarios for competitor launch timing in US, EU, Japan, China and other key markets
• Understand pharmaceutical forecasting models, and be able provide competitor focused assumptions to estimate market share, in support of long-range planning scenarios, go/no go decisions and opportunity assessment for business development activities

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 posted. 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 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

• 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Application deadline

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

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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.